The Bolduc Brief: Accountability for War Crimes – The Case of the Boat Strikes

If the bombing of that vessel is ultimately judged to have targeted civilians or used grossly disproportionate force, then everyone in the chain of command, from the trigger-puller up to President Trump and his Pentagon leadership, must answer for it as a potential war crime rather than dismiss it as routine business of war.

Morning Brief: Axis, Algorithms, and a Hammer: How Great‑Power Games, AI, and Insider Threats Are Shaping the Next Fight

Russia is helping China sharpen its options for a potential Taiwan fight while U.S. lawmakers race to lock down advanced AI chips that could power Beijing’s next-generation weapons and surveillance tools. At the same time, a hammer fight in a Ranger compound at JBLM shows how insider threats and violent extremists can turn sensitive U.S. military gear into their own private arsenal, underscoring why physical security still matters as much as high-end tech.

Ukraine–Russia War: A 2025 Assessment

After a summer of costly Russian pressure and strained Ukrainian defense, the war now feels less like a contest of maneuver than a slow, punishing struggle in which every kilometer is bought with blood and neither side can yet break the other.