RS-28 Sarmat ICBM

Russia’s RS-28 Sarmat: Game-Changer or Overhyped Nuclear Giant?

When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on May 12 that Russia had successfully tested the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), he described it as the most powerful missile ever built — capable of striking any point on Earth, evading...
Ohio-class submarine

US shrinking nuclear submarine fleet is emerging as critical strategic vulnerability, China and Russia accelerate undersea warfare expansion across Indo-Pacific, Arctic, and North Atlantic

The nuclear-powered attack submarine fleet operated by the United States is emerging as one of the most consequential structural challenges in contemporary maritime security, as both China and Russia accelerate their undersea warfare modernization programs across multiple strategic theatres. What...
Trump Greenland Ambitions

Trump’s Greenland Pivot: From Annexation Rhetoric to Strategic Military Expansion as US Builds Arctic Presence Amid Russia–China Rivalry

US President Donald Trump appears to be moving closer to achieving one of his most controversial geopolitical objectives: turning Greenland into a strategic military bulwark against Russia and China. While Trump has abandoned earlier rhetoric about forcibly annexing the Arctic...
Russian Sarmat heavy intercontinental ballistic missile

Russia Tests Sarmat “Satan 2” Missile as Global Concerns Rise Over Expired US-Russia Arms Control Treaty

Russia has once again drawn global attention to its strategic military capabilities after successfully testing the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a weapon President Vladimir Putin described as the “most powerful missile system in the world.” The launch comes...
Russian Project 20380 corvette Sovershenny

Russia Expands Pacific Fleet Warships to Escort Sanctioned Shadow Fleet Convoy Through Tsushima Strait Amid Rising Indo-Pacific Security Tensions

The transit of a 10-ship Russian naval convoy through Japan’s strategically sensitive Tsushima Strait has intensified international scrutiny over Moscow’s accelerating militarisation of sanctions-evasion shipping networks stretching from the Baltic Sea to the Indo-Pacific maritime theatre. The convoy’s movement into...
Foreign policy experts from former party Gerhard Schröder

Germany’s SPD open to Putin proposal of Schröder mediating on Ukraine

Foreign policy experts from the former party of Gerhard Schröder are calling for a serious assessment of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal for the former German chancellor to be used as a mediator in the war in Ukraine. Foreign policy...
Russia Victory Day Parade CGI Air Force Flypast

Russia’s Victory Day Parade in Moscow Draws Attention After Alleged CGI Air Force Flypast Replaces Portions of Traditional Live Aerial Display

Moscow’s annual Victory Day parade on Red Square took an unusual and widely debated turn in 2026, as state television broadcasts appeared to replace part of the traditional aerial flypast with computer-generated imagery (CGI). The event, held on May 9...
Vladimir Putin

Armenia Expands Security and Defense Ties With France and India While Putin Says EU Membership Referendum Is “Logical” Next Step

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said it would be “logical” for Armenia to hold a referendum on joining the European Union, signaling Moscow’s growing unease over Yerevan’s rapid geopolitical pivot toward the West after hosting a major European summit for...
MiG-31

Russia’s Hypersonic Missile-Carrying Super Interceptor With Anti-Satellite Role Fails To Win Export Deals: What It Means For MiG-31 For India

The conflict in Ukraine has highlighted the growing role of long-range air combat and hypersonic weapons, with Russia’s MiG-31 interceptor aircraft emerging as one of Moscow’s most formidable aerial assets. Armed with the long-range R-37M air-to-air missile and capable of launching...
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict

Russia Losing Armenia: India, France Storm Into Armenia as Top Defense and Security Partners in Major South Caucasus Shake-Up

As Russia remains bogged down in the grinding war in Ukraine, the geopolitical landscape of the South Caucasus is undergoing one of its most consequential transformations since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Armenia, long regarded as Moscow’s most dependable...
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