Paul Crespo

PAUL'S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB): Roses, trees, and power: Symbolism behind Trump-Xi summit . Last week's high-level summit in Beijing between Trump and Xi achieved few traditional “deliverables” leading many observers to dismiss its singular importance.

One big step closer to freeing Cuba from the tentacles of the decrepit Castro regime. In a long overdue move, the U.S. Justice Department charged former Cuban dictator Raúl Castro, now 94, brother of revolutionary dictator Fidel Castro, and several former Cuban military officials, for the murder of three American citizens and a legal resident.

Controlling the moon helps dominate Earth. The U.S. and China are locked in an intensifying “space race” to establish the first permanent, crewed base at the moon's south pole which is believed to contain large amounts of water ice.

PAUL'S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB): U.S. to significantly reduce military contributions available to assist European allies in a crisis, including strategic bombers, fighters, warships, and mid-air refueling aircraft . According to Spiegel, an envoy of War Secretary Pete Hegseth briefed senior officials from member states on the plan at NATO headquarters in Brussels last week.

PAUL'S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB): Outside China, analysis of Taiwan remains overwhelmingly focused on mechanics of a potential maritime blockade or military takeover , for understandable reasons. A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would rank among the most economically and militarily disruptive events of 21st century.

Preparing for the worst across the United States for next 40 days. This week, the largest sporting event ever staged, the expanded World Cup, with 48 teams and 104 matches across 16 cities in North America (U.S., Mexico, and Canada), arrives at a time of global tension, war in the Middle East, growing left-wing political violence, cyberattacks, threats from drones, and fears of AI-fueled disruptions.

The ongoing, much-needed, update to religious classifications at the Department of War to overhaul the chaplain corps, eliminating over 180 faux “religions” from the Pentagon's list has, of course, created new controversy. The left is angry because “faiths” like Satanism, Wicca, Paganism, Druidism, Heathenism, Zoroastrianism, and followers of The Troth, were removed.

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PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB): China labs, with military links, trying to secure U.S. Nvidia AI chips. The microchips, supposedly protected from being used for military applications since President Trump allowed their export to China, are being sought by universities that support the country’s defense industry. At least seven Chinese universities with ties to country’s military and […]

PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) — TOPLINE STORY: Our military is built for the wrong century. Ukraine and Iran have shown us that war as we’ve known it is over. We have assumed that if U.S. ever has to fight a war, we are going to have technological superiority; that we have military primacy in the world and […]