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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
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
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
From the FBI director's inbox to Jordan's wheat reserves, Iran's proxy hackers show how states now wage war cheaply, deniably, and with fear as the real payload.
Fronts Staff · July 16, 2026 · 10 min read
Staggering losses will force Moscow into hard tradeoffs — cutting its navy and air force, betting big on drones — but the force that emerges could be more dangerous than the one that invaded in 2022.
Jakub Janovsky · July 13, 2026 · 15 min read
Strikes on refineries impose costs, but Russia will adapt. The case for a "drone blitz": massing drones and ground robots on a narrow front to rupture Russian defences and restore manoeuvre.
Illya Sekirin · July 11, 2026 · 9 min read
Coordinated rebel attacks across Mali are exposing the limits of Russia's security strategy and the fragility of Bamako's northern campaign.
Paweł Wójcik · July 8, 2026 · 12 min read
From Ukraine-trained Tuareg rebels to jihadists flying captured quadcopters, the Sahel's insurgents are outpacing the juntas — and the decisive weapon so far is the camera overhead, not the bomb.
Brant Philip · July 6, 2026 · 10 min read
From Kazakh mines in the Kremlin's orbit to Soviet-era reactors locked into Russian fuel, Europe's €241 billion nuclear bet runs through Moscow — and neither SMRs nor Washington offer a way out.
Leo Feypel · July 4, 2026 · 15 min read
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