The Discourse by SWJ Staff | 12.08.2025 at 02:55pm SOFX recently published a three-part series by Erik Kramer on the Ukraine War’s implications for the future of ground combat and what those lessons reveal about U.S. Army readiness. The series argues that Ukraine is less a one-off anomaly and more a…

The streets of the largest city in Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, were largely deserted on Tuesday after police and soldiers were deployed to prevent anti-government protests on the country's Independence Day. Presidential and parliamentary elections on October 29 triggered the worst political violence in…

After one of its vessels was hit and damaged in a suspected Ukrainian attack, Turkish tanker owner Besiktas Shipping has decided to quit all trade with Russia. The business decision suggests that Ukraine's covert and overt strikes have created a strong perception of ongoing risk to Russia-linked…

The attack is the third sea drone strike in two weeks on vessels that are part of Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” – unregulated ships which Kyiv says are helping Moscow export large quantities of oil and fund its war in Ukraine despite Western sanctions. War insurance costs for ships sailing to…

Share: On the night of December 11, a massive drone attack was recorded in russia for several hours. In Moscow and the Moscow Oblast, local residents reported explosions and the operation of air defense systems. This was stated by Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin. According to him, the russian air…

U.S. Alaskan Command has completed a rare joint exercise involving U.S. Air Force bombers and a U.S. Coast Guard cutter in the Gulf of Alaska, combining the USCG's presence and targeting capabilities with the USAF's weaponry. The operation involved the National Security Cutter USCGC Kimball, B-52…

Russia has lost up to 1% of its pre-war male population of fighting age while capturing just 1.45% of Ukrainian territory over nearly three years, according to The Economist. These staggering losses underline the brutal cost of the invasion, as Russian forces continue pushing forward with only…

The author of the Resurgam Telegram channel discussed the issue. Moscow's leading economic research center has issued a stark warning that Russia could face an uncontrolled banking crisis by October 2026, as plummeting oil revenues strip the financial sector of the flexibility needed to absorb…

According to sources, an English-language edition of Tamara Gundorova’s work on transit culture and postcolonial trauma is appearing in the United States. Gundorova herself is described as a professor of literary studies, a corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, an…

Russia on Tuesday said there were no survivors in a military plane crash east of Moscow, with state media reporting earlier there were seven people onboard. "On December 9, 2025, during a test flight, an AN-22 aircraft crashed near the village of Ivankovo in the Ivanovo region," the committee said.…

U.S. Navy salvors have recovered the wreck of a fighter and a helicopter that crashed after takeoff from the carrier USS Nimitz during a Western Pacific deployment in October. The salvage effort keeps any sensitive technology aboard the aircraft out of the hands of foreign competitors - an important…

Accessibility Statement PORVOO, Finland, Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SEATOM (seatomtech.com) today announced its selection in the NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) 2026 Challenge Programme Cohort. SEATOM's solution, an affordable modular micro nuclear reactor…

Kazakhstan is redirecting crude oil from its giant Kashagan field to China for the first time after Ukrainian drone strikes damaged the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s (CPC) Black Sea terminal. Kashagan, an offshore field located in Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea zone near Atyrau, ranks among the largest…

Astrolight’s POLARIS terminal at NATO’s REPMUS/Dynamic Messenger exercise (Source: NATO Diana) Lithuanian space and defense tech company Astrolight has successfully demonstrated undetectable and unjammable laser-based communication and data transmission with its POLARIS terminal during NATO’s latest…

Due to the drop in global oil prices, fuel in the United States has been rapidly becoming cheaper, while the Russian market shows the opposite trend. Experts explain that in Russia, crude oil accounts for only about 10%, whereas taxes and fees make up nearly 60% of the final price, making gasoline…

The bullying of Ukraine by the Trump White House has exposed Sir Keir Starmer as a prime minister adrift in shifting geopolitics. Unable to describe Britain’s position, he managed only a hope of “lasting” peace. This reveals a British state that has been hollowed out, as well as the diminishing…

World Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov calls out falsehoods circulating around Russian foreign policy Elena Teslova | 09.12.2025 - Update : 09.12.2025 Photo by Dmitri Chirciu MOSCOW (AA) - Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday said remarks by Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany regarding Russia's…

Children in Russia have flooded the Kremlin with complaints about authorities banning the Roblox gaming platform, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said Tuesday. On Dec. 3, Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor confirmed it had blocked access to U.S.-owned Roblox, claiming that it distributes…

This was stated in a comment to a Ukrinform correspondent by Polish expert and former Minister of National Defense of Poland Janusz Onyszkiewicz. “I think the decision has already been made. The actual transfer of the aircraft will take place in January-February, as it requires technical and…

Ukraine’s defense industry is now working to locally produce missiles compatible with the Soviet-made S-300 and S-400 air-defense systems, pairing them with a European radar, Fire Point chief designer Denys Shtilerman told the BBC on December 10. Shtilerman said Fire Point initially responded to a…

News Financial Services The EU’s decision undermines the Kremlin’s hopes of unfreezing the money under a post-war peace settlement. AI generated Text-to-speech Copy Link Copied Share via email Share on X Share on WhatsApp Share on LinkedIn Free article usually reserved for subscribers In a major…

The regime of North Korea has continued to exploit the war in Ukraine to spread its propaganda. This week we learnt that Ukrainian children, abducted by Russia, are being sent to an infamous North Korean summer camp. The children have reportedly been taught to ‘destroy Japanese imperialists’ and…

Bulgarian Navy Received its First National Ship in 100 Years #Balkans #Black Sea #Bulgaria #Europe #Fleet #Navy #Patrol boats #World Bulgarian multi-purpose patrol ship Hrabri (Braves) of the MMPV 90 project. December 2025. Photo credits: www.mod.bg The Bulgarian Navy has raised the flag on its…

Today, the biggest news comes from the Black Sea. Ukraine's strategy of targeting Russia's shadow-fleet logistics has already resulted in 3 naval vessels taken out of commission in rapid succession, raising the risks of operating anywhere near Russian export routes. The results of this strategy…

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10 December, 05:19 PM Europe Share: Russia has stepped up conscription measures in Moldova (Photo: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich) Russia is urgently ramping up operations in Moldova's Transnistria region — the so-called “PMR” — to divert Ukrainian resources toward the growing threat from the Russian…

For decades, the Global Positioning System has been the backbone of the modern world. From stock trades to power grids, aircraft to smartphones, GPS delivers the precise positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) data that powers the activity of our daily lives. The experts behind the technology say…

DISPATCH | MAXIM TUCKER A new era of naval warfare dawns as Ukraine uses AI-equipped vessels to destroy radar scanners before unleashing devastating attacks on oil platforms and other infrastructure Maxim Tucker, Odesa Friday November 14 2025, 3.45pm, The Times The naval drones cut white wakes in…

Europe is on a trajectory towards nothing less than “civilisational erasure”, the Trump administration claims in its extraordinary new National Security Strategy, a document that blames European integration and “activities of the European Union that undermine political liberty and sovereignty” for…

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In every ceasefire proposal, Putin insists on the demand to the transfer of the Donetsk region to Moscow’s control. His motive is clear: Ukraine has heavily fortified the region, turning major cities into a massive defensive barrier. Capturing these areas would cost Russia hundreds of thousands of…

Virtual reality technologies, which were previously viewed mostly as entertainment or experimental media tools, have now become a powerful instrument of cultural memory. The creators of the "Authentic Ukraine – VR" project recognized the potential of this tech and sought to capture and preserve…

Russia has employed “gig worker” saboteurs to carry out attacks across Europe — including trying to bomb US-bound cargo planes, derail trains and even poison water supplied, according to a shocking new report. An analysis of a series of deniable hybrid attacks and sabotages occurring across Europe…

The Venezuelan government has called the U.S. seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela “a blatant theft and an act of international piracy.” President Donald Trump confirmed that U.S. military forces seized the oil tanker on Wednesday, telling reporters, “We’ve just seized a tanker on the…

The recipe for writing alternative history is simple: choose a point in the past that interests you, change it partially or completely, and see what happens. Add elements from other genres to taste. The fate of the genre in Ukrainian reality has been somewhat uncertain, because we still have…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. A Russian military Antonov An-22 Cock heavy transport aircraft crashed in the Ivanovo region, around 125 miles northeast of Moscow today, killing the entire crew. The…

Billed as the official home town of Santa Claus, or joulupukki as he is known in Finland, the city of Rovaniemi offers every imaginable Father Christmas-related experience – from a visit to his “office” on the Arctic Circle to reindeer sleigh rides. He even has his own branch of the Finnish design…