Modern militaries increasingly depend on the continuous functioning of complex systems rather than on decisive battlefield victories. Military advantages, then, are created less by the outright elimination of an enemy’s capability and more by its slow degradation. How states maintain functional control of these systems – which are under constant pressure – has thus become […]
Security zone. Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Russian military’s North Forces Group to create a security zone along the border with Ukraine during...
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For more than three decades, Christmas Island has depended on phosphate mining and exports for its economic livelihood. But these supplies won’t...
Fallout. Colombia will stop sharing intelligence with the United States until the Trump administration suspends strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean, Colombian...
Maduro and Putin. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ratified a strategic partnership and cooperation agreement with Russia, originally signed in May at a meeting in...
Israel-Hamas negotiations. U.S. President Donald Trump reported positive results from talks with Hamas and other nations regarding a Gaza ceasefire, hostage release and broader...
Russian enhancement. Russia has successfully upgraded its Iskander-M and Kinzhal missiles to make them capable of evading U.S. Patriot air defense systems in Ukraine,...
Warfare is the contest between technology and geography. Geography imposes limits (e.g., distance, rivers, mountains, chokepoints) and technology tries to erode them, relying on...
Shortfall. The Russian budget could see a 1 trillion-ruble ($12 billion) shortfall in tax revenue, according to calculations by Russia’s Izvestia newspaper. The 2025...
