Russia’s B-52: The Tu-95 Bear bomber is not to be toyed with
In early May, U.S. Air Force F-16s intercepted Russian Tu-95 bombers near Alaska. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that...
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Two bills to aid Ukraine – Democrats’ vs Republicans’, Biden’s vs Trump’s & Johnson’s
For the last six months, public attention has been drawn to two versions of a Ukraine aid bill. One was...
Russia and China are best friends – for the foreseeable future
Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to Beijing was a rousing success, according to Russian and Chinese media. That’s what they always...
Putin’s fast-tracked China visit concerning ‘for the world’: Waller
Ukrainian forces are pulling back after a surprise attack by Russia last week as Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to...
Russia’s ominous warning to America’s closest ally in Asia
Editor's Note: This piece by John Feng features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. A Russian diplomat warned this...
Su-57 Felon: The great stealth fighter failure for Russia
The Kremlin hopes to garner enough international interest to sell an export variant of its fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 platform. According to state-run...
Biden doesn’t need Congress to get ‘urgent’ aid to Ukraine, so why is he blaming Republicans?
President Biden’s latest State of the Union priorities had not so much to do with the state of our troubled...
Can the Joint Expeditionary Force help Ukraine?
Andrei Illarionov's conversation with Lyudmila Nemirya explores the Russia-Ukraine war and whether or not the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) can...
Biden’s blunders bolster Putin’s plans
The Russian dictator knows very well who the U.S. presidential candidates really are. That is why he has sincerely, consciously,...
What the Russian Navy wants most: Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers
Due to historical, financial, and technical challenges, Russia lacks nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Despite early Soviet projects aiming to develop such...
Putin’s candidate in the US presidential election – Biden
For the first time in his quarter-century in power, Vladimir Putin publicly, directly, and unequivocally indicated his desired winner of...
12 main messages and 30 basic fakes in Vladimir Putin’s interview with Tucker Carlson
By inviting Tucker Carlson (agreeing to his request) to give an interview, Vladimir Putin pursued a goal that was previously...
When stability and predictability mean war
It was July 25, 1998, and I happened to be in the anteroom of Alexei Kudrin's office. He was the...
Ukraine: Zelensky may soon oust military chief Zaluzhny
Rumors are making the rounds in Kiev that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will fire the head of his armed forces,...
Russia’s Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber is just a paper tiger
Russia’s dwindling fleet of Su-34 Fullback Strike Fighters has made headlines for all the wrong reasons since the onset of the...
Why India rents nuclear submarines from Russia
At the end of 2023, Russia and India took steps to expand their military cooperation. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...