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Contested Sovereignty in Interdependent Systems: Why Trump Retreated from Greenland
After weeks of military threats and economic coercion against NATO allies to secure access to Greenland’s vast rare earth deposits and expanded basing rights,...
The Strategic Implications of Ethiopia Hosting RSF Training Camps in Sudan’s Civil War
The latest reports of Ethiopia hosting a massive paramilitary training camp for Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are to be interpreted as an addition...
How Lt. Gen. Ashraf Zaher aims to bridge Egyptian military education with China
Official Chinese military and defense websites view the appointment of the new Egyptian Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Ashraf Salem Zaher, in reports covering...
Taiwan Warns Defence Budget Delay Could Undermine Indo-Pacific Deterrence
Taiwan’s government has warned that delays in approving a proposed $40 billion special military budget risk creating a “rupture” in the island’s defence posture...
How China’s ‘20+20’ University Pact with Africa Is Shaping Egypt’s Defense and 2026 Education Strategy
China launched the “20+20 China-Africa University Cooperation Plan” in 2010 (later activated) to connect 20 leading Chinese universities with 20 prominent African universities. The...
How Iran Gained the Ability to Track Stealth Aircraft: China Deal and the YLC-8B system
China has recently been closely monitoring the level of US and Israeli intelligence penetration within Iran, particularly through the Israeli Mossad, especially after the...
Estonia Sounds Alarm: Russia’s Military Buildup Targets Europe’s Power Balance
Russia does not plan to attack any NATO country this year or next, according to Estonia's foreign intelligence service. However, Russia is rapidly rebuilding...
Ethiopia Secretly Training Sudan’s RSF Fighters, Sources Say
Ethiopia is secretly training thousands of fighters for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, which is involved in Sudan's civil war. This marks...
Russia’s Africa Playbook: From Soft Power to Forced Conscription
As we follow Moscow's changing ties to Africa, where trust has become increasingly ambiguous between exploitation and a legitimate relationship, one can never be...
Well-Reasoned Scenarios: Israel, Iran and Nuclear War
“Then fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.”-Archilochus
At first glance, the June 2025 military operation against Iran carried no risks...