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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 · November 20, 2025 · 17 min read
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 · November 17, 2025 · 17 min read
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 · November 13, 2025 · 9 min read
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 · November 10, 2025 · 17 min read
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 · November 6, 2025 · 16 min read
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 · November 3, 2025 · 13 min read
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 · October 30, 2025 · 17 min read
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 · October 27, 2025 · 20 min read
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 · October 23, 2025 · 13 min read
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