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Golden Dome: Strategic Blowback from an ‘Untouchable’ United States

President Trump announces the Golden Dome missile defense system; cc whitehouse.gov, modified, https://www.whitehouse.gov/gallery/president-trump-announces-the-golden-dome-missile-defense-system/

If realized, Washington’s space-based missile shield could reshape deterrence, upend alliances, and redefine security in a new era of orbital warfare.

US THAAD Deployed to South Korea

US THAAD Abstraction, Generated by Google Gemini AI on August 14, 2025. All flags, maps, and likenesses contained within this image are not necessarily accurate representations of reality.

The THAAD deployment in South Korea could be a game-changer in East Asia security, and China and Russia are not happy about it.

Backgrounder: The North Korea Threat

THAAD, cc Flickr Mark Holloway, modified, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/, originally released by US Army

North Korea’s recent missile test underscores the growing threat posed by the “Hermit Kingdom” to East Asian security. In responding to it, the Trump administration only has bad options to pick from.

From Reset to Ruin: Snowden and US-Russian Relations

President Barack Obama participates in a bilateral meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia at the Esperanza Resort in San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico, June 18, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2012/06/18/bilateral-meeting-president-putin

What does President Obama's summit snub mean for the future of US-Russian relations?

DARPA: A Glimpse of All Tomorrow’s Weapons

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This backgrounder lists some of the more promising R&D DARPA projects that are leading the charge in the development of new war-fighting technologies.

Wikileaks Fires Salvo at US Diplomacy

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The latest massive disclosure of classified US State Department documents by Wikileaks will surely damage US diplomacy for years to come.

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