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Western officials on the Russia-Ukraine war, afternoon of April 29th: Western officials: Russian missiles targeting Ukrainian rear areas but still only "fixed targets rather than dynamic" i.e., fixed infrastructure vs

I recently spoke to a senior US defence official who set out some interesting figures on Chinese military modernisation. Nothing drastically new here, but sobering to hear it laid out

My reading for past few weeks. Fascinating book, lots of new material, but despite being an "authorised" history Ferris wasn't allowed to see diplomatic COMINT after 1945 & other UK

Our cover leader this week. "The persecution of the Uyghurs is a crime against humanity ... If liberals say nothing about today’s single worst violation outside a war zone, how

"Armenia’s armor and air defenses are steadily wearing down but Azerbaijan has not been able to turn tactical successes into substantial operational gains. Ground assaults have proven costly, and rather

India-China developments "The Chushul subsector in eastern Ladakh remained tense on Tuesday, with Chinese troops within firing range of Indian soldiers who have occupied heights along a key ridgeline"

Today's thread on the India-China situation (1/∞) An explainer on the India-China border from @SushantSin. "The LAC, in contrast, is only a concept – it is not agreed upon by

"This article is first to report on the secret European five-partner SIGINT alliance Maximator that started in the late 1970s ... The five members of this European alliance are Denmark

"government sources reported and satellite photos confirmed that the PLA was constructing concrete bunkers at four places in Galwan, especially Gogra Top and on India’s side of the LAC on

"For the first time since the Kargil intrusions of 1999, Indian territory is in the hands of foreign soldiers. Starting in the third week of April, more than 5,000 Chinese

Such a wildly premature judgment. "The deference to Western societies, which was the norm in the 19th and 20th centuries, will be replaced by a growing respect and admiration for

Contact-tracing apps: "The performance art people will tie a phone to a dog and let it run around the park; the Russians will use the app to run service-denial attacks