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NATO's History and Expansion (A Warographics Short Briefing)
Conflicts & Crises

NATO's History and Expansion (A Warographics Short Briefing)

This analysis examines NATO's History and Expansion (A Warographics Short Briefing) in historical and strategic context. It traces how the core development

Simon Whistler · May 16, 2024
Russia's Major Assault on Kharkiv: What You Need to Know
Conflicts & Crises

Russia's Major Assault on Kharkiv: What You Need to Know

Analysis of Russia's May 2024 assault on Kharkiv Oblast, its strategic goals toward Chasiv Yar and Donbas, and what it means for Ukraine's defense.

Simon Whistler · May 16, 2024
Turkey: The Clever Man in the Middle
Conflicts & Crises

Turkey: The Clever Man in the Middle

This analysis examines Turkey: The Clever Man in the Middle in historical and strategic context. It traces how the core developments unfolded, which instit

Simon Whistler · May 14, 2024
The Uyghurs: The Genocide the World Forgot
Geopolitics & Strategy

The Uyghurs: The Genocide the World Forgot

A comprehensive account of the Uyghur genocide in Xinjiang, from mass detention and forced labor to organ harvesting and cultural erasure by the Chinese

Simon Whistler · May 11, 2024
India vs Pakistan: Four Wars, a Nuclear Standoff, and a Cycle of Terror
Conflicts & Crises

India vs Pakistan: Four Wars, a Nuclear Standoff, and a Cycle of Terror

How partition in 1947 set India and Pakistan on a path of four wars, cross-border terrorism, and a nuclear standoff that still defines South Asia.

Simon Whistler · May 9, 2024
The Ideological Machinery of Nazism: Race, Economics, and Totalitarian Control
Geopolitics & Strategy

The Ideological Machinery of Nazism: Race, Economics, and Totalitarian Control

An in-depth historical analysis of Nazism's foundational ideologies, detailing its racial hierarchies, deceptive economic policies, and totalitarian

Simon Whistler · April 30, 2024
Stuxnet: The Cyber Weapon That Destroyed Iran's Nuclear Programme
Military & Defense

Stuxnet: The Cyber Weapon That Destroyed Iran's Nuclear Programme

How the US and Israel built Stuxnet, the world's first digital weapon, to sabotage Iran's nuclear enrichment centrifuges at Natanz from the inside.

Simon Whistler · April 27, 2024
Ukraine Aid is Finally On its Way. Will it Be Enough?
Conflicts & Crises

Ukraine Aid is Finally On its Way. Will it Be Enough?

This analysis examines Ukraine Aid is Finally On its Way. Will it Be Enough? in historical and strategic context. It traces how the core developments unfol

Simon Whistler · April 25, 2024
What Would a Second US Civil War Really Look Like?
Conflicts & Crises

What Would a Second US Civil War Really Look Like?

This analysis examines What Would a Second US Civil War Really Look Like? in historical and strategic context. It traces how the core developments unfolded

Simon Whistler · April 23, 2024
Myanmar's Unwinnable Civil War: Stalemate, Drones, and China's Long Game
Conflicts & Crises

Myanmar's Unwinnable Civil War: Stalemate, Drones, and China's Long Game

After five years of war, Myanmar's junta cannot reconquer the country and the rebels cannot topple it. Here is why the conflict has become unwinnable.

Simon Whistler · April 22, 2024
Canadian Defense Spending Is a Joke. Here's How to Fix It.
Military & Defense

Canadian Defense Spending Is a Joke. Here's How to Fix It.

Canada's military faces a recruitment crisis, aging hardware, and budget cuts. An analysis of what went wrong and how specialization could offer a way

Simon Whistler · April 20, 2024
Iran's Attack on Israel: Is the Middle East About to Go to War?
Conflicts & Crises

Iran's Attack on Israel: Is the Middle East About to Go to War?

Analysis of Iran's unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel in April 2024, its tactical outcomes, historical context, and risk of wider Middle

Simon Whistler · April 17, 2024