Military - Diplomacy & Politics (Page 3)

The Moldova Playbook: How Russia's "Occupation" Accusations Mirror Its Prewar Strategy

Before Ukraine, Russia called it peacekeeping. Before Georgia, it cited minority protection. Now the same language is being applied to Moldova. The playbook is not new — the occupation accusation precedes the intervention. Moldova is being prepared, not merely threatened.

By Sunny Peter

/ 23 Sep 2025

The Moldova Playbook: How Russia's "Occupation" Accusations Mirror Its Prewar Strategy

Gaza Endgame: How Hamas Survival Reshapes Middle East Strategy

Hamas was supposed to be destroyed. It has not been. Its survival — not as a governing force, but as a political and military reality — reshapes every calculation in the Middle East. The war’s original objective has failed. What comes next is being improvised.

By Sunny Peter

/ 4 Sep 2025

Gaza Endgame: How Hamas Survival Reshapes Middle East Strategy

China's Massive Military Parade Unites Xi, Putin, and Kim Jong Un in Historic Display of Anti-Western Alliance

Xi Jinping flanked by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un sent a message requiring no translation. Three authoritarian leaders, three nuclear states, one parade. The image is not merely symbolic — it reflects a convergence that Western strategic planning cannot afford to dismiss.

By Sunny Peter

/ 3 Sep 2025

China's Massive Military Parade Unites Xi, Putin, and Kim Jong Un in Historic Display of Anti-Western Alliance

Scramble for Critical Minerals: How Lithium, Cobalt, and Rare Earths Are Fueling New Conflicts

The green energy transition runs on lithium, cobalt and rare earth elements — and most are concentrated in a handful of countries. The scramble to secure them is reshaping alliances, fuelling conflict in Africa and intensifying the US-China economic rivalry.

By Sunny Peter

/ 19 Aug 2025

Scramble for Critical Minerals: How Lithium, Cobalt, and Rare Earths Are Fueling New Conflicts

Hybrid Warfare 2.0: How Disinformation, Cyberattacks, and Proxy Conflicts Define Modern War

Modern conflict rarely begins with a declaration of war. It begins with a cyberattack on infrastructure, a disinformation campaign and a proxy force operating under deniable cover. Hybrid warfare is the new normal — and most states are not prepared for it.

By Sunny Peter

/ 19 Aug 2025

Hybrid Warfare 2.0: How Disinformation, Cyberattacks, and Proxy Conflicts Define Modern War

Future of War: How Technology Is Rewriting the Rules of Global Conflict

Drones, cyberweapons, autonomous systems, hypersonic missiles — the battlefield of the 21st century looks nothing like the 20th. War is becoming faster, cheaper and more deniable. The rules governing armed conflict have not kept pace. That gap is dangerous.

By Sunny Peter

/ 19 Aug 2025

Future of War: How Technology Is Rewriting the Rules of Global Conflict

Privatization of Conflict: The Growing Role of Mercenaries and PMCs in World Affairs

Wagner in Africa. Blackwater in Iraq. Private military companies are not a new phenomenon — but their scale and influence are. States are outsourcing war because it is cheaper, deniable and harder to hold to account. That is precisely the problem.

By Sunny Peter

/ 18 Aug 2025

Privatization of Conflict: The Growing Role of Mercenaries and PMCs in World Affairs

New Great Game: Geopolitics of the Arctic and Antarctic in an Era of Climate Change

Melting ice is opening new shipping routes, exposing new mineral deposits and creating new frontlines. Russia, China, the United States and NATO are all staking claims at the poles. What was once wilderness is becoming the next theatre of great power competition.

By Sunny Peter

/ 18 Aug 2025

New Great Game: Geopolitics of the Arctic and Antarctic in an Era of Climate Change