Syria is the price Russia and Iran are willing to pay for focusing on Ukraine and Israel respective rearming other proxies instead. It also shows that militaries cannot be overstretched and that multi-theater conflicts are a challenge that strong military actors still cannot afford.

Steven Moore on Drone Warfare, Ukraine as Real-Time Battle-Testfield, and Russia Weapon Production Capacity. The former US House of Representatives Chief of Staff and founder of the Ukraine Freedom Project (UFP) has leveraged his firsthand experience and data-driven insights from the front to push back against Russian propaganda and influence key US policy decisions by holding talks with more than 100 congress offices.

Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) are short-range tactical ballistic missiles wrongly classified as long-range missiles by several respected media, such as BBC, CNN, and the website of German publication Der Spiegel.

An upward trend in a transactional relationship. With an estimated $5 billion injected into North Korea's economy, the armaments accords with Russia might make up to 20% of the nation's GDP.

Albania though small by size, is an important partner for NATO in Europe's southeast against Russian influence and spy activity in the Balkans and beyond.

I discuss the recent power shifts in the Middle East, focusing on the events unfolding since October 2023 when Hamas killed more than 1200 innocent Israelis. Key highlights include:

• A window of opportunity for Israel

• How Iran perceives the situation

• Israel's tactical plays versus long-term strategy in the region

Will Russia use tactical nuclear weapons? Here are some answers + why NATO has to act now.

The incorporation of AI into warfare is a pressing issue, given that AI-driven tools and weapons are already being utilized and tested in various regions, especially in the conflict between Israeli forces and Hamas and in the Ukraine. What are the main areas? An overview.

Putin's changing of some major roles around his war cabinet, especially appointing economist Andrei Belousov as Defence Minister and some relatives to high-ranking positions in his government, shows a paradigm shift. What does that mean for the war against the Ukraine and Russia's defense strategy?

It might not come as a surprise, but total numbers only tell so much; the share of GDP is more important when it comes to military expenses. INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC.