Category: War
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Ex-Ambassador Taylor: Trump Must Use ‘Leverage’ on Putin to End War
Following a high-stakes, three-hour meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, former US Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor offered a stark assessment of the current diplomatic landscape, urging the American president to utilize his leverage against the Kremlin. Speaking to CNN on Sunday morning, Taylor responded to President Trump’s assertion…
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Odesa’s War on Two Fronts: Defending the Black Sea and Defining an Identity
In a comprehensive new report by The Telegraph, the multifaceted struggle for Odesa—Ukraine’s vital port city—has been laid bare, revealing a city fighting for its survival on the waves, in the skies, and within its own history. The report, led by Associate Editor for Defence Dominic Nicholls, grants exclusive access to the various layers of defense…
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Declassified Footage Reveals Heavy U.S. Firepower Targeting Cartels
Despite the Pentagon’s refusal to disclose operational details regarding its intensified campaign against narcotics trafficking, a detailed analysis of declassified military footage by The Wall Street Journal has identified the specific, heavy-duty aerial platforms being used to destroy boats in South American waters. The visual evidence confirms that the U.S. military is deploying AC-130J Ghostrider…
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Ukraine’s ‘Sub-Sea’ Drone Hits Russian Sub, Putting Major Naval Hub at Risk
In a significant evolution of the naval conflict in the Black Sea, Ukrainian forces have reportedly utilized a new class of uncrewed underwater vehicle—dubbed a “sub-sea drone”—to strike a Russian Kilo-class submarine docked in the port of Novorossiysk. The attack marks a critical expansion of Kyiv’s reach, challenging the security of Russia’s primary naval hub…
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Ukraine Ramps Up Secret Arms Production with New ‘Flamingo’ Missile
In a network of clandestine facilities hidden from Russian surveillance, Ukraine is aggressively accelerating its domestic weapons production to sustain its war effort. An exclusive report by the BBC has revealed the scale of this industrial mobilization, highlighting the development of a new long-range cruise missile and the mass production of strike drones designed to…
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Prokopenko Analysis: Russia’s Miami Talks & 2026 Economic Outlook
Despite a fresh round of talks in Miami regarding a potential settlement to the war in Ukraine, the composition of the Russian delegation suggests Moscow is “definitely not” looking to negotiate a serious peace deal, according to Alexandra Prokopenko, an expert on Russian economic policy. In an interview with BILD, Prokopenko, a former advisor at…
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Beijing Scholar Dismisses Notion of ‘Grand Bargain’ With Trump Over Taiwan
A leading Chinese foreign policy scholar has dismissed the notion that Beijing views a Donald Trump presidency as an opportunity to strike a transactional “grand bargain” over Taiwan, asserting that the island’s sovereignty cannot be traded like a commodity. In a recent interview with The Economist’s geopolitics editor David Rennie, Da Wei, a professor and…
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Diplomacy Stalls as War Grinds Into 2026
As 2025 draws to a close, hopes for a holiday ceasefire in the Russo-Ukrainian War have evaporated, replaced by a grim reality of diplomatic stalling and continued Russian advances in the Donbas. According to a panel of defense experts speaking on a December 24 episode of the War on the Rocks podcast, the conflict has entered a…
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The Blockade Calculation: Washington Bets Economic Ruin Will Trigger a Coup in Caracas
In a dramatic escalation of hostilities in the Caribbean, the Trump administration has shifted its strategy against Venezuela from military posturing to direct economic warfare, seizing multiple oil tankers in international waters. The move marks an unprecedented attempt to strangle the finances of the Maduro regime, according to reporting by The New York Times. The aggressive…
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‘Flawed’ Ukraine Peace Talks Risk Global Conflict
In a scathing analysis released Tuesday via his Zeihan on Geopolitics channel, geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan characterized the ongoing peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine as dangerous and fundamentally flawed, attributing the stalemate to a lack of diplomatic expertise within the current U.S. administration. Reporting from Colorado, Zeihan argued that the talks are plagued by two primary…