Cold War – The new battle for the Arctic
A new Great Game is under way. As the frozen poles start to melt, a new “ice silk road” is emerging in the newly-navigable Arctic Ocean – an...
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What Trump’s latest gift to Putin means for Ukraine
Trump’s sanction-busting diesel deal with Vladimir Putin has sent shockwaves across the world. As Ukraine braces for a Russian winter offens...
Russia’s Drone War on Europe has begun
On August 4th a drone strapped with explosives failed to detonate when it struck a Ukrainian plane at Leipzig Airport. German security servi...
The Middle East’s new choke point – How the Houthis could spark a fresh oil crisis
A surge in violence in Yemen has seen Houthi forces seize land on the Red Sea coast – reigniting a war with Saudi Arabia and threatening a f...
Chaos, rare earths and ethnic cleansing – The major conflict you know nothing about
The civil war in Myanmar is Asia’s deadliest ongoing conflict – yet despite violence which has killed more than 100,000 people it rarely dom...
New Weapons for New Wars – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE goes to war
Completing the four-part series from This Is Not A Drill… Warfare is evolving faster than ever in this dangerous world. Gavin Esler explores...
New Weapons for New Wars – DEFENCE SYSTEMS get smart
A four-part series from This Is Not A Drill… Warfare is evolving faster than ever in this dangerous world. Gavin Esler explores a new genera...
New Weapons for New Wars – MISSILES: The next generation
A new four-part series from This Is Not A Drill… Warfare is evolving faster than ever in this dangerous world. Gavin Esler explores a new ge...
New Weapons for New Wars – How DRONES change everything
A new four-part series from This Is Not A Drill… Putin thought he could conquer Ukraine with a tank, air and infantry-led attack straight ou...
New Weapons for New Wars - trailer
Is everything we knew about warfare changing right before our eyes? The war in Ukraine began with tanks and infantry...and now drones domina...
Space, Russia and China – How war is expanding beyond Earth
Space is now an essential part of military planning and operations. Recent reports suggest Russia and China have discussed targeting Starlin...
Putin is running out of soldiers – but that won’t stop him
As Russian casualties mount in brutal frontline assaults on Ukraine, Putin’s recruitment is growing ever more desperate. With international...
Xi outsmarts Trump – How America’s Iran failure is empowering China
Donald Trump’s failing war on Iran has emboldened China. Beijing is trying to build relationships to counter Washington, as it looks to fill...
Reign of Tehran – Inside the new Iranian regime
Just days into the Iran conflict, strikes had taken out much of the country’s military leadership. Yet the conflict continues with a new reg...
Inside Zelenskyy’s military turmoil
A week of turmoil within Ukraine’s armed forces has seen protestors take to the streets and a chaotic series of changes at the very top of m...
Is the “True European Army” coming? – Macron, France and the future of European defence
European security is in a state of crisis that would have been hard to imagine when Emmanuel Macron took office as French President in 2017....
Inside the NATO conference – A breakdown from Ankara
As member states gathered for the NATO conference in Ankara this week, leaders faced a series of questions over the future of the security a...
Expensive Lessons – What America vs Iran taught us about modern warfare
The United States’ war with Iran is a reminder that it’s easier to start a war than to end it. Many other lessons from the conflict are also...
Ukraine Strikes – Is Russia’s war machine faltering?
Ukrainian drone swarms have hit targets in major Russian cities, while disrupting its military assets and vital oil supplies. Could this be...
Trump’s Iran deal — Does it reveal a US divide with Israel?
News of the framework for a peace deal between Iran and the United States - if it holds - might be the beginning of the end of a conflict th...