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.


Escape from Asia’s Holocaust

Review: Hyeonseo Lee’s ‘The Girl With Seven Names’

Moscow’s Declining Arms Exports

Analysis: Sanctions having negative impact on Russia’s defense industry, pushing Moscow towards deals with Iran

‘The Massive, Poisonous Vacuum’—25 Years After Tiananmen Square

‘The People’s Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited’

Kim Jong Un

Chinese Influence Over North Korea Waning

Communication between the two countries has nearly disappeared

Obama’s Unfriendly Skies

America’s business aviation community slams POTUS at industry expo

Moscow’s Merchants of War

Pro-Putin factions in Russian government push to resume canceled weapons sale to Iran

Opinion Poles

White House Damaging Relations With Warsaw, Poles say

Ukraine is Game to You?

North Koreans, Chinese Seek Ukrainian Defense Tech