China & Indo-Pacific
InsiderIndia’s Military Capabilities are Maturing Fast. Its Latest Security Operation Shows Why.
Evan Moloney · November 5, 2026 · 9 min read
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The UN is Leaving Western Sahara. What Happens Now?
After three decades monitoring a frozen conflict, UN peacekeepers are withdrawing from a territory Morocco annexed in 1975, leaving the Sahrawi people without international protection.
Simon Whistler · November 4, 2026
Africa
InsiderAlgeria is Undertaking its First Military Intervention in Decades. Here's What You Need to Know
After half a century of non-intervention, Algeria is sending troops abroad to fight jihadists. France learned how that can end. Algiers may be about to.
Paweł Wójcik · November 3, 2026 · 9 min read
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Russia-Ukraine War
FreeWhat Will Russia's Military Look Like After the Ukraine War?
Staggering losses will force Moscow into hard tradeoffs — cutting its navy and air force, betting big on drones — but the force that emerges could be more dangerous than the one that invaded in 2022.
Jakub Janovsky · July 13, 2026 · 15 min read
Russia-Ukraine War
InsiderUkraine's Long-Range Strikes are Hurting Russia. Now it Needs a Plan to Retake Territory
Strikes on refineries impose costs, but Russia will adapt. The case for a "drone blitz": massing drones and ground robots on a narrow front to rupture Russian defences and restore manoeuvre.
Illya Sekirin · July 11, 2026 · 9 min read
Africa
FreeMali Proves It. Russia's Africa Strategy is Collapsing.
Coordinated rebel attacks across Mali are exposing the limits of Russia's security strategy and the fragility of Bamako's northern campaign.
Paweł Wójcik · July 8, 2026 · 12 min read
Africa
FreeDrones are Transforming the Sahel Conflict. Here's How
From Ukraine-trained Tuareg rebels to jihadists flying captured quadcopters, the Sahel's insurgents are outpacing the juntas — and the decisive weapon so far is the camera overhead, not the bomb.
Brant Philip · July 6, 2026 · 10 min read
Europe & NATO
InsiderEurope's Nuclear Energy Revival Comes with Hidden Vulnerabilities
From Kazakh mines in the Kremlin's orbit to Soviet-era reactors locked into Russian fuel, Europe's €241 billion nuclear bet runs through Moscow — and neither SMRs nor Washington offer a way out.
Leo Feypel · July 4, 2026 · 15 min read
Europe & NATOPremium
What is Alexander Lukashenko Up To? And More.
Belarus's strongman is freeing prisoners and courting Washington while deepening military ties with Moscow — a double game that reveals more about his weakness than his cunning.
Simon Whistler · July 3, 2026
Middle East
Middle East Roundtable: As the Dust Settles.
Evan Moloney, Kyle Moran, and Wilfred Miner on the weekend's tit-for-tat strikes, Oman's pivot to a "voluntary" Hormuz toll, and why Iran's unfrozen billions look like a rearmament fund.
Evan Moloney · July 3, 2026 · 1h 12m
Europe & NATO
InsiderNATO Needs to Dronify or Die
A veteran drone operator advising Ukraine's high command argues that drones have made battlefields transparent and massed forces suicidal — and that NATO's token spending leaves it years behind Russia.
Illya Sekirin · July 1, 2026 · 9 min read
Middle EastPremium
How Iran Will Spend $400 Billion
A historic windfall is flowing toward Tehran, and everyone from the IRGC to a decaying welfare state wants a cut. Where the money lands will reveal whether the regime prioritizes guns, patronage, or survival.
Simon Whistler · June 30, 2026
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