SEVASTOPOL: Modern Naval War in the Black Sea and Beyond

The Battle of the Black Sea has altered naval strategy forever. Will the new world be won by deception, drones, or the defense-industrial base?

Apr 27 • D.L.S.

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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