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Profile: Harakat al-Abdal (Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

An inveterate opponent of the United States and Israel, the enigmatic Harakat al-Abdal may have become an entirely Qods Force-operated, Syria-based entity years ago,...

How Ukraine’s “Spider Web” Operation Redefines Asymmetric Warfare (Kateryna Bondar – Center for Strategic & International Studies)

On June 1, Russia’s Military Transport Aviation Day, a significant holiday for the Russian armed forces, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) carried out...

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...

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