Warfare

Armies to markets: The changed nature of power - opinion

A new stage of global competition has begun, focused on rebuilding economies to be more resilient in a world of longer, more complex conflicts – not just on armaments.

Taiwanese soldiers leave Qingtian Hall, an underground military tunnel built inside Taiwu Mountain in the 1960s, after attending a performance commemorating the Battle of Guningtou, in Kinmen, Taiwan, October 18, 2025
OLEKSII REZNIKOV, Ukraine’s former defense minister, attends a parliament session in Kyiv, June 2023.

Ukraine’s sling against Russia: How 'geniuses in garages' transformed robotic warfare

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media as he arrives to attend an informal European leaders' summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, April 23, 2026; illustrative.

Ukraine secures drone deals with nearly 20 countries, Zelensky announces

Alon Lifshitz, Founding Partner of Aurelius Capital

Israel's new threat map is a system, not a front


What makes a nuclear weapon a 'tactical nuke'? - explainer

Nuclear warfare does not have a singular definition of weapons, though tactical nuclear weapons have important characteristics worth noting.

  A missile launch is seen at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated photo released on October 10, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

Taiwan says China looking at Ukraine war to develop 'hybrid' strategies

Chinese officials are using the war between Russia and Ukraine as a way to develop new strategies in rising conflicts with Taiwan.

 Chinese and Taiwanese national flags are displayed alongside military airplanes in this illustration taken April 9, 2021.

North Korea to launch submarine with ballistic missile capabilities

Images of the Sinpo South Shipyard suggested that North Korea is preparing to launch a new vessel designed to carry missiles.

 A combination of pictures shows a new submarine-launched ballistic missile during a test in this undated photo released on October 19, 2021

Categories exempt from call-up to be determined soon - Kremlin

The Kremlin has repeatedly said it will not send conscripts - young men serving mandatory 12-month terms in the armed forces - to Ukraine.

 A destroyed Russian tank is seen, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Izium, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine September 14, 2022.

Meet the IRGC official threatening the IDF’s electronic systems

Iran International revealed a photo of Lashgarian alongside the photos of three other figures central to Iranian cyber warfare.

  Certificate of appreciation granted to IRGC Cyber and Electronic Warfare chief Hamid Reza Lashgarian.

Meet the IRGC official threatening the IDF’s electronic systems

Iran International revealed a photo of Lashgarian alongside the photos of three other figures central to Iranian cyber warfare.

  Certificate of appreciation granted to IRGC Cyber and Electronic Warfare chief Hamid Reza Lashgarian.

What is proportionality in international law when it comes to Israel? - opinion

“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”

 SMOKE RISES during an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, on Sunday.

Israel brings out the big guns at Eurosatory

DEFENSE INDUSTRY AFFAIRS: The Eurosatory security and defense fair in Paris featured a strong Israeli presence of more than 50 companies.

 THE ISRAEL AIRCRAFT Industries exposition at Eurosatory in Paris this week.

Ukraine-Russia War: Communications in Kherson shut down - Ukraine

Kherson reports communication shutdown * Russian forces now controlled between a third and half of Sievierodonetsk * City administration head says evacuations are not possible

 Pensioner Gennady Ivanov, 83, sits outside a residential building heavily damaged during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine May 30, 2022.

Laser game-changers in Middle Eastern warfare - opinion

When Israel upgraded its Air Force in the 1960’s, it wasn’t designed to be the decisive arm of the IDF, but that has changed with the times.

 THE IRON DOME anti-missile system intercepts a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip toward Israel as seen from Ashkelon in May 2021.