By all appearances, the Russian economy is heading for the kind of cliff most regimes don’t survive. The numbers are dire, the language coming out of Moscow is alarmingly defensive, and for the first time in years, even Vladimir Putin can’t pretend the house isn’t on fire. Bloomberg recently dropped a quiet bombshell: Russia is […]
It’s a strange time to scroll through TikTok and stumble across Gen Z dancing in vintage World War II outfits, treating the prospect of global conflict like a quirky fashion challenge. To older generations, the idea of another world war conjures up visceral dread—stories of trenches and bombings passed down from grandparents who lived it. […]
When you listen to Vladimir Putin speak, it’s tempting to dismiss his words as bluster, the kind of grandiose posturing you’d expect from a man who’s clung to power for over two decades. But that’s the trap. As Garry Kasparov, the chess grandmaster turned political dissident, argues with chilling clarity, Putin’s rhetoric isn’t just noise—it’s […]
In a stunning reversal of battlefield dynamics, Russia’s military—once feared as the dominant airpower of the post-Soviet world—is being systematically dismantled by an opponent it underestimated from the outset: Ukraine. Not on the front lines, but in the very heart of the Russian Federation. And it’s not with stealth jets or billion-dollar defense systems. It’s […]
Vladimir Putin’s grip on power is weakening—not in some distant future, but right now. The collapse is not theoretical, nor symbolic. It’s visible in the burning wreckage of Russian airbases, in the unguarded railways sabotaged deep inside the country, and in the growing number of ordinary Russians willing to resist. Ukraine’s drone war has moved […]
In a striking conversation between political analyst Jason Jay Smart and Chuck Pfarrer, former SEAL Team Six assault element commander and national security strategist, the two dissected how Ukraine is turning the tide—not by outgunning Russia head-on, but by outthinking it. Pfarrer, a combat veteran and seasoned observer of strategic warfare, laid out how Ukraine […]
Despite the Kremlin’s insistence on normalcy, the Russian economy is in a state of silent collapse. That was the consensus in a recent conversation between political analyst Jason Jay Smart and Jonathan Fink, host of the popular YouTube channel Silicon Curtain, as they dissected the accelerating economic deterioration gripping Vladimir Putin’s regime. “We’re in a […]
In a wide-ranging conversation between political analyst Jason Jay Smart and retired U.S. General Ben Hodges, the two discussed a growing and unexpected trend in global conflict: authoritarian regimes are increasingly facing attacks within their own borders. For nations like Russia and Iran—long used to exporting conflict—this shift is more than symbolic. It represents a […]
In the summer of 2025, a striking shift in Ukraine’s war strategy has sent shockwaves through Russia’s heartland. No longer confined to defensive operations or counteroffensives near the front lines, Ukraine has taken the war deep into Russian territory, unleashing a wave of drone attacks that have upended daily life, paralyzed air traffic, and pierced […]
Since Donald Trump stepped back into the Oval Office in early 2025, U.S. policy toward Ukraine has taken on a strange, almost dizzying rhythm. Aid is paused. Then it’s resumed. Then it’s paused again. And each time, the timing seems more suspicious than the last. Take the latest episode in this now-familiar cycle: a sudden […]
