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The Dying Giant: How China’s Demographic Collapse Threatens Its Military Ambitions

The Dying Giant: How China’s Demographic Collapse Threatens Its Military Ambitions

Eric F. Buer · February 21, 2026

China’s collapsing birthrate is shrinking its workforce, distorting its military calculus, and compressing Beijing’s strategic timeline, creating a narrowing window in which demographic decline may push the regime toward riskier decisions abroad before its power irreversibly fades.

Bolduc Brief: The Futility of Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: A Critical Analysis

Bolduc Brief: The Futility of Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: A Critical Analysis

Donald Bolduc · February 21, 2026

Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” is less a serious diplomatic initiative and more a self-serving, redundant, and strategically hollow venture that risks deepening mistrust among allies, duplicating existing institutions, and distracting from the hard, disciplined work real foreign policy demands.

Deep Water Recovery: The MH-60S Seahawk Salvage in the Philippine Sea

Deep Water Recovery: The MH-60S Seahawk Salvage in the Philippine Sea

Galen Fries · February 21, 2026

After an MH-60S Seahawk sank nearly four miles into the Philippine Sea in January 2020, the U.S. Navy executed a record-setting deep-water recovery in March 2021 to retrieve critical components for the mishap investigation and prevent sensitive equipment from remaining on the ocean floor.

Morning Brief: Trump on Iran Protests, UFO File Release, Army Drone Innovation, Nigeria IED Strike

Morning Brief: Trump on Iran Protests, UFO File Release, Army Drone Innovation, Nigeria IED Strike

Galen Fries · February 21, 2026

Trump escalates rhetoric over Iran’s protest death toll and signals possible strikes as the rial collapses, orders a review of UFO/UAP files, Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers win an Army drone innovation competition, and reports emerge of an IED strike on a Nigerian Army armored vehicle in Zamfara.

Evening Brief: High Court Kills Trump Tariffs as U.S. Eyes Iran Strikes and Jets Clash Near Korea

Evening Brief: High Court Kills Trump Tariffs as U.S. Eyes Iran Strikes and Jets Clash Near Korea

Guy D. McCardle · February 20, 2026

The Supreme Court just clipped executive trade power at home, Washington is quietly gaming out strikes on Iran abroad, and U.S. and Chinese fighters are brushing wingtips near Korea, a reminder that law, leverage, and lethal force are all in play at the same time.

Field Laundry, Anywhere: The Scrubba Portable Wash Bag

Field Laundry, Anywhere: The Scrubba Portable Wash Bag

Guy D. McCardle · February 20, 2026

A roll-top bag with a built-in washboard won’t replace a laundromat, but when you’re living out of a pack, it’s about as close as you’ll get to clean clothes on demand without plugging anything in.

The Bolduc Brief: The Misguided Culture War – A Call for Refocused Priorities in Defense Policy

The Bolduc Brief: The Misguided Culture War – A Call for Refocused Priorities in Defense Policy

Donald Bolduc · February 20, 2026

When defense leaders trade focus on readiness, recruitment, and force health for ideological fights with universities, they risk weakening the very military strength and unity they are sworn to protect.

SOFREP Cartoon: Epstein and the Ayatollah

SOFREP Cartoon: Epstein and the Ayatollah

Guy D. McCardle · February 20, 2026

In a world where missiles gather dust and microphones do the real damage, nothing topples a throne faster than the wrong name on the wrong list.

The Yes-Man in Your Pocket: How We Became Our Own Algorithm

The Yes-Man in Your Pocket: How We Became Our Own Algorithm

Tegan Broadwater · February 20, 2026

Two guys sit three feet apart reading verified stories and walk away believing opposite truths, because the most loyal yes-man either of them ever hired fits in a pocket and runs on Wi-Fi.

Morning Brief: Trump Weighs Iran Strike as Epstein Fallout Expands Across U.S. and U.K. Politics

Morning Brief: Trump Weighs Iran Strike as Epstein Fallout Expands Across U.S. and U.K. Politics

Benjamin Reed · February 20, 2026

President Donald Trump weighs military options against Iran as renewed scrutiny tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s network expands across U.S. and U.K. politics, intersecting with escalating tensions in the Middle East and ongoing transatlantic investigations.

Evening Brief: Recruiting Rebounds, the Red Sea Simmers, and the Guard’s New Normal at Home

Evening Brief: Recruiting Rebounds, the Red Sea Simmers, and the Guard’s New Normal at Home

Guy D. McCardle · February 19, 2026

Recruiting is rebounding, but with warships on alert overseas and Guard units cycling through nonstop domestic missions, the force is rebuilding under pressure, not in peace.

Praesidus Watch Launches Its Pacific Front Collection

Praesidus Watch Launches Its Pacific Front Collection

Guy D. McCardle · February 19, 2026

A field watch with real Pacific-theater lineage and A-11 DNA, the Praesidus Pacific Front line of timepieces are built to be worn daily, not displayed, quietly carrying forward a small piece of history.

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