... because we really hate the Russians
Tokyo considers breaking its postwar nuclear taboo to counter China's naval expansion. We analyze the strategic shift from diesel-electric Taigei boats to potential nuclear propulsion, sparked by US-South Korea deals and rising Indo-Pacific tensions.
With Sweden and Finland in the alliance, Russia's Kaliningrad exclave transforms from a menacing A2/AD bubble into a vulnerable strategic hostage. We analyze the new military calculus of the Baltic Sea and the Suwalki Gap.
A comparative analysis of Europe's top 8x8 armored vehicles: Finland's Patria AMV XP and Germany's GTK Boxer. We examine the technical trade-offs, industrial rivalries, and strategic choices defining NATO's future land mobility.
Satellite imagery and contractor leaks reveal a massive expansion of hardened command centers in the Urals and Black Sea. We analyze the strategic logic behind Putin's 'doomsday' infrastructure, the modernization of Mount Yamantau, and what this 'bunkerization' signals about Kremlin nuclear escalation readiness.
Beyond simple arms sales, Russia is building a deeply integrated military-industrial complex with Iran and North Korea. This analysis explores the standardization of weaponry, technology transfers, and the long-term threat of this authoritarian 'defense common market' to global non-proliferation regimes.