Warfare Archives

The Cost of the Strike on Kyiv: Can the Graham Act Change Russia’s Strategy of Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure

The Russian strikes on Kyiv on September 28, 2026, demonstrate a notable evolution in Russia’s air campaign. The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Dobrobut Medical Center, a pharmaceutical…

September 29, 2026Russia, UAVs, Ukraine

Economy Energy Geoeconomics Warfare

Rosneft – A7 – 2Rivers: How Oil Revenues Became a Financial Infrastructure for Sanctions Evasion

The leak of A7’s internal documents reveals the emergence of a parallel mechanism for international settlements in which export revenues from Russian oil provided the foreign-currency liquidity needed to pay…

September 24, 2026China, Russia, shadow fleet

Intelligence ops Terrorism Warfare

Normandy as a Warning: The Accident Confirms RLI’s Forecast About the Vulnerability of Europe’s Railways

On Friday evening, At 7:45 p.m., between Tourville-la-Rivière and Elbeuf–Saint-Aubin stations, within the commune of Cléon (Seine-Maritime), approximately 15–20 km south of Rouen. AFP highlights an important detail: the site is…

September 14, 2026France, railroads

Governance Warfare

The Kremlin’s Mobilization Trap: Manpower Needs vs. Political Stability

The Kremlin is making a concerted effort to avoid even using the word “mobilization,” despite Russia’s growing need for manpower. As of August 25, 2026, official denials have taken on the character…

August 25, 2026Russia

Conflict Intelligence ops Warfare

From Sabotage to Assassination: Russia’s Escalating War on Europe’s Defense Industry

The Italian opposition is seeking to draw the government's attention to the explosion at the KNDS Ammo Italy plant in Colleferro in the context of possible Russian sabotage. In particular,…

August 20, 2026chemical weapon, Germany, Italy, NATO, Russia

Conflict Warfare

Russia’s Drone Launch Network: A New Long-Range Threat to NATO’s Eastern Flank

Russia Is Building a Distributed Infrastructure for Mass Drone Warfare Russia’s establishment of at least ten new or modernized bases for long-range UAVs should be viewed not merely as an…

August 18, 2026NATO, Poland, Russia, UAVs

Conflict National Security Warfare

Cluster Munitions for Ukraine: Military Utility, Humanitarian Risks, and Implications for U.S. and NATO Security

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has opposed the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine. This is not the first instance in which the organization’s position has coincided with Russian interests in…

August 14, 2026Ukraine, USA

National Security Warfare

Potential Trump Administration Decision to Authorize Ukrainian F-16s to Employ ERAM Missiles Against Russian Ballistic Missile Launchers

Assessment Subject Political, strategic, and military-economic assessment of the potential authorization for Ukraine to employ ERAM air-launched cruise missiles against military targets located on Russian territory without specifying individual targets,…

August 3, 2026ERAM, Ukraine, USA

Conflict Warfare

The Missile That Crossed NATO: Assessing the Strategic Consequences of Russia’s Kh-101 Incursion into Polish Airspace

During Russia's overnight mass missile strike against Ukraine on 30 July 2026, a Russian cruise missile—preliminarily identified by Polish authorities as a Kh-101—crossed Polish airspace and crashed near Tarnawa-Kolonia in Lublin Voivodeship, approximately…

July 30, 2026NATO, Poland

Warfare

Russia’s Latin American Manpower Pipeline: Deceptive Recruitment of Panamanians for the War Against Ukraine

Panamanian authorities are investigating reports that Russian recruiters have been recruiting Panamanian citizens to fight in Russia's war against Ukraine. Panama's acting foreign minister, Carlos Hoyos, said that since 2025…

July 27, 2026mercenaries, Panama