In February 1999, a work entitled ‘War Without Limits1‘ was published by a Chinese army publisher, and it was destined to mark the course of military thought to this day, as well as influencing the course of future wars. More precisely, the work stems from the reflections of Qiao Liang …
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Special military operation in Ukraine and the Global Balance of Powers
It is only natural that Russia’s special military operation of demilitarization and denazification in Ukraine has led to a division into opponents, supporters and those taking a neutral stance. This is fraught in any military conflict. We know from the depths of history similar cases of confrontations that started with …
Read More »Assad Dismisses Officers Responsible for Protecting Him
A security team, supervised by Asma al-Assad, collected information about the officers responsible for guarding the presidential palace, according to Sawt al-Asima. According to a security source, Bashar al-Assad has abruptly removed three high-ranking officers and other security personnel from their duties. He issued orders to place them and their …
Read More »Syria Today – Assad Prepares for Friday Arab Summit; Washington Skeptical, Holds Secret Talks in Oman?
Arab Foreign Ministers, including Faisal al-Mekdad, have gathered in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah to prepare for Friday’s Arab League summit. During this meeting, the focus is anticipated to shift towards Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has been widely condemned for over ten years and is predicted to attract significant attention. Meanwhile, …
Read More »Turquie : Quelles seraient les conséquences d’une défaite de Erdogan ?
Une victoire de l’opposition pourrait être bénéfique pour l’Occident, mais ne serait pas fatale pour la Russie, estiment les experts. Dimanche, des élections présidentielles et parlementaires ont eu lieu en Turquie. Selon les médias internationaux, les résultats pourraient marquer la fin de l’ère Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ces affirmations sont confirmées …
Read More »Putting Russia’s Army in the Shadow of the Storm
Holding Russia’s logistics and command and control at risk is a key contributor to shaping the conditions for successful Ukrainian offensive operations. The decision by the UK government to gift Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine provides a significant capability for disrupting Russian logistics and command and control, and will …
Read More »Turkish Elections: What’s Next?
After a close first-round result, what are the prospects for the forthcoming run-off vote and for Turkish democracy as a whole? On 14 May, 85% of Turkish voters turned out to vote for the president and national parliament of the country. Thankfully, no major incident occurred, and the electoral system …
Read More »Meatgrinder: Russian Tactics in the Second Year of Its Invasion of Ukraine
Russian tactics are changing as lessons are learned from military failures in the war in Ukraine. Executive Summary The scale of Russian losses in 2022, combined with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation confronting NATO systems they had not previously contended with, has caused a significant deviation in Russian …
Read More »How Europe’s Colonial Legacy Is Fueling Tensions In South China Sea – Analysis
There is not a day that goes by without breaking news on escalating tensions in the South China Sea, as regional powers like Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia increasingly contest China’s efforts to exert dominance of the strategic waterway through which moves a fifth of global trade. Yet beneath these …
Read More »Keep Calm And Arm Ukraine: Assessing British Military Policy – Analysis
The Evolution of British Policy toward Ukraine While the United Kingdom has seen three different prime ministers and a new monarch since the outset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, its support for Kyiv’s fight has remained unwavering. This is unsurprising; after all, recent British writings identify Russia as a …
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