BRIEF: China's NOTAMs and Taiwan

CHINA: Airspace restrictions over the East China Sea likely indicate an unannounced military exercise of unprecedented size.

Apr 7 • D.L.S.

BRIEF: SVR-IRGC Intelligence Sharing

31 May 2026

Apr 1 • D.L.S.

January 2026

TROIKA: Russia's Oreshnik and the Future of Strategic-Level Weapons

Russia uses its 'unbeatable' hypersonic missile capabilities to intimidate and threaten the West. But is this nuclear blackmail credible, or an empty…

Jan 21 • D.L.S.

October 2025

MARTYR: The Secret Lives of Iranian Drones

The IRGC designs drones in Tehran, tests them in Deir ez-Zur, and ships them across the Caspian, to rain fire on Kyiv. What’s the point of it all?

Oct 22, 2025 • D.L.S.

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September 2025

The Fall of a Crystal Palace

The New Shape for the War in Ukraine

Sep 21, 2025 • D.L.S.

August 2025

The Second Caspian Derby

With billions of barrels at stake, Tokayev’s balancing act cannot last forever. But will the scales tip East or West?

Aug 13, 2025 • D.L.S.

May 2025

The Great War for Kurdistan

On the history, politics, and future of the persistent little nation that wasn’t.

May 19, 2025 • D.L.S.

April 2025

Ten Lessons for the Rest of the Trade War

The 2 weeks since Liberation Day have felt like years. What, if anything, have we learned?

Apr 17, 2025 • D.L.S.

Four Hundred Seconds to Tel Aviv

On Stuxnet idylls, defensive developmentalism, and Tehran's sordid love affair with the atom.

Apr 15, 2025 • D.L.S.

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