Category: Military
The Global Starlink Race — Origins, Scale, and Military Implications
The idea of a dense low-Earth-orbit (LEO) constellation for global broadband was not invented by Elon Musk. In the 1990s,…
Ukraine’s Starlink Crisis — Dual-Use Dependence and Contested Control
An October 2026 *Asia Times* investigation, “The Untold Story of Ukraine’s Starlink Crisis,” documented the practical limits of efforts to…
Iran Joins the Under the Sea Knife Fight
A new RAND report, Winning the Undersea Knife Fight, argues that this creates a distinctive form of competition. The authors…
5,000 Years of War: Why Haven’t We Found a Better Way?
Some 4,500 years ago, two Sumerian city-states in what is now Iraq went to war over fertile land and access…
Who Will Fight for Britain When the Enemy Comes?
Imagine that tomorrow morning, Britain wakes to news that Russian missiles have struck military bases, communications networks, and critical infrastructure…
North Korea Benefits from Ukraine Russia War
Wars do not always produce the winners and losers we expect. Russia invaded Ukraine expecting a relatively quick victory, only…
Everything Everywhere All at Once: Can America Afford to Be the World’s Indispensable Nation?
For decades, the United States has occupied an extraordinary position in world affairs. It maintains military commitments across several continents,…
Why Didn’t Trump Wait Until After the Midterms to Attack Iran?
On February 28, 2026, President Donald Trump launched military strikes against Iran, eight months before the November midterm elections. The…
China’s New Drone Mothership Targets the US Undersea Edge
The balance of underwater power in the Western Pacific is shifting. China is rapidly expanding its naval capabilities, rolling out…
China Military: AI, Drones, Hypersonics, and the Push for Speed
China is treating artificial intelligence as a strategic national priority on a scale comparable to the “two bombs, one satellite”…
Has Iraq Become a Chinese Client State?
In January 2020, OilPrice posed a provocative question: “Is Iraq About to Become a Chinese Client State?” At the time,…