David A. Deptula, RealClearDefense The Straw Man of "Airpower Alone" and the False Claim of Ground Force Primacy
David A. Deptula, RealClearDefense The Straw Man of "Airpower Alone" and the False Claim of Ground Force Primacy
An era of great-power competition has started—but not all would-be competitors qualify.
On May 8, Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan broke a grueling six-month stalemate by passing a landmark $25 billion defense budget, catching many observers off guard. The vote brought sudden end to an agonizing legislative deadlock that had pushed U.S.-Taiwanese relations to the edge. For months, long-
In late February 2026, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz to foreign shipping. What began as a chaotic wartime closure has, in the past few days, hardened into something more consequential: an official sovereign toll regime, codified in Iranian law, and priced in cryptocurrency.On May 18, Iran operati
Tehran had said it would suspend negotiations over Israeli strikes in Lebanon.