Global

Cross-regional, system-level stories that span multiple theaters, alliances, and strategic domains.

702 Dispatches

Bolivia is F**ked
Military & Defense

Bolivia is F**ked

From fuel subsidy cuts to land reform protests, Bolivia has descended into chaos under President Rodrigo Paz. With seven dead, 67 roadblocks, and calls for resignation, is the Andean nation beyond saving?

Simon Whistler · June 12, 2026
Has Netanyahu gone too far in Lebanon?
Military & Defense

Has Netanyahu gone too far in Lebanon?

Donald Trump reportedly called Benjamin Netanyahu "f*cking crazy" in a heated phone call demanding a Lebanon ceasefire, as Israeli forces pushed north of the Litani River for the first time since 2000.

Simon Whistler · June 12, 2026
The 2008 Russo-Georgian War: Europe's First War of the 21st Century
Conflicts & Crises

The 2008 Russo-Georgian War: Europe's First War of the 21st Century

How a five-day war over South Ossetia and Abkhazia killed hundreds, displaced nearly 200,000, and set the stage for Russia's later confrontation with Ukraine.

Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026
Is Abiy Ahmed the Most Dangerous Man in Africa? Ethiopia on the Brink
Conflicts & Crises

Is Abiy Ahmed the Most Dangerous Man in Africa? Ethiopia on the Brink

How Ethiopia's Nobel Peace laureate Abiy Ahmed presided over the deadly Tigray War and now risks plunging the entire Horn of Africa into collapse.

Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026
The Al-Rashid Incident: Tragic Accident or Deliberate Massacre in Gaza?
Conflicts & Crises

The Al-Rashid Incident: Tragic Accident or Deliberate Massacre in Gaza?

A forensic look at the February 29, 2024 aid-convoy deaths on Gaza's Al-Rashid Street, where over 100 died and accounts split between stampede and massacre.

Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026
Alexander the Great vs Darius III: The Battle for Persia
Military History

Alexander the Great vs Darius III: The Battle for Persia

How a 20-year-old Macedonian king toppled the largest empire in history through three decisive battles at Granicus, Issus, and Gaugamela.

Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026
America Has Bombed Iran: The Strikes, the Targets, and What Matters Now
Conflicts & Crises

America Has Bombed Iran: The Strikes, the Targets, and What Matters Now

U.S. B-2 bombers and submarines struck three Iranian nuclear sites on June 22, 2025. Here is what the attack hit, what it likely achieved, and what comes next.

Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026
America Enters Ecuador's Drug War: Joint Strikes, a Border Crisis, and the Civilians in Between
Conflicts & Crises

America Enters Ecuador's Drug War: Joint Strikes, a Border Crisis, and the Civilians in Between

U.S. and Ecuadorian forces launched joint strikes against drug-trafficking gangs in March 2026, opening a new phase in a war that has made Ecuador one of Earth's deadliest nations.

Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026
America Isn't Ready for the Drone Warfare Era
Military & Defense

America Isn't Ready for the Drone Warfare Era

Advanced militaries from Israel to the Gulf are burning through interceptors against cheap drones while Ukraine quietly becomes the world's counter-drone superpower.

Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026
America Wants Regime Change in Cuba: Inside the Blockade Squeezing Havana
Conflicts & Crises

America Wants Regime Change in Cuba: Inside the Blockade Squeezing Havana

A US energy blockade has plunged Cuba into nationwide blackouts as Washington pushes to topple Miguel Diaz-Canel after Venezuela and Iran.

Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026
America's New Approach to Air Supremacy: The USAF's Networked Bet
Military & Defense

America's New Approach to Air Supremacy: The USAF's Networked Bet

How the US Air Force is trading stealth-above-all for a networked force of data hubs, missile trucks, and modular fighters built for great-power war.

Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026
Assad Loyalists Are Plotting a Comeback in Syria — and It's Falling Apart
Geopolitics & Strategy

Assad Loyalists Are Plotting a Comeback in Syria — and It's Falling Apart

Exiled Assad loyalists in Russia and Lebanon are competing to revive the old Syrian regime, but money, rivalry, and a stabilizing Syria are sinking the plot.

Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026