Black Sea Drone Strike: Two Dead, Cause Still Unconfirmed
Romania has confirmed that a grain ship burned and sank in the Black Sea on 5 October, killing two of its crew. It has not…
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Chennai Vladivostok Corridor: India’s Coking Coal Gamble
India declared the Chennai Vladivostok corridor operational in November 2024. A year later Moscow was still “working on activating” it. Why coking coal and east-coast…
Three Signals, One Direction: How India’s Ceasefire Proposal Became the Broadest of Four
In the space of a month, three public statements moved India’s position in the Russia-Ukraine war. On 3 September, in Kyiv, External Affairs Minister S….
Kaliningrad Nuclear Warning: Russia Threatens NATO With Its “Entire Arsenal”
Russia just sent NATO its most explicit nuclear warning since the Cold War — in writing. The threat: use “the entire arsenal… including nuclear weapons”…
Russia Ukraine War Ground Situation 2026: What the Silence Hides
On 24 September 2026, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced an encirclement of the Ukrainian-held town of Dobropillya. The Institute for the Study of War,…
Rostec’s Su-57 Stealth Claims Under the Microscope: How Capable Is Russia’s Fifth-Generation Fighter?
Rostec Su-57 Stealth Capabilities have become one of the most debated topics in modern military aviation. While Russia’s state defense conglomerate presents the Su-57 as…
Greenland and the Battle for the High North
The High North is being reshaped by melting ice, Arctic trade routes, military expansion and the growing AI mineral race. For years, Greenland sat at…
$1,000 vs $35,000: How Ukraine Is Changing the Economics of War
The Ukraine drone war is increasingly defined by cost. Kyiv is intercepting Russian Shahed attack drones with systems that cost as little as $1,000, according…