Free Beacon Reuben F. Johnson

Reuben F. Johnson writes frequently on defense issues for the Washington Free Beacon and for several leading defense publications worldwide. He has also consulted for the Office of Net Assessment. He is based in Kiev, Ukraine.


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Russia, China Could Soon Outmatch U.S. in Combat Aviation

New Russian air-to-air missile has advantage in speed and reach

China's homegrown aircraft carrier is transferred from the dry dock into the water during a launch ceremony at Dalian shipyard

China's Future Aircraft Carrier Force Could Be a Financial Train Wreck

Resources poured into aircraft carriers are a massive budgetary burden

President Vladimir Putin

Exiles: Putin Could Offer Trump a Deal on Cuba

Putin seeking to take pressure off deteriorating Russian economy

Vladimir Putin

Think Tank Outlines Possible Scenarios for Russian Collapse

Report: Russia beset by 'growing economic woes, crumbling infrastructure, and warring elites'

Kim Jong Un

Provocations, Defections Multiply as North Korean Party Congress Approaches

First party congress since 1981 could bring significant changes to country

Donetsk People's Republic

Observers: Russia Prolonging Conflict in Ukraine

Moscow hopes to preserve gains, win relief from sanctions