Warfare Archives - Robert Lansing Institute

Covert Mobilization in Belarus: Strategic Logic Behind the Reserve Call-Up

According to Decree No. 132 issued by Alexander Lukashenko on April 17, 2026, the formal call-up of reserve officers in Belarus should be interpreted in a broader strategic context that extends beyond routine staff…

April 20, 2026Belarus, Ukraine

Warfare

Drones Over the Balkans: When Capability Meets Narrative

When serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced that Serbia would jointly manufacture combat drones with Israel, the move was embedded not in a neutral narrative of defense modernization, but in a broader…

April 16, 2026Israel, Serbia

Warfare

Strategic Autonomy or Strategic Risk? India’s BrahMos Program and the Limits of U.S. Influence

India, in cooperation with Russia, is working to increase the range of the BrahMos cruise missile to 800 km, representing a significant enhancement of its strike capabilities. The missile is…

March 31, 2026Brahmos, India, Russia

Conflict Economy Energy Warfare

Behind Iran’s Strikes: Russia’s Covert Role in Targeting the Gulf”

Russia’s partnership with Iran has evolved from opportunistic cooperation into a systemic military–technological alliance that directly shapes the balance of power in the Middle East. While Tehran executes kinetic operations, Moscow increasingly…

March 27, 2026Iran, oil, Russia

Conflict Estimates Warfare

Renewed threats to Kosovo and stability in the Western Balkans

Serbia`s rapid military modernization, strategic planning, and hybrid operations are emerging as the central security threat to Kosovo and regional stability in the Western Balkans. Between increased defense spending, the…

March 16, 2026Kosovo, Serbia

Geopolitics Intelligence ops National Security Warfare

Iran Signals Deeper Support from Russia and China in War with the U.S. and Israel

In an interview published by NBC News, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated (timestamp 14:07–14:57) that Russia and China are providing Iran with political and other forms of assistance in its confrontation with the United States and Israel. His remarks…

March 6, 2026

Geopolitics Governance Warfare

Russia’s Recruitment Policy Shift in Africa: Strategic Motives and Implications for Military Recruitment

Recent revelations that Russia introduced a blacklist” of countries where recruitment for the Russian military is prohibited—while leaving several African states outside the ban—indicate a recalibration rather than a retreat…

March 5, 2026Africa, Russia

Conflict Geopolitics Warfare

U.S.–Israel Ground Operation Using Kurdish Forces: Probability, Effectiveness, Aims, and Consequences (March 2026)

A large-scale U.S.–Israel ground invasion of Iran is unlikely in the near term. What is plausible—and already being signaled in open reporting—is a limited “ground-enabled” campaign: air/missile strikes combined with Kurdish (and potentially other peripheral) armed groups opening…

March 5, 2026Iran, Kurdistan, USA

Drug trafficking Warfare

Chemical Endurance: Pharmacological Stimulation in the Russian Army

The Use of Stimulants in Russian Armed Forces Units The Main Military Medical Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense has issued methodological guidelines on the pharmacological adjustment of servicemen’s performance. These guidelines…

March 3, 2026Russia

Conflict Economy Governance Warfare

War in Iran: Power Transition, Regime Stability, Regional Consequences, and the Oil Shock

Iran is fighting on two fronts at once: an external war (U.S.–Israel strikes and ensuing Iranian retaliation) and an internal succession crisis triggered by the killing of Supreme Leader Ali…

March 2, 2026Iran, Russia, USA

Warfare

Covert Mobilization in Belarus: Strategic Logic Behind the Reserve Call-Up

Drones Over the Balkans: When Capability Meets Narrative

Strategic Autonomy or Strategic Risk? India’s BrahMos Program and the Limits of U.S. Influence

Behind Iran’s Strikes: Russia’s Covert Role in Targeting the Gulf”

Renewed threats to Kosovo and stability in the Western Balkans

Iran Signals Deeper Support from Russia and China in War with the U.S. and Israel

Russia’s Recruitment Policy Shift in Africa: Strategic Motives and Implications for Military Recruitment

U.S.–Israel Ground Operation Using Kurdish Forces: Probability, Effectiveness, Aims, and Consequences (March 2026)

Chemical Endurance: Pharmacological Stimulation in the Russian Army

War in Iran: Power Transition, Regime Stability, Regional Consequences, and the Oil Shock

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