UAVs and the Changing Face of Tactics
Uncrewed aerial vehicles, often called UAVs or drones, have changed the way modern forces think about the battlefield. Once seen mainly as tools for reconnaissance,[…]
Can Russia Sustain This War for Years, or Will the Effort Break from Within?
One of the most important questions about the war is not simply who advances on the map, but whether Russia can sustain the conflict over[…]
Falcon 50 crash near Ankara: what the flight data shows
The crash of a Dassault Falcon 50 near Ankara, Turkey, has prompted questions about whether publicly available flight-tracking data showed unusual patterns before the accident.[…]
What Open-Source Flight Data Suggests About Military Activity Linked to Ukraine
Open-source analysis of military flights linked to Ukraine can offer a useful way to separate narrative from evidence. By examining observable data from Flightradar24 and[…]
Piracy risks rise off Somalia following a cluster of attacks
By 13 November 2025, maritime security organisations were warning of increased piracy activity off Somalia following several incidents in less than two weeks. On 3[…]
The Philippines’ ancestral lands are not empty spaces
Maps can lie politely. A forest may appear as timber. A mountain may appear as minerals. A river may appear as an irrigation route. But[…]
Indonesia’s 2024 election was a victory for machinery, not just a man
ndonesia’s 2024 election is often told as the story of Prabowo Subianto’s comeback. That is true, but incomplete. The deeper story is about machinery: party[…]
1998 Was Not Just the Fall of Suharto — It Was the Fall of Fear
Indonesia’s 1998 Reformasi is often remembered as the moment Suharto resigned. That is accurate, but too tidy. The more important story is that fear lost[…]