Russia failed to build a fleet of aircraft carriers for a reason
Why Russia never built a fleet of aircraft carriers: Russia’s sole aircraft carrier is often the butt of a joke, not...
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Could Russia stop an F-35 stealth fighter in a war?
Last year, Russian-state media widely circulated videos supposedly revealing an Israeli F-35 failing to counter robust electronic suppression. According to...
What you don’t know about Putin and War
Vladimir Putin is waging war against Ukraine and his next goal is Europe, says Andrei Illarionov, formerly a Senior Policy...
Why is the West moving to replace Zelensky?
There is a growing consensus that the West (meaning the United States with the help of the UK) wants to...
Zelensky is at war – with his generals
Volodymir Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, is at war – with his generals. He has admonished the head of the Ukrainian armed services, Valery Zaluzhny, who...
Sino-Russo missile threats key new US OTH radars
For the first time in at least 20 years, the US plans to build and install over-the-horizon (OTH) radar systems –...
Biden’s $110 billion fiasco
Now that the US House of Representatives has finally, after four tries, elected a Speaker, business can resume in that chamber. As...
Ukraine war: The real issue is NATO and Russia
So long as Volodymyr Zelensky is president of Ukraine, it is a waste of time and effort to try and...
Ukraine making few gains while suffering big losses
The Ukrainian counteroffensive continues but it appears to be less intense. Ukraine has not made any significant progress so far,...
The cost of the war in Ukraine: From the frontlines
The war in Ukraine, it's dragged on far longer than expected, over a year and a half now. And likewise,...
Is the ATACMS tactical missile already in Ukraine?
Russian defense sources say that an ATACMS tactical ballistic missile was launched from Kulbakino Air Field in Ukraine. If the Russian report is correct then...
Mitt Romney’s four mistakes on aid to Ukraine
Republican Senator and former U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney responded to critics for the amount of U.S. assistance provided to...
NATO learning hard lessons about its future in Ukraine
While the causes for war vary, inevitably a war becomes a testing ground for technology, battlefield tactics and strategy. The...
Russia and China’s courtship of North Korea is disastrous for the US
Recent visits by North Korean officials to Russia, by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to Pyongyang, and the anticipated visit...
China-Russia flotilla didn’t pose immediate threat to US but war grows closer every day
Editor's Note: This piece by J.M. Phelps features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow Grant Newsham. Without naming China by name,...
Risks for NATO in Ukraine drone strikes on Russian territory
On August 29, Ukraine launched its most massive drone attack on Russian territory to date, including an attack on Pskov airfield near...