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Cross-regional, system-level stories that span multiple theaters, alliances, and strategic domains.
702 Dispatches
Kremlin Propaganda: What the Russian Public Is Told About the War
How Russian state television manufactures atrocities, denies defeats, and criminalizes dissent to control how the public understands the war in Ukraine.
Legion vs Phalanx: The Battle of Cynoscephalae, 197 BC
How a Roman manipular legion shattered Philip V's Macedonian phalanx at Cynoscephalae in 197 BC, settling a debate over which formation ruled the ancient battlefield.
Lessons from Ukraine's Failed 2023 Counteroffensive
Why Ukraine's much-hyped 2023 summer counteroffensive failed — undertrained brigades, missing breaching gear, lost surprise, and Western dithering, per RUSI.
Liberation of the Philippines: The End of Brutal Japanese Occupation
How Japan seized the Philippines in 1941, the vast Filipino guerilla resistance, and the Allied campaign that liberated the islands by 1945.
Is Mali About to Collapse? The Coordinated Offensive That Shook Bamako
A multi-city insurgent offensive killed Mali's defense minister and forced Russian forces to retreat, raising the question of whether the junta can survive.
Mexico Is at War: The Killing of El Mencho and the CJNG's Day of Vengeance
How the killing of CJNG boss El Mencho turned Jalisco into a warzone, what it means for Mexico's drug war, and the fight to come over his empire.
The Middle East Agrees: Iran Must Fall
Nineteen days into the Iran war, Israeli strikes have killed two repression chiefs, the Gulf has turned on Tehran, and a second front rages in Lebanon.
The Middle East Agrees: Iran Must Fall
Nineteen days into the war, Israeli strikes have killed Iran's top enforcers, the Gulf states have turned on Tehran, and the Strait of Hormuz has become the world's most contested waterway.
Mogadishu Rising: Somalia's New Alliances and the Proxy War Taking Shape
Somalia's federal government is consolidating power through new foreign alliances, drawing the Horn of Africa into a fast-heating regional proxy conflict.
How Morocco Won Western Sahara at the Negotiating Table, Not on the Battlefield
After 55 years of conflict, Morocco's diplomatic campaign and a new autonomy plan have all but sealed its control of Western Sahara over the Polisario Front.
The Most Important Battles of 2025: Egghead Island, Jeju Island, and Shangri-La Frontier
A field analysis of 2025's most consequential battles, from Egghead Island and Jeju Island to the depths of Shangri-La Frontier, and why each one mattered.
The Most Overlooked Conflicts of 2025, Ranked
A ranked survey of 2025's most ignored wars — from the Sahel and Cameroon to Haiti, the Congo, Papua, and Sudan, the year's most underreported conflict.