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REPORT: Congress Approves $185 Million in Weapons for Ukraine
On February 6, 2026, the State Department approved a $185 million arms sale to Ukraine, covering Class IX spare parts for Abrams tanks, Bradley…
DECODING: Lukoil, a Cold Read One Month Later
A deadline is a strange thing to watch when it keeps moving. That is exactly what has happened with the Lukoil asset sale deadline,…
ANALYSIS: Why $15.1 Billion in Cyber Defense Changes the Equation
A trillion dollars is the kind of number that stops making sense the moment you say it out loud. Yet that is exactly the…
NOTE: PURL in Five Numbers
The PURL mechanism, launched to finance the purchase of American military equipment destined for Ukraine, has taken, since its launch, an increasingly central place…
FACT CHECK: Field Notes on the MATCH Act
On April 3, 2026, according to Reuters, the United States proposed the MATCH Act, legislation designed to restrict exports of chipmaking equipment to China,…
PORTRAIT: Washington Sanctions Rosneft and Lukoil, the Questions Few Outlets Are Asking
On October 22, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia's two largest oil companies.
COMMENTARY: What 69 F-35s and $3.8 Billion for the B-21 Reveal About the Balance of Power
The American defense budget for 2026 contains, buried within a total of $1.01 trillion, two line items that deserve separate scrutiny: $8.5 billion for…
COLUMN: The 2026 NDAA and Its $800 Million for Ukraine, One Week Later
A week, in budget terms, almost never changes a number. But it often changes its framing. The 2026 NDAA, signed in early February 2026…
EDITORIAL: Twelve Companies, One Number, What the Facts Actually Confirm
Some numbers, once verified, confirm exactly what they seemed to announce. That is the case with the Golden Dome contract awarded on April 24,…