Julian Mcbride

Syria, due to the civil war, may take decades to recover and is now a frozen conflict. However, one of the biggest winners of the war was the Islamic Republic of Iran, which has not only imported large military assets into Syria but tens of thousands of followers and families into the country to enact a population transfer to continue to export the Iranian Revolution.

Already bogged down in a perpetual ten-year war that has not yet captured a fully occupied oblast or reached any military objective, the Neo Russian Empire Putin envisioned he would have, akin to Peter the Great, is now rapidly taking heavy losses simultaneously in various regions akin to the last Tsar, Nicholas II. Time will tell if Vladimir Putin's disastrous imperial ambitions will leave him in the same fate as Nicholas II.

During the last decade, Western governments, analysts, and media personalities have struggled to understand Russia's actions and renewed imperial aggression in Ukraine – especially as the invasion has turned into a quagmire that the Kremlin appears unable to escape.

France and Azerbaijan are waging a global shadow conflict beyond the South Caucasus, highlighting how small wars can spark a global domino effect.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is approaching its 11th year, with three years of full-scale war. In search of security guarantees like NATO membership, Ukraine has been left in limbo due to Russian-occupied territories and Western bureaucracy.In light of Russian advances and Western indecision, Kyiv has stated that NATO

Amid economic turmoil, Egypt is rapidly building military strength, reshaping regional dynamics. From tensions over Ethiopia’s dam to shifting alliances with Russia and BRICS, Cairo’s ambitions are clear.

Hezbollah's shift to being Iran and Syria's mercenary eroded its support among Arabs, leaving it vulnerable in its conflict with Israel.

Key Points: The AbramsX, the U.S. Army's next-generation battle tank, features hybrid-electric propulsion, artificial intelligence-assisted systems, and improved maneuverability.

Key Points: The Syrian army has collapsed , echoing the dramatic falls of the Afghan and South Vietnamese armies.

It’s access to Syrian territory that Russia and Iran will miss most after the fall of their friend Bashar al-Assad, the president ousted on Sunday by rebels whom both of those outside powers had fought against.