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702 Dispatches
Death of the Tank? The Ukraine War's Biggest Myth
Russian armor has burned across Ukraine, yet the tank is not obsolete. The real lesson is combined arms warfare and the cost of Russian incompetence.
Desert Storm: How Saddam's Army Was Crushed in the Gulf War
How the largest military coalition since WWII liberated Kuwait in 1991, crushing Saddam's army through air supremacy, the last great tank battles, and shock and awe.
Did China Help Pakistan Fight India in the 2025 Conflict?
India accuses China of feeding live intelligence to Pakistan in the 2025 clash. What the allegations mean for a hardening Beijing-New Delhi rivalry.
Ethiopia Has Entered Sudan's War: How Two of the Century's Worst Conflicts Could Merge
How Ethiopia's covert backing of the RSF and the fall of Kurmuk threaten to merge Sudan's civil war with the Tigray War into a regional mega-war.
Make European Defense Great Again: Inside the EU's Plan to Rearm
Inside the EU's emergency summit and the 800-billion-euro ReArm Europe plan, from the fiscal escape clause to the loans, legal hurdles, and hard math.
The Firebombing of Tokyo: The Deadliest Air Raid in History
How Operation Meetinghouse killed more than the atomic bombs combined, and why the firestorm that flattened a quarter of Tokyo was nearly forgotten.
The Gaza Disarmament Deadline: Why the Ceasefire Could Split the Strip in Two
Gaza's ceasefire faces a make-or-break disarmament deadline. Inside the Board of Peace plan, Hamas's defiance, and the risk of two Gazas.
Germany's Plan to Become a Defense Superpower
Germany's "fiscal bazooka" unlocked vast defense spending, but decades of neglect, manpower shortages, and Europe-wide ripple effects stand in the way.
Germany's Rearmament: Has the Fiscal Bazooka Fixed the Bundeswehr?
A year after Germany's fiscal bazooka unlocked record defense spending, the Bundeswehr still faces logistics, industrial, and manpower gaps. The verdict so far.
The Gulf State Militaries Are a Joke — For Now
How the 2026 Iran war shattered the Gulf states' fantasy of safety, and the long road to rebuilding their parade-ground militaries into real fighting forces.
Haiti Between Anarchy and Autocracy: A Crisis That Keeps Getting Worse
Haiti's transitional council collapsed and an unelected, US-backed prime minister now stands alone, as a UN force prepares to deploy into gang-held streets.
The Crisis in Haiti, Explained: How Gangs Captured a Nation
How armed gangs seized 90% of Port-au-Prince, why the Haitian state collapsed, and what it would take to pull the nation back from the brink.