Syria

Biden abandons U.S. interests in post-war Syria. The president is asleep as Russia somehow moves towards regaining its bases and Turkey bombs the Kurds.

Assad Putin

 From Sunday

Fall of Assad is a major blow to Putin. The Russian leader has lost influence and prestige.

Trump-Macron, DOGE Space, Spec Tennis

Trump must be wary of Macron the magnificent Chameleon. Trump is right to meet the French president in Paris. He'd be wrong to trust him.

DOGE should look at the silliness of moving Space Command to Alabama. The U.S. military's interests are best served by keeping the Command where it's working.

Serving up Spec-tacular' Tennis. A new sport offers a path between Pickleball and Tennis.

Nuclear war, Hong Kong

Nuclear war with Russia is possible but highly improbable. The basic point is that U.S. deterrence is credible, and Putin would lose a great deal - potentially everything - by using a nuclear weapon.

Increase pressure on Western facilitators of Hong Kong repression. The plight of Jimmy Lai is growing a more urgent concern.

UKSF Lakenheath

British special forces join drone hunt at RAF Lakenheath. The U.S. and U.K. governments are increasingly concerned and frustrated at their inability to find the culprit for these incursions.

Nation states vs non-state

Non-state actors are bleeding out nation states. Well-armed groups such as Wagner and Mexican cartels are reshaping sovereign states to their own benefit.

IC Trump, Space Command

Intelligence Community sees risk and reward under Trump. The president-elect is highly unpredictable, derisive of IC sacrifice, but also tolerant of risk taking.

Space Command should remain in Colorado. There are clear benefits to keeping the U.S. Military combatant command where it is.

DSS NYC

Diplomatic Security Service agents were responsible for catching the suspected serial killer who brought mayhem to New York City on Monday. But DSS leadership have showed little concern or regard for the agents involved.

AARO drone

AARO, UFOs, and the FBI's unidentified Exo Ranger drone. Inadvertently playing to conspiracists, the Pentagon's UFO arm said it had no further information about a UFO. Why was I easily able to find out more?

Taiwan-Ukraine, Trump travels

Admiral confirms Ukraine-Taiwan weapons trade off. Sam Paparo, head of INDOPACOM has noted that the use of U.S. weapons in Ukraine and the Middle East is undermining Pacific deterrence.

Where Trump should travel before taking office. The president-elect should visit these countries and deliver these messages.