Brandon Weichert

United States

Defense and National Security Reporter at The National Interest

"WINNING SPACE: HOW AMERICA REMAINS A SUPERPOWER", "THE SHADOW WAR: IRAN'S QUEST FOR SUPREMACY" & "BIOHACKED: CHINA'S RACE TO CONTROL LIFE" (Due Spring 2023)

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Articles

The Semovente Self-Propelled Artillery Gun Was Mussolini’s Only “Wonder Weapon”

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Brandon Weichert

3 hours ago"No Kings" anti-Trump protests attract millions, organizers sayMillions of protesters across the U.S. took to the streets in demonstrations against the Trump administration on Saturday, in stark …8 hours agoTrump knocks California on its heels: ‘He’s pulling the trigger on everything all at once.’In years of conflict with Trump, California has never seen anything like this. California Democrats have long battled Donald Trump.
What Does the Downing of a Chinese JF-17 in Myanmar Mean for China’s Arms Industry?

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Brandon Weichert

Israel Is Going for the Death Blow on IranThe Israeli attack on Iran is about much more than its nuclear program. On Oct. 9, 2023, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that …
China's Naval Operations East of Japan Signal a Dark Future

2 weeks ago | nationalinterest.org | Brandon Weichert

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Pakistan Is Buying More J-35A Fighters from China This Summer

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Brandon Weichert

2 hours agoPakistan, broken innocence: An exclusive investigation into sexual violence at madrasasIn Pakistan, more than 2 million children frequently attend madrasas – Koranic schools that offer free religious education to the most disadvantaged.
China’s Arms Export Industry Has Its Moment in the Sun

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Brandon Weichert

2 hours agoJust days after celebrating her birthday, a 17-year-old TikToker was fatally shot at her home in Pakistan. Just days after celebrating her birthday, a 17-year-old TikToker was fatally shot at her home in Pakistan. Police have arrested a suspect they believe had been stalking her.
Trump Will Walk Away From Ukraine

1 month ago | theamericanconservative.com | Brandon Weichert

Politics Foreign Affairs Culture Fellows Program Login Foreign Affairs Trump Will Walk Away From Ukraine And that’s a good thing. Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... “This is not my war,” stated President Donald Trump emphatically to a dubious—nay, hostile—White House Press Corps when asked about the potential outcome of negotiations with Russia over ending the Ukraine War.
National Security

1 month ago | myemail.constantcontact.com | Annie Linskey |Sune Engel Rasmussen |Amy Chang Chien |Brandon Weichert

Quotes of the Day:“It is not who is right, but what is right, that is important.”– Thomas Huxley“People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson“The less talent they have, the more pride, vanity, and arrogance they have. All these fools, however, find other fools who applaud them.”– Erasmus of Rotterdam1. The Case for a Pacific Defense Pact2. Trump Weighs Sanctions Against Russia as Relationship With Putin Sours3.
5/14/25 National Security News and Commentary

1 month ago | myemail.constantcontact.com | Julian Barnes |Patrick Tucker |Brandon Weichert |David Sanger

Quotes of the Day:"I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses."– Johannes Kepler“It’s not so much staying alive, it’s staying human that’s important. What counts is that we don’t betray each other.”– George Orwell"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, "I'm possible!"– Audrey Hepburn1. C.I.A. Rejects Diversity Efforts Once Deemed as Essential to Its Mission2.
Was Turkey the largest winner in the Indian-Pakistani war?

1 month ago | exbulletin.com | Brandon Weichert

By complicating Indian efforts to intensify, while offering a way to peace, Ankara has effectively used war to improve her own status in the post-American world order. The ceasefire India-Pakistan on Saturday seems to have narrowly avoided a serious test of the Pakistani naval defenses. British publication The telegraph then reported that India had deployed warships armed with cruise missiles in response to unexpected developments in the escalation Indian-Pakistani war.
That Was the Week Vol. 12: March 17th - 21st, 2025

Mar 22, 2025 | johnbatchelor.substack.com | Interview with |Brandon Weichert |John Batchelor

Columbia University's Decline and the Need for Intellectual BalanceEarlier this month, the Trump administration pulled funding from the college due to concerns over how the university handled on-campus protests against IsraelYesterday Columbia agreed to some of the conditions set out by the Trump administration“I'm not in favor of monolithic conservative universities who don't listen to anybody on the other side, and I'm certainly not in favor of this.