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Evening Brief: Iran Protest Death Toll Dispute, US Narco Boat Strikes, Nigeria Massacre

Iran disputes claims of mass protest killings as UN investigators cite far higher death tolls, the U.S. expands lethal strikes against suspected drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, and motorcycle gunmen massacre dozens in Nigeria’s Zamfara State.

By Galen Fries
Evening Brief: Iran Protest Death Toll Dispute, US Narco Boat Strikes, Nigeria Massacre A woman and a flag. Translation: "لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله" La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammad rasul Allah. Translation: “There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.” This is the Islamic declaration of faith, known as the Shahada. Image Credit: Getty Images

A Soldier’s Rant: Blood Left in the Sandbox

The term “Freedom isn’t Free” does not imply that every citizen needs to serve in their military. It does mean that every citizen pay attention and understand the cost their military members pay. It does mean that they remember what they have said and hold themselves accountable.

By Galen Fries
A Soldier’s Rant: Blood Left in the Sandbox OIF III, good times had by all. The author.
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The Dying Giant: How China’s Demographic Collapse Threatens Its Military Ambitions

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.

By Eric F. Buer
The Dying Giant: How China’s Demographic Collapse Threatens Its Military Ambitions “优生优育，一对夫妻只生一个孩子” Which translates to: “Practice eugenics and superior child-rearing; one couple should have only one child.” Image Credit: South China Morning Post

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

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.

By Donald Bolduc
Bolduc Brief: The Futility of Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: A Critical Analysis Brigadier General (Ret.) Donald C. Bolduc, former US Army Special Forces Commander. (US Army).

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

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.

By Galen Fries
Deep Water Recovery: The MH-60S Seahawk Salvage in the Philippine Sea A MH-60S helicopter upside down on the deck of a salvage vessel off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, March 18. The helo, which crashed into the Philippine Sea Jan. 25, 2020, was pulled from a depth of 19,075 feet. Image Credit: USN
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