Strategic Affairs 2025-07-25
State-sponsored missile and nuclear programs in Russia and Iran have become treacherous corridors where 'scholastic decapitation' squanders or eliminates talent.
Strategic Affairs 2025-07-24
President Vladimir Putin casts Russia's shrinking population as a matter of national survival and has rolled out a slew of pro-family policies and rhetoric.
Strategic Affairs 2025-07-10
The surge reflects Moscow's growing desperation for manpower and highlights North Korea's emergence as a critical lifeline in Russia's war against Ukraine.
Strategic Affairs 2025-07-09
Notable developments included the push for increased defense spending among NATO members.
Strategic Affairs 2025-06-30
The frequency of these purges suggests a deeper concern: loyalty within the ranks is not as steadfast as Xi would like.
Strategic Affairs 2025-06-27
Instead of fostering any semblance of solidarity, Moscow's actions have deepened the divide between Russia and Ukraine and solidified Kyiv's will to resist.
Strategic Affairs 2025-06-23
Pyongyang already has dispatched thousands of troops to help Russia repel Ukrainian forces from the border region. Now North Korea is sending two more military brigades.
Strategic Affairs 2025-06-18
As Moscow faces sanctions and diplomatic isolation from the West over its invasion of Ukraine, it is aggressively seeking influence in Africa.
Strategic Affairs 2025-06-17
Western sanctions have disrupted supply chains, and dozens of consumer brands have left the country, while inflation is now running above 10%.
Strategic Affairs 2025-06-12
The farthest-reaching data leak about nuclear facilities in Russian history unearthed the blueprints of strategic bases. It humiliated a state that repeatedly tries to intimidate the world with nuclear weapons.