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Cross-regional, system-level stories that span multiple theaters, alliances, and strategic domains.
702 Dispatches
Why Russia and China Abandoned Iran in Its Hour of Need
Iran expected its partners to rally when the US and Israel struck. Instead, Russia and China stood aside—and the reasons reveal a hard strategic logic.
Why Russia, China, and North Korea Abandoned Iran
When Israel and America bombed Iran, the Axis of Upheaval did nothing. Here is why Russia, China, and North Korea left their partner to fight alone.
Why Taking Iran's Kharg Island Could Be an American Trap
Kharg Island handles up to 90% of Iran's oil exports, making it a tempting target—but seizing it with the forces inbound risks America's worst defeat in generations.
Why the UAE Is Fueling Sudan's Apocalyptic Civil War
How Abu Dhabi's weapons, money, and influence have kept Sudan's Rapid Support Forces fighting, and the murky motives behind the intervention.
Why the United States Is Functionally Impossible to Invade
A layered analysis of the geography, forward presence, alliances, and logistics that make a full-scale military invasion of the American mainland effectively impossible.
Will Georgia Ever Join NATO? Inside Tbilisi's Stalled Alliance Bid
Overwhelmingly pro-Western Georgia is constitutionally bound to seek NATO membership, yet its own government is sabotaging the bid. Here is why.
Will Georgia Ever Join NATO? Inside the Oligarch, the Occupation, and the Stalled Bid
Georgia's people overwhelmingly back NATO, yet its ruling party drifts toward Moscow. Inside the oligarchy, occupation, and geography stalling Tbilisi's bid.
The World's Drone Fleets, Ranked: From the Tryers to the Original Drone Empire
A nation-by-nation ranking of the world's military drone fleets, from Europe's failed programmes to the United States, China, Israel, Turkey, Iran, Russia and Ukraine.
The World's Drone Fleets, Ranked: Who Builds, Fights and Sustains Unmanned Power
A 2026 ranking of the world's drone fleets, from Europe's stalled programmes to Ukraine's FPV revolution, China's industrial might, and America's empire.
The World's Drone Fleets, Ranked: From Tryers to the Original Drone Empire
A capability ranking of the world's military drone fleets, from Europe's stalled programs to Ukraine, Russia, Iran, Turkey, Israel, China, and the United States.
Yemen on the Brink Again: The STC's Lightning Offensive and the UAE-Saudi Proxy War
A UAE-backed separatist offensive has seized eastern Yemen's oil belt and population centers in days, threatening to split the country and pit the Emirates against Saudi Arabia.
Myanmar's Unwinnable Civil War
Myanmar's Unwinnable Civil War