Global

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

702 Dispatches

Global Flashpoints: From Serbia's Protests to the Future of Drone Warfare
Geopolitics & Strategy

Global Flashpoints: From Serbia's Protests to the Future of Drone Warfare

Analyze the escalating protests in Serbia, Taiwan's drone deterrents, South Sudan's fragility, and the changing landscape of global conflict and drone

Simon Whistler · March 4, 2026
The Gold Smugglers: How a Multibillion-Dollar Network Funds Carnage in Africa
Geopolitics & Strategy

The Gold Smugglers: How a Multibillion-Dollar Network Funds Carnage in Africa

How 435 metric tons of smuggled African gold worth $30 billion flows through the UAE and Switzerland, funding conflicts, terrorism, and dictatorships.

Simon Whistler · March 4, 2026
The Golden Dome: Inside the Ambition to Build America's Orbital Missile Shield
Military & Defense

The Golden Dome: Inside the Ambition to Build America's Orbital Missile Shield

Explore the strategic, technical, and economic realities of the Golden Dome, the ambitious space-based missile defense system aiming to shield the US

Simon Whistler · March 4, 2026
The Great Siege of Malta: Knights Hospitaller vs the Ottoman Empire
Conflicts & Crises

The Great Siege of Malta: Knights Hospitaller vs the Ottoman Empire

How 600 Knights Hospitaller and Maltese militia held off 40,000 Ottoman troops in 1565, killing Dragut and saving Europe from invasion.

Simon Whistler · March 4, 2026
The Great Toyota War: How Chad Won a War with Pickup Trucks
Conflicts & Crises

The Great Toyota War: How Chad Won a War with Pickup Trucks

How Chad defeated Libya's 300 tanks using Toyota Hilux pickup trucks armed with anti-tank missiles in the final phase of the Chadian-Libyan War.

Simon Whistler · March 4, 2026
Greenland's Strategic Value in the New Arctic Cold War
Geopolitics & Strategy

Greenland's Strategic Value in the New Arctic Cold War

Explore why Greenland is the ultimate geopolitical prize. Discover the strategic value of its untapped resources and military importance in the Arctic.

Simon Whistler · March 4, 2026
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident: The Attack That Never Actually Happened
Conflicts & Crises

The Gulf of Tonkin Incident: The Attack That Never Actually Happened

How declassified NSA documents proved the second Gulf of Tonkin attack never occurred and that officials distorted evidence to justify the Vietnam War.

Simon Whistler · March 4, 2026
The Gurkhas: Nepal's Legendary Warrior Class
Military & Defense

The Gurkhas: Nepal's Legendary Warrior Class

Discover the history of the Gurkhas, Nepal's elite warriors who served the British and Indian armies across two centuries of conflict worldwide.

Simon Whistler · March 4, 2026
Haiti's Gangs Seek Political Power Amid Humanitarian Crisis
Conflicts & Crises

Haiti's Gangs Seek Political Power Amid Humanitarian Crisis

Gang leader Jimmy 'Barbecue' Chérizier aims to turn Viv Ansanm into a political party as Haiti faces state collapse and a severe humanitarian crisis.

Simon Whistler · March 4, 2026
Haiti Has Collapsed: What Happens Next?
Geopolitics & Strategy

Haiti Has Collapsed: What Happens Next?

Haiti has undergone full state collapse. How gangs seized power, why the government crumbled, and what options remain for the Western hemisphere.

Simon Whistler · March 4, 2026
Haiti's Unnoticed Collapse: From Gang Violence to Open Civil War
Conflicts & Crises

Haiti's Unnoticed Collapse: From Gang Violence to Open Civil War

Discover how Haiti's crisis has escalated from isolated gang violence into a devastating civil war, forcing mass displacement and widespread famine.

Simon Whistler · March 4, 2026
The "Happy Times": Hitler's U-Boat Campaign in the Battle of the Atlantic
Conflicts & Crises

The "Happy Times": Hitler's U-Boat Campaign in the Battle of the Atlantic

How Germany's U-boat wolfpacks nearly starved Britain into surrender, and how Allied technology and tactics turned the tide in the Atlantic.

Simon Whistler · March 4, 2026