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We Spoke to One of Britain's Top Generals about Drones. This is What He Had to Say.
Fronts Staff · September 21, 2026 · 12 min read
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The Other Oil War: Inside the Cartels’ Multi-Billion Dollar Fuel Industry
Fuel theft has become the cartels' second-biggest business — draining billions from Mexico's treasury, seeping into US supply chains, and outpacing every crackdown Washington and Mexico City can mount.
Micky Braeger · July 25, 2026 · 12 min read
AfricaPremium
One Patron, Two Armies: Why Russia’s Africa Corps Is Losing Ground Where Wagner Held the Line
In the Central African Republic, Wagner repelled a rebel raid within days; in Mali, Africa Corps surrendered the north — proof that nationalizing Prigozhin's empire gutted what made it work.
Casus Belli · July 24, 2026 · 11 min read
13:25Middle EastPremium
The Houthis are Back in Action.
After months of quiet following the Gaza ceasefire, the group has resumed attacks on Red Sea shipping — with a larger arsenal, better targeting, and ambitions that now reach beyond Yemen's coast.
Simon Whistler · July 22, 2026
Africa
Due South: Julia Steers of LightHouse on Sudan & UAE
Wilfred Waimiri talks to Julia Steers of Lighthouse Reports, whose new documentary traces the UAE's weapons, Colombian mercenaries, and RSF training camps through eastern Libya.
Wilfred Waimiri · July 21, 2026 · 1h 5m
Middle EastPremium
Bomb Attacks Target Macron in Syria. And More.
An assassination attempt on the French president in Damascus exposes the fragility of Syria's transition and raises hard questions about who stands to gain from driving foreign powers out.
Simon Whistler · July 20, 2026
Global
Living off Cold War Leftovers: How the Ukraine War Will Devastate Militaries Worldwide
Since the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union, many countries have opted to buy cheap Soviet-era legacy surplus hardware from its successor states. But the Ukraine War means those stockpiles are finally drying up.
Jompy · July 20, 2026 · 17 min read
Middle East
Middle East Roundtable: The Dumbest Timeline.
Evan Moloney, Kyle Moran, and Wilfred Miner on the MOU's collapse, US strikes creeping north, ill-conceived island invasion plans, and the wave of Iranian nationalism Washington never saw coming.
Evan Moloney · July 20, 2026 · 1h 0m
Russia-Ukraine War
Understanding Ukraine's Isolation Campaign in Crimea.
Mass-produced strike drones now let Ukraine hit Crimea's bridges, rail lines, substations and shipping day after day — turning Russia's southern logistics hub into a supply-starved liability.
Phil Cowin · July 18, 2026 · 15 min read
17:04GlobalPremium
Briefing Room 07.17.2026: JNIM Battles Islamic State, Thai Insurgency Picks Up Strength, Sheikh Hasina Contemplates Return Home.
Jihadist rivals turn their guns on each other in the Sahel, separatist violence surges in Thailand's deep south, and Bangladesh's ousted leader weighs the risks of a homecoming.
Simon Whistler · July 18, 2026
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