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What Would a China-India War Actually Look Like? A Comprehensive Analysis
Conflicts & Crises

What Would a China-India War Actually Look Like? A Comprehensive Analysis

Comprehensive analysis of a potential China-India conflict: military capabilities, air superiority, nuclear deterrents, and strategic outcomes.

Simon Whistler · February 17, 2026
What Would a War Between China and the US Look Like? A Comprehensive Military Analysis
Conflicts & Crises

What Would a War Between China and the US Look Like? A Comprehensive Military Analysis

Comprehensive analysis of a potential US-China military conflict: capabilities, alliances, geography, and nuclear escalation scenarios.

Simon Whistler · February 17, 2026
When Nepal Caught Fire: How Corruption and Social Media Bans Sparked a Youth Uprising
Conflicts & Crises

When Nepal Caught Fire: How Corruption and Social Media Bans Sparked a Youth Uprising

September 2025: Nepal's youth-led PINK protests against corruption and social media bans turn violent, forcing PM Oli's resignation and military deployment

Simon Whistler · February 17, 2026
Why High-Profile Russians Keep Falling Out of Buildings: A Pattern of Mysterious Deaths
Conflicts & Crises

Why High-Profile Russians Keep Falling Out of Buildings: A Pattern of Mysterious Deaths

Since 2022, high-profile Russians have died in suspicious falls from buildings at unprecedented rates. Explore the pattern, victims, and theories.

Simon Whistler · February 17, 2026
Why Did Russia Abandon Venezuela? Analyzing the US Operation That Toppled Maduro
Geopolitics & Strategy

Why Did Russia Abandon Venezuela? Analyzing the US Operation That Toppled Maduro

Analysis of Operation Absolute Resolve: How the US captured Venezuelan President Maduro while Russia, China, Cuba, and Iran failed to respond.

Simon Whistler · February 17, 2026
Why the UAE Is Fueling Sudan's Apocalyptic War: Weapons, Gold, and the Scramble for Influence
Geopolitics & Strategy

Why the UAE Is Fueling Sudan's Apocalyptic War: Weapons, Gold, and the Scramble for Influence

How the UAE is fueling Sudan's civil war through weapons transfers, financial leverage, and support for the RSF paramilitary group.

Simon Whistler · February 17, 2026
Why a Unified Syria May Never Work: Minority Leaders Demand Decentralization
Geopolitics & Strategy

Why a Unified Syria May Never Work: Minority Leaders Demand Decentralization

Over 400 Syrian minority leaders call for decentralization as sectarian violence escalates. Can a unified Syria survive, or is partition inevitable?

Simon Whistler · February 17, 2026
Why the World Ignores Myanmar's Civil War: A Complex Conflict in China's Shadow
Conflicts & Crises

Why the World Ignores Myanmar's Civil War: A Complex Conflict in China's Shadow

Myanmar's brutal civil war kills thousands yearly yet remains absent from global headlines. Explore why complexity, China's influence, and stalemate obscur

Simon Whistler · February 17, 2026
The World is Rallying for Palestine: Will Diplomatic Recognition Change Anything?
Geopolitics & Strategy

The World is Rallying for Palestine: Will Diplomatic Recognition Change Anything?

Major nations recognize Palestinian statehood, but Israel rejects it and intensifies operations. Will diplomacy alter the ground reality?

Simon Whistler · February 17, 2026
World War Three: Who Would Fight, Who Would Ally, and Where the Battles Would Rage
Geopolitics & Strategy

World War Three: Who Would Fight, Who Would Ally, and Where the Battles Would Rage

Analysis of hypothetical WW3 coalitions: Western bloc vs Axis of Disorder, key allies, fence-sitters, and three primary theatres of conflict.

Simon Whistler · February 17, 2026
Zelensky's Anti-Corruption Law Sparks Ukraine's First Major Wartime Protests
Conflicts & Crises

Zelensky's Anti-Corruption Law Sparks Ukraine's First Major Wartime Protests

Thousands of Ukrainians protested draft law 12414, which threatened to dismantle independent anti-corruption institutions. Zelensky backpedaled after publi

Simon Whistler · February 17, 2026
Japan: Roadmap to Rearmament
Geopolitics & Strategy

Japan: Roadmap to Rearmament

Japan: Roadmap to Rearmament

Simon Whistler · February 16, 2026