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Relative Superiority in the Drone Age: McRaven’s Playbook Meets Ukraine’s Airfield Assaults (Benjamin Jensen – Center for Strategic & International Studies)

Before dawn on June 1, 2025, Ukrainian intelligence and special-operations planners initiated truck-launched first-person-view (FPV) drones they had hidden in trucks delivering goods near...

Russia’s Energy Pivot: India Replaces China as Key Energy Ally (Manish Vaid – Observer Research Foundation)

Russia’s post-oil survival strategy is undergoing a decisive shift. As Urals crude hovers around US$53 per barrel, well below the fiscal breakeven of US$69.70,...

Charting a Path to Controlled Growth for India’s ‘Sunrise’ Space Economy (Chaitanya Giri – Observer Research Foundation)

India is aiming for an eightfold increase in its share of the global space economy by 2047. The Indian ‘sunrise’ commercial space sector is...

Crisis on Repeat: The IMF, Pakistan, and Failed Reform (Soumya Bhowmick, Shashank Shekhar – Observer Research Foundation)

Pakistan’s relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reflects a deeper pattern of structural dependence. The US$ 7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) approved...

The US Offensive Against the Houthis Delivered Limited Results (Girish Luthra – Observer Research Foundation)

Declaring solidarity and full support for Hamas after the start of the Israel-Hamas war, the Houthis—a Zaydi Shia group, also known historically as Ansar...

Angola Eyes India in Countering China’s Influence (Samir Bhattacharya – Observer Research Foundation)

Angolan President João Lourenço’s first state visit to India, from May 1 to 4, 2025, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations, marked...

The Indus Pause: Unpacking Fallacy of Compliance in Bilateral Agreements (Heena Makhija – Observer Research Foundation)

Putting an end to escalating military hostilities, India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on 10 May 2025 – but India upheld its decision...

Russia’s new Cosmos satellite orbiting near US sat, piques ASAT fears (Theresa Hitchens – Breaking Defense)

Russia’s newest satellite in its low Earth orbit (LEO) Cosmos series is in orbit near an unnamed US government satellite, according to US Space...

INDOPACOM brings AI to wargaming exercise (Lauren C. Williams – Defense One)

The Pentagon has long sought to realize the potential of artificial intelligence to help commanders; now U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is about to use AI-powered...

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