Indo-Pacific is a term with a long history within the imperialist lexicon. It originated in the writings of Karl Haushofer, the leading German geopolitical theorist, in his 1924 Geopolitics of the Pacific Ocean and numerous other works.1 Haushofer was a German military attaché in Japan in 1908–1909, and traveled widely …

On August 20, 2024, the first documented use of suicide drones by factions of the Syrian National Army was observed, Enab Baladi writes. Drones have evolved significantly from being approved tools for surveillance and reconnaissance in the last two decades of the 20th century to becoming versatile weapons used in …

A source told Syria TV that Batal was initially injured and transferred to a hospital, where he remained for four weeks under tight security by the Russian military police. A Syrian fighter was killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine after being recruited by Russia with promises of large …