Fronts article feed. https://fronts.co en-us Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:50:30 GMT https://fronts.co/article/how-many-artillery-pieces-does-russia-have-left-2/ After half a century of non-intervention, Algeria is sending troops abroad to fight jihadists. France learned how that can end. Algiers may be about to. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:08:00 GMT https://fronts.co/article/how-many-artillery-pieces-does-russia-have-left-2/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/how-many-artillery-pieces-does-russia-have-left/ Russia was expending tens of thousands of shells per day in Ukraine, losing hundreds of artillery pieces per year, and taking thousands more from storage bases. What sort of impact has this had on their forces? Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:44:51 GMT https://fronts.co/article/how-many-artillery-pieces-does-russia-have-left/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/turkey-and-saudi-arabia-want-to-redraw-the-middle-east-by-rail-heres-how/ With shipping through Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb under threat, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are betting on rail. The plan could sideline a US-backed corridor through Israel, and redraw the region’s trade map. Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:21:14 GMT https://fronts.co/article/turkey-and-saudi-arabia-want-to-redraw-the-middle-east-by-rail-heres-how/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/the-starshield-debacle-is-a-wake-up-call-for-europe/ The throttling of Ukraine’s Starshield terminals has set capitals scrambling for an alternative. Europe’s IRIS² is years away, but cheap terminals for the OneWeb satellites already in orbit could close part of the gap sooner. Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:00:24 GMT https://fronts.co/article/the-starshield-debacle-is-a-wake-up-call-for-europe/ Free https://fronts.co/article/ukraines-long-range-strikes-are-spectacular-but-inefficient-kyiv-should-concentr/ Ukraine’s refinery strikes make good headlines, but its frontline drones kill far more Russian soldiers. The money should follow the results. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:00:28 GMT https://fronts.co/article/ukraines-long-range-strikes-are-spectacular-but-inefficient-kyiv-should-concentr/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/we-spoke-to-the-amhara-rebels-fighting-ethiopias-government-heres-what-they-had/ Ethiopia’s rebel alliance promised to unite old enemies against Abiy Ahmed. We spoke to a Fano official about how that was supposed to work, and why it hasn’t. Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:09:32 GMT https://fronts.co/article/we-spoke-to-the-amhara-rebels-fighting-ethiopias-government-heres-what-they-had/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/the-us-withdrawal-from-iraq-is-islamic-states-best-chance-for-a-comeback/ A surge of attacks in Kirkuk suggests the jihadists never died — and Baghdad's security vacuum is widening just as it did after the 2011 withdrawal. Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:00:09 GMT https://fronts.co/article/the-us-withdrawal-from-iraq-is-islamic-states-best-chance-for-a-comeback/ Free https://fronts.co/article/how-the-myanmar-juntas-latest-offensive-backfired/ After months of gaining ground around the country, Myanmar’s junta suffered its first major defeat in Rakhine state, after what was initially an offensive with high expectations ended in chaos. Overconfident from recent victories the junta sent wave after wave of forcibly conscripted soldiers into enemy fire, hoping to overwhelm the Arakan Army’s defenses. But to no avail. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:00:28 GMT https://fronts.co/article/how-the-myanmar-juntas-latest-offensive-backfired/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/iran-cannot-keep-pretending-mojtaba-khamenei-is-in-charge/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:00:12 GMT https://fronts.co/article/iran-cannot-keep-pretending-mojtaba-khamenei-is-in-charge/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/burundi-is-fighting-congos-war-heres-why/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:56:22 GMT https://fronts.co/article/burundi-is-fighting-congos-war-heres-why/ Free https://fronts.co/article/ukraine-is-also-running-out-of-armour-heres-why/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:21:12 GMT https://fronts.co/article/ukraine-is-also-running-out-of-armour-heres-why/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/congo-said-no-to-wagner-then-it-let-russia-in/ President Sassou-Nguesso rejected Wagner as a private threat to his rule. Three years on, he welcomed its state-run successor. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:51:09 GMT https://fronts.co/article/congo-said-no-to-wagner-then-it-let-russia-in/ Free https://fronts.co/article/a-gun-to-go-and-die-with-how-russia-recruits-in-africa/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:33:22 GMT https://fronts.co/article/a-gun-to-go-and-die-with-how-russia-recruits-in-africa/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/malis-conflict-is-nearing-crisis-point-heres-what-comes-next/ JNIM's capture of Kidal and tightening grip on northern Mali have pushed the junta and its Russian backers toward the brink — but Islamic State Sahel's rivalry may yet decide who rules, and whether the state survives. Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:00:26 GMT https://fronts.co/article/malis-conflict-is-nearing-crisis-point-heres-what-comes-next/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/west-africas-jihadist-groups-are-at-war-heres-why/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:32:26 GMT https://fronts.co/article/west-africas-jihadist-groups-are-at-war-heres-why/ Free https://fronts.co/article/ukraines-intervention-in-the-sahel-is-hurting-russia-its-also-destabilising-the/ A handful of Ukrainian trainers embedded with Mali's Tuareg rebels are fighting Russia's Africa Corps — but their allies include al-Qaeda's JNIM, and Kyiv's drone tactics are already reaching the jihadists. Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:00:28 GMT https://fronts.co/article/ukraines-intervention-in-the-sahel-is-hurting-russia-its-also-destabilising-the/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/armenia-is-rearming/ Humiliated by drones in 2020, Armenia has rebuilt its arsenal with suppliers from India to France and a homegrown drone industry — but Azerbaijan's oil-funded buildup is growing faster, and the peace may not hold. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:40:50 GMT https://fronts.co/article/armenia-is-rearming/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/fronts-interview-brigadier-general-ed-cartwright/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:23:09 GMT https://fronts.co/article/fronts-interview-brigadier-general-ed-cartwright/ Free https://fronts.co/article/europe-has-only-itself-to-blame-for-the-f-35s-dominance/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:00:06 GMT https://fronts.co/article/europe-has-only-itself-to-blame-for-the-f-35s-dominance/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/can-minilateralism-solve-europes-defense-crisis/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:05:51 GMT https://fronts.co/article/can-minilateralism-solve-europes-defense-crisis/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/tanks-are-not-dead-they-do-need-to-change/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:00:25 GMT https://fronts.co/article/tanks-are-not-dead-they-do-need-to-change/ Free https://fronts.co/article/yemens-crisis-has-the-potential-to-get-much-worse/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:51:08 GMT https://fronts.co/article/yemens-crisis-has-the-potential-to-get-much-worse/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/moscow-is-struggling-to-drum-up-interest-in-its-africa-summit-heres-what-that-me-2/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:26:51 GMT https://fronts.co/article/moscow-is-struggling-to-drum-up-interest-in-its-africa-summit-heres-what-that-me-2/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/when-theres-unrest-in-russia-watch-the-north-caucasus/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:00:23 GMT https://fronts.co/article/when-theres-unrest-in-russia-watch-the-north-caucasus/ Free https://fronts.co/article/nigers-rebellion-shows-the-sahel-crisis-is-growing-out-of-control/ Saturday's failed coup in Niamey was staged by soldiers from Niger's jihadist-plagued frontlines — and only Russia's Africa Corps saved the junta that sent them there. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:42:01 GMT https://fronts.co/article/nigers-rebellion-shows-the-sahel-crisis-is-growing-out-of-control/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/trump-has-brought-the-war-on-terror-to-the-americas/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:42:44 GMT https://fronts.co/article/trump-has-brought-the-war-on-terror-to-the-americas/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/sudans-paramilitaries-are-the-best-funded-insurgents-on-earth-theyre-also-losing/ Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces are arguably the most well-funded and armed insurgency in decades. With billions of dollars in funding and near-daily weapon deliveries from the UAE, winning the civil war should in theory have been easy. But the opposite is true. The RSF is losing. Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:30:24 GMT https://fronts.co/article/sudans-paramilitaries-are-the-best-funded-insurgents-on-earth-theyre-also-losing/ Free https://fronts.co/article/the-taliban-won-afghanistan-now-theyre-fighting-each-other/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:55:35 GMT https://fronts.co/article/the-taliban-won-afghanistan-now-theyre-fighting-each-other/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/the-hostage-economy-how-kidnapping-funds-the-sahels-wars/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:00:55 GMT https://fronts.co/article/the-hostage-economy-how-kidnapping-funds-the-sahels-wars/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/russias-minority-problem-the-roadblock-to-a-truly-democratic-russia/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:00:24 GMT https://fronts.co/article/russias-minority-problem-the-roadblock-to-a-truly-democratic-russia/ Free https://fronts.co/article/russia-is-trying-to-sustain-africa-corps-at-all-costs-heres-how/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:00:08 GMT https://fronts.co/article/russia-is-trying-to-sustain-africa-corps-at-all-costs-heres-how/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/whats-really-going-on-with-fedorovs-firing-a-former-adviser-explains/ Mykhailo Fedorov’s dismissal was officially presented as part of a government reshuffle. The real explanation lies in his growing popularity, his confrontation with Ukraine’s military establishment, and the powerful interests threatened by his defence reforms. Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:30:21 GMT https://fronts.co/article/whats-really-going-on-with-fedorovs-firing-a-former-adviser-explains/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/governments-are-scrambling-for-a-starlink-alternative-does-one-even-exist/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:00:26 GMT https://fronts.co/article/governments-are-scrambling-for-a-starlink-alternative-does-one-even-exist/ Free https://fronts.co/article/no-one-knows-how-many-have-died-in-myanmars-civil-war/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:00:38 GMT https://fronts.co/article/no-one-knows-how-many-have-died-in-myanmars-civil-war/ Free https://fronts.co/article/the-us-is-weighing-intervention-in-mali-that-could-be-a-bad-idea/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:22:41 GMT https://fronts.co/article/the-us-is-weighing-intervention-in-mali-that-could-be-a-bad-idea/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/is-russia-running-out-of-trucks/ Ukraine’s recent middle strike drone campaign has been decimating the Russian military truck fleet and preventing them from delivering supplies to their frontline units. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:43:52 GMT https://fronts.co/article/is-russia-running-out-of-trucks/ Free https://fronts.co/article/the-berlin-attack-is-part-of-a-broader-pattern-europe-needs-to-wake-up-to-the-gr/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:00:50 GMT https://fronts.co/article/the-berlin-attack-is-part-of-a-broader-pattern-europe-needs-to-wake-up-to-the-gr/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/the-us-has-one-last-option-in-iran-opinion/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:00:49 GMT https://fronts.co/article/the-us-has-one-last-option-in-iran-opinion/ Free https://fronts.co/article/the-worlds-top-sudan-expert-sees-no-end-in-sight-to-the-war/ Alex de Waal traces Sudan's collapse to the broken promises of South Sudan's secession — and warns that profit-seeking patrons and glory-hungry peacemakers have made real diplomacy impossible. Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:00:22 GMT https://fronts.co/article/the-worlds-top-sudan-expert-sees-no-end-in-sight-to-the-war/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/gen-z-revolutions-are-sweeping-the-world-how-should-the-west-deal-with-them/ From Nepal to Serbia, youth-led uprisings keep toppling governments without securing lasting change — and the West's Arab Spring record shows how easily outside help can make things worse. Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:54:31 GMT https://fronts.co/article/gen-z-revolutions-are-sweeping-the-world-how-should-the-west-deal-with-them/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/myanmars-resistance-is-fracturing-heres-what-that-means/ Under pressure from advancing junta troops and a growing Chinese role in the conflict, Myanmar’s many resistance groups have been increasingly at odds with each other, sparking fears the united front against the coup is starting to crumble. Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:58:15 GMT https://fronts.co/article/myanmars-resistance-is-fracturing-heres-what-that-means/ Free https://fronts.co/article/the-other-oil-war-inside-the-cartels-multi-billion-dollar-fuel-industry-2/ 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. Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:25:04 GMT https://fronts.co/article/the-other-oil-war-inside-the-cartels-multi-billion-dollar-fuel-industry-2/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/one-patron-two-armies-why-russias-africa-corps-is-losing-ground-where-wagner-hel/ 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. Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:06:15 GMT https://fronts.co/article/one-patron-two-armies-why-russias-africa-corps-is-losing-ground-where-wagner-hel/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/living-off-cold-war-leftovers-how-the-ukraine-war-will-devastate-militaries-worl/ 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. Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:00:44 GMT https://fronts.co/article/living-off-cold-war-leftovers-how-the-ukraine-war-will-devastate-militaries-worl/ Free https://fronts.co/article/understanding-ukraines-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. Sat, 18 Jul 2026 17:17:11 GMT https://fronts.co/article/understanding-ukraines-isolation-campaign-in-crimea/ Free https://fronts.co/article/cyberspace-is-the-new-frontline/ 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. Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:19:53 GMT https://fronts.co/article/cyberspace-is-the-new-frontline/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/what-will-russias-military-look-like-after-the-ukraine-war/ 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. Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:00:48 GMT https://fronts.co/article/what-will-russias-military-look-like-after-the-ukraine-war/ Free https://fronts.co/article/ukraines-long-range-strikes-are-hurting-russia-now-it-needs-a-plan-to-retake-ter/ 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. Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:00:40 GMT https://fronts.co/article/ukraines-long-range-strikes-are-hurting-russia-now-it-needs-a-plan-to-retake-ter/ Insider https://fronts.co/article/mali-proves-it-russias-africa-strategy-is-collapsing/ Coordinated rebel attacks across Mali are exposing the limits of Russia's security strategy and the fragility of Bamako's northern campaign. Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:41:51 GMT https://fronts.co/article/mali-proves-it-russias-africa-strategy-is-collapsing/ Free https://fronts.co/article/drones-are-transforming-the-sahel-conflict-heres-how/ 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. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:04:45 GMT https://fronts.co/article/drones-are-transforming-the-sahel-conflict-heres-how/ Free