India and Pakistan have recently engaged in air combat.

China has increased the capacity of its electrical grid by approximately 400% over the last two decades.

The primary preferences of energy consumers are for reliability, then low cost, and finally for clean generation, in that specific order of priority.

Over the last 20 years, the United States has lost the institutional knowledge and skill set required to build large-scale power plants and other energy mega-projects.

The United Arab Emirates recently constructed a nuclear power plant at a significantly lower cost than comparable projects in the U.S.

Cambodia and Thailand are currently engaged in ongoing military sparring.

The determinative characteristic in future warfare will be the ability to produce affordable capabilities at scale and rapidly innovate on software, as demonstrated in the war in Ukraine.

China is engaged in constant aggressive actions against the Philippines in the South China Sea.

It is cheaper to install residential solar panels in Germany than in the United States, largely due to permitting and installation issues in the U.S.

While the generation cost of electricity from sources like natural gas and solar has decreased significantly, the delivery cost to consumers has increased substantially.

The U.S. could achieve approximately double the effectiveness from its weapons and aircraft procurement budget by shifting to a different mix of capabilities.

The United States possesses the only blue-water navy capable of projecting force at scale across multiple parts of the globe simultaneously to guarantee the stability of international shipping.

Ongoing conflict has led to intermittent shutdowns of shipping lanes in the Red Sea.