America returns to containment to deal with Russia and China
•Strategists are relearning the lessons of the cold war THE AIRSTRIKES that pummelled the Ukrainian military base near the town…
Is the West laissez-faire about economic warfare?
By Esfandyar Batmanghalidj In his 1919 work Economic Consequences of the Peace, John Maynard Keynes warns that “the menace of inflationism…
Ukraine admits it won’t be part of NATO
•Kiev’s constitution-enshrined bid for membership in the military bloc can’t be realized, Zelensky said •Volodymyr Zelensky claimed NATO wouldn’t send…
Global turmoil pushes Israel, and its defense industry, closer to former rivals in thed Gulf
•With Iran in mind, several Gulf countries are feeling out potential high-tech weapons deals with Israel after rapid sea-change in…
From Hiroshima to Ukraine: The return of the nuclear threat
By Andreas Noll Nuclear arms were a symbol of the Cold War. The recent Russian threats in the war with…
A war on many fronts: disinformation around the Russia-Ukraine war
By Stephanie Diepeveen, Olena Borodyna, Theo Tindall Multiple theatres of disinformation The Russian invasion in Ukraine has escalated the stakes…
European arms imports rise despite global fall–SIPRI
Summary European countries bought 19% more major arms in the five years to 2021 than they did in the five…
Germany’s F-35 order will field a stealth fleet twice the size of Russia’s
•Germany plans to buy up to 35 F-35 Stealth Fighters By Alex Hollings Germany will add F-35 Joint Strike Fighters…
Putin, Zelensky still talking—Through Israelis
•Putin and Bennett spoke for an hour and a half on Monday even as the Russian assault grinds on. By Michael…
Russian bombers just proved a no-fly zone won’t work over Ukraine
By Alex Hollings Over the weekend, Russian bombers flying inside Russian airspace deployed long-range cruise missiles against Ukrainian targets, proving…