Category Airpower

Strategic Briefing: U.S. Strikes on Iranā€™s Nuclear Sites ā€“ Immediate and Mid-Term Impact

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Strategic Briefing: U.S. Strikes on Iranā€™s Nuclear Sites ā€“ Immediate and Mid-Term ImpactExecutive Summary In a dramatic escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict, U.S. forces conducted airstrikes early Sunday on Iranā€™s key nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. Former Presidentā€¦

Authoritarian Populism: The Modi Variable in the May 2025 India-Pakistan Crisis

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Authoritarian Populism: The Modi Variable in the May 2025 India-Pakistan Crisis 1. Executive Summary The May 7, 2025 Indian strike on Pakistan, named Operation Sindoor, launched under Prime Minister Narendra Modiā€™s leadership, marked a dramatic escalation in South Asiaā€™s mostā€¦

Gaza 2025: Siege, Surveillance, and Shifting Sands

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Gaza 2025: Siege, Surveillance, and Shifting Sands 1. Introduction: The Siege is the Strategy Gaza is not merely a place. In 2025, it is a condition. A physical, psychological, and juridical anomalyā€”a 140-square mile trauma loop where time doesnā€™t passā€¦

Canadaā€™s F-35 Review, Portugalā€™s Exit, and the NATO Breakaway: European Jets Rise as U.S. Grip Weakens

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Canadaā€™s F-35 Review, Portugalā€™s Exit, and the NATO Breakaway: European Jets Rise as U.S. Grip Weakens Introduction: NATOā€™s Fighter Jet Crisis Just Got Real For nearly two decades, the F-35 Lightning II was sold to NATO as more than justā€¦

Terminal Altitude: Why Ukraineā€™s Fighter Fleet Will Collapse Without Immediate U.S. Reengagement

Terminal Altitude: Why Ukraineā€™s Fighter Fleet Will Collapse Without Immediate U.S. Reengagement1. Executive Summary On April 12, 2025, Captain Pavlo Ivanov, a 26-year-old Ukrainian Air Force pilot, was killed while flying a U.S.-donated F-16 on a combat mission. He wasā€¦

B-2 Bombers at Diego Garcia: U.S. Escalates Toward War with Iran Amid Houthi Conflict and Israeli Strikes

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B-2 Bombers at Diego Garcia: U.S. Escalates Toward War with Iran Amid Houthi Conflict and Israeli Strikes Executive Summary The sudden deployment of seven B-2 Spirit stealth bombers and seven C-17A Globemaster IIIs to Diego Garcia, a remote U.S. militaryā€¦

ISR: The Eyes of a Dying Empire: How America Watched the World Burnā€”One Thermal Feed at a Time

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ISR: The Eyes of a Dying Empire: How America Watched the World Burnā€”One Thermal Feed at a Time I. Prologue: The Empire That Watched Itself Die A drone orbits over a parched village outside Kismayo.The feed is clean.The horizon shimmersā€¦