Russia’s modern wars are fought not only with tanks and missiles, but also with code and compromised networks. Since the early 2000s, the Russian state has deployed a constellation of cyberespionage units under the umbrella of her intelligence services, each tailored to a specific strategic purpose....
Symbols are the visual grammar of national identity. They carry emotion, memory and aspiration in ways that speeches and laws cannot. In Ukraine, a country whose history is woven with repression, renaissance and resistance, symbols have always mattered. From the red-and-black banners of the Partisan...
Canada, long a reliable but underperforming member of NATO, is now facing a profound reckoning. For decades, successive governments in Ottawa have underfunded and under-prioritised the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), confident that geography, American protection and peacekeeping prestige would suffice ...
As diplomatic channels reopen in 2025, amidst growing weariness on both sides of the Ukraine war and rising pressure from Washington, the shape of any peace agreement increasingly hinges not just on territorial questions or military guarantees but also upon economic assets. Amongst the most conseque...
As the war in Ukraine grinds into its fourth year, and global attention threatens to wane, the United States has once again positioned herself as the indispensable broker of peace. The so-called Kellogg-Witkoff Plan, reportedly presented in outline by retired General Keith Kellogg to European and Uk...
In times of war, symbols take on heightened meaning. They become shields, banners, prayers — ways of reclaiming agency amid violence and upheaval. In Ukraine tattoos have become such symbols. Once a private form of expression or subcultural statement, body art in wartime has emerged as a canvas for ...
As Ukraine moves into the latter half of 2025, the question of manpower has become central to strategic thinking on both sides of the war. While Russia retains significant advantages in population size, her ability to convert that demographic depth into sustained, effective military presence is incr...
Liberation is often described in political or military terms: the overthrow of foreign domination, the casting off of chains, or the emancipation of a people from tyranny. But liberation is also an interior concept. It is not merely the absence of physical constraint but the removal of leverage—when...
Could you tell us a little about yourself: where you are from, your musical background, and what first inspired you to perform?My name is Yaryna, and I’m from Zakarpattia. I’ve been singing for as long as I can remember. I also graduated from music school in piano and ballet. I come from a musical f...
As the war in Ukraine grinds through its fourth year, policymakers and investors alike are beginning to contemplate the country’s post-conflict future. Amidst the destruction and uncertainty, there is also vision: that Ukraine, with her vast natural resources, educated workforce, and European aspira...
The ongoing war in Ukraine has catalysed a profound shift in the nature of modern military conflict. Amongst the most dramatic innovations has been Ukraine’s development of long-range drone technology capable of striking Russian naval assets at vast distances — including the previously secure port o...
Russian Summer Offensive Gains Ground in Sumy & Donetsk • Sumy Oblast incursions: Russian forces resumed major cross-border operations in early June, capturing key villages like Kostiantynivka (not the city of the same name in Donetsk, which remains under Ukrainian control), Varachyne, Yablunivka, a...
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have undergone a rapid and extraordinary transformation. Central to Ukraine’s modern military renaissance has been the adoption and innovation of digital tools for battlefield coordination and situational awar...
As the war against Russia is well into its fourth year, Ukraine’s Armed Forces have evolved into one of Europe’s most battle-hardened and technologically agile militaries. Yet beneath the surface of battlefield success lies a lingering structural weakness: corruption. While much has been achieved si...
As Ukraine enters the fourth year of her resistance against Russia’s full-scale invasion, the war has taken on a grinding, attritional character. While Ukrainian resolve remains unbroken, the demands on her Armed Forces, civil infrastructure and social institutions continue to grow. The call for int...
In the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s war has become a crucible for the technologies of the 21st century. Among the most transformative—yet controversial—tools now emerging on the front lines are battlefield AI systems, particularly those designed to autonomously detect, iden...
In the shadow of the ongoing war in Ukraine, Moscow is quietly moving to consolidate control over a different kind of strategic front—not a trench line, but the seabed. Since the occupation of southern Ukraine and the illegal annexation of additional territory along the Azov coast in 2022, the Russi...
For over a decade, Ramzan Kadyrov has ruled the Chechen Republic as a fearsome autocrat, blending tribal authority, religious symbolism, and Kremlin patronage into one of the most unusual political fiefdoms in the Russian Federation. As a key ally of Vladimir Putin, Kadyrov has played a visible role...
As Ukraine is well inter the fourth year of her existential war for sovereignty and survival, the character of the battlefield has evolved dramatically. No longer dominated by tanks and trenches alone, the war has become a high-tech duel of sensors, signals, and silent aerial hunters. In this enviro...
When Russian tanks crossed the border into Ukraine in February 2022, Vladimir Putin claimed to be defending Russian “security interests” and “restoring historical unity”. Instead the invasion became the catalyst for a profound geopolitical reversal: the steady suffocation of Russia’s western militar...
