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Is Al-Sharaa’s Syria A Success?
For the first time in years, Damascus received 48 hours of uninterrupted electricity — a small miracle that signals broader progress under Syria's new post-Assad government.Wilfred Waimiri · 1 Dec 2025 · 10 min read
The Janus Program: America’s Answer to Chinese Small Modular Reactors?
The US Army's Janus Program aims to build and deploy nuclear microreactors to power military installations at home and abroad, answering China's growing lead in small modular reactor technology.Evan Moloney · 27 Nov 2025 · 13 min read
What's Really Going On in the Papua Conflict?
The insurgency in Indonesia's Papua region is one of the most under-reported conflicts in the world, with an estimated death toll as high as 300,000 and almost no international scrutiny.Evan Moloney · 25 Nov 2025 · 13 min read
The Su-57: Vaporware, or Just Bad Marketing?
Russia's Su-57 was advertised as a world-changing superweapon, but its conspicuous absence from Ukrainian skies tells a very different story about the fighter jet's actual capabilities.Evan Moloney · 20 Nov 2025 · 17 min read
Southeast Asia is Tilting Towards BRICS. What Does It Mean for the Global Order?
With Indonesia joining BRICS and six more ASEAN nations following, Southeast Asia's tilt toward the emerging-economies bloc marks a notable shift for a region that has traditionally maintained neutrality between the US and China.Yelyzaveta Khomovska · 17 Nov 2025 · 17 min read
Tanzania's Reckoning: How Many Died in Post-Election Violence?
In the wake of a highly disputed election, Tanzania faces a reckoning over the scale of police violence against protesters, with evidence of brutality the government is desperate to suppress.Wilfred Waimiri · 13 Nov 2025 · 9 min read
The Small Nations Left Behind - Why NATO Contributions Should Not Be One-Size-Fits-All
NATO's historic agreement to spend 5% of GDP on defense risks leaving small nations behind, as a one-size-fits-all spending target ignores the unique strategic contributions that smaller allies bring to the alliance.Leo Feypel · 10 Nov 2025 · 17 min read
There is no Freedom Without Solidarity: The Modernisation of the Polish Navy
While the rapid expansion of Poland's land forces has captured headlines, the Marynarka Wojenna is undergoing its own ambitious modernization to meet NATO's evolving maritime challenges.M. Reed Whitney · 6 Nov 2025 · 16 min read
Europe’s Strategic Resources Quandary
With the US retreating from its superpower responsibilities and both Russia and China growing more belligerent, the EU faces a strategic resources quandary as it ramps up its military capabilities.Tiago Machado · 3 Nov 2025 · 13 min read
A New Kind of Conflict is Upon Us
Throughout history, wars have raged over land, gold, and gods. Now a new kind of conflict looms — one fought over the essence of life itself: water.David Holden · 30 Oct 2025 · 17 min read
The Growing Threat of GUGI, Russia’s Deep-Sea Research Directorate
Beneath the Arctic ice cap, Russia's Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research, known as GUGI, operates one of the most secretive and strategically important military units in the world.M. Reed Whitney · 27 Oct 2025 · 20 min read
If War Came Today: How Ships Track Submarines.
When nuclear war comes, the final missiles will be fired from submarines. Understanding how navies track these hidden leviathans is one of the most critical and secretive aspects of modern warfare.M. Reed Whitney · 23 Oct 2025 · 13 min readShow 12 more
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