Rather than heralding an invasion, the blockade is likely a show of force designed to underscore the seriousness of the administration’s pivot to the Western Hemisphere. Read it here.

The pro-democracy movement marked the death knell of Arab nationalism and unintentionally quickened a shift of regional power toward the Gulf States. Read it here.

Both the United States and China hold different trump cards in the trade war. But neither can hold them for long. Read it here.

Command of the skies will depend on the development of a Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion program. Read it here.

Washington’s shift in its chip export controls shows how fear of trade disruption is reshaping US strategy—while Beijing gains strategic leverage without wanting the technology. Read it here.