Lastest Stories by Michael Muir

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) presents great opportunity and risk. This is as true for the private sector as it is for the military. AI could boost the effectiveness of military...
Our imagination could not encompass the situation which would result from an attack on this country involving the explosion of 2,000 megatons….War no longer has any logic whatsoever.  –Dwight...
Founded in December 2019, the United States Space Force (USSF) is the newest branch of the United States military. The USSF is an offshoot of the United States Air Force (USAF); both branches are...
Tensions between China and Taiwan are rising. Beijing has long maintained Taiwan is a separatist province to be brought back into the fold, by force if necessary. Most nations, including the United...
 There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. Sun Tzu, The Art of War  The Russian invasion of Ukraine is nearing its third anniversary. The “special military...
Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine was supposed to be a swift and straightforward military victory for Moscow. However, Ukraine’s unexpectedly fierce resistance blunted Russia’s advance and led...
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) turned 75 this year. Since its inception in 1949, NATO has grown from 12 founding members to 32 nations today. Though remarkably successful and enduring,...
After a long campaign and “hundreds of meetings”, the first batch of F-16s arrived in Ukraine in the summer of 2024. The American-made multirole fighter jet has a long and proven service history...
The first shipments of F-16s finally arrived in Ukraine in the summer of 2024 after more than two years of lobbying by Kyiv. The multirole fighter jet has a long and proven operational history and...
The 118th Congress has been historically unproductive and devoid of bipartisanship or major legislation. Since the Republican party won back the House in the 2022 midterms, little has been...
The 118th Congress probably won’t be remembered for bipartisanship or any landmark legislation. Since the Republican party won back the House in the 2022 midterms, little has been accomplished....
Very little legislation has made it through the historically unproductive 118th Congress but there are still officials in both parties willing to reach across the aisle. According to research by the...
The historically unproductive 118th Congress is beset by partisan bickering and gridlock. Since the Republicans gained the House in the 2022 midterms, few meaningful bills have made it through...
The 118th Congress is on course to be one of the least productive in American history. When the Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives in 2022, legislation ground to a halt. Each...
The 118th Congress is one of the least productive in American history. Few meaningful bills have made it through Congress since the Republicans regained the House of Representatives in the 2022...