Reuben Johnson

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  • Jun 22, 2026
    For years, Moscow could pretend the war wasn’t happening. Ukrainian drones burning refineries ten miles from the Kremlin have ended that.
  • Jun 15, 2026
    Ukraine’s top general wants foreigners to fill up to half its assault and infantry units — screened and delivered by private recruiting firms, paid for each one who...
  • May 26, 2026
    A little-known Cuban state-run organization is the main lifeline for the privileged elite of the Communist party and a circle of military officials around former president and...
  • May 25, 2026
    U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio told reporters this week that Cuba poses a national security threat to the United States and said the likelihood of...
  • Apr 6, 2026
    The subject of China’s plans to invade Taiwan provokes steady debate, and arguments over the matter broke into the public arena once again this past week.   
  • Apr 1, 2026
    A push began last summer, from some quarters of the Australian defense and national security community, encouraging Canberra to extricate itself from the tripartite...
  • Feb 16, 2026
    Day 1,418 of Russia’s invasion marks a grim milestone: the war has lasted longer than the Soviet Union’s fight against Nazi Germany.
  • Jan 29, 2026
    China’s military leadership is in upheaval after reports that General Zhang Youxia was removed from the Central Military Commission and that another senior figure, General...
  • Jan 23, 2026
    Western intelligence agencies report visible cracks in Iran’s security forces. According to reports from major Iranian cities, several hundred officers have defected from...
  • Jan 20, 2026
    Analysts tracking China’s structural macro risks warn that 2026 could bring a rare convergence of seven destabilizing pressures. The warning set spans widening pension...
  • Jan 5, 2026
    “Operation Absolute Resolve” was a strategically consequential U.S. raid that combined air, sea, and ground power to seize Nicolás Maduro—highlighting scale...