On June 22, 2025, the United States executed "Operation Midnight Hammer," where over 125 U.S. military aircraft targeted three Iranian nuclear facilities: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. The surprise ...

NATO should establish a National Security Resources Board to integrate civilian and military power across member states—creating a short path to the deterrent capabilities needed to face emerging ...

Due to new licensing rules for exports to China—the largest importer of U.S. ethane—overall U.S. ethane exports are projected to fall by approximately 80,000 b/d this year and 177,000 b/d in 2026—a ...

The outbreak of general war between Israel and Iran casts a shadow over global energy security, lending a whiplash effect to oil prices that have recently been weighed down by slowing demand and ...

Operation Midnight Hammer struck Iran's key nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan using B-2s and Tomahawk cruise missiles. This effort aimed to destroy Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities, but ...

NATO members can, and should, play an important role in the event of a crisis over Taiwan, in the Philippines, or other confrontations with China.

Events in one theater of the world occasionally provide analysts with opportunities to reflect and update their assumptions once considered axiomatic about a different theater of the world. The past ...

Operation Midnight Hammer may mark the ceiling that conventional force can achieve against Iran’s nuclear program without triggering fallout. For Israel, this means future operations will likely ...

On June 22, 2025, the United States launched military strikes on Iran. Mona Yacoubian explores their significance, possible responses, and more.

Missile defense modernization depends on more than hardware, and civilian weather agencies like NOAA and NASA play a quiet but critical role.

A targeted U.S. strike on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure was a risky but likely necessary move, aiming to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Trump can now take additional steps to minimize the chances of a ...

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