This Week on WarFronts: We interview Illya Sekirin 🇺🇦 -- front-line drone operator, drone warfare expert, and advisor to some of Ukraine's top decision-makers. Check it out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eigt...

The UAE's full statement, in context, matters greatly here. The UAE's actual statement is far from the media frame our team has observed, implying a UAE disengagement or admission of defeat in Yemen. Instead, this is far closer to what we've seen from Rwanda re: M23, denial of complicity.

Today on WarFronts: We answer your questions in our ask-us-anything Holiday Special! Depressing? Often. Merry? Occasionally. Worth the watch? Certainly. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO4T...

Recently on WarFronts: The Life and Power of Xi Jinping: youtube.com/watch?v=c4Kg... Is the United States Committing War Crimes in the Caribbean? youtube.com/watch?v=C4M5... Russian Ships Surveilling British Waters...Why? youtube.com/watch?v=cmdh...

Today on WarFronts: Ukraine's Moment of Truth. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bMU...

Today on WarFronts: The Ugly Truth About China's Air Force. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xIr...

Today on WarFronts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIPe...

Read this. Nothing short of capitulation--and it quite clearly sets the groundwork for a far easier second attempt at an invasion.

Today on WarFronts: We discuss the escalating tensions across South Asia, the recent terror attacks in Delhi and Islamabad, and the danger that accelerationist non-state actors will prompt a war among nations that are open to the possibility. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP8z...

The World Ignored Sudan's Genocide. Now It's Too Late. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRt4...

Today on WarFronts: We dive into the claims of a Christian genocide in Nigeria: What's actually going on, how religion factors into the conflict, and whether the label of "genocide" helps to address the root causes of the violence. Context & Nuance. That's how we do it on WarFronts.

Headlines aside, JNIM has neither the resources, nor the manpower, nor the geopolitical capital, nor the apparent will to take direct control of Mali--at least, not anytime soon. For now, chaos is an objective in itself.

Watching this very closely. Ethiopia is, as usual, a ticking time bomb in multiple dimensions at once, in an African Horn region that is exceptionally prone to sudden, catastrophic destabilization.

Tigray was the centre of a devastating two-year war that pitted the TPLF against Ethiopia’s federal army.

Today on WarFronts: A close look at the ongoing JNIM blockades in Mali, where, although a complete JNIM capture of the nation remains very unlikely, the chance of a government collapse is rising by the day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad-4...

As repression takes hold in Tanzania, we're here to cover it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYMz...

WarFronts explains the horrific situation playing out in Sudan's El-Fasher: An ongoing genocide, perpetrated by the Rapid Support Forces, and enabled by the UAE and other foreign backers, in which the full scope of devastation is as-yet unknown. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j86D...

Today on WarFronts: We answer your questions about Chinese PMCs, the state of global democracies in a world veering toward autocracy, and more! Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0qC...

In light of Washington's new interest in a military intervention in Nigeria, here's a 2025 summary of Nigeria's civil conflict(s). As the episode explains, there is a religious component to the violence, but it falls far short of explaining the conflict. www.youtube.com/watch?v=geJo...

What To Watch This Weekend: -Miami Herald reports imminent US strikes on Venezuela -Tanzania protests escalate despite internet blackout; opposition claims hundreds have been killed -Cameroon's Paul Biya still absent after claiming victory in disputed election, army reportedly protecting opponent

Growing indications that the collapse of Ukraine's defense in Pokrovsk may be imminent. Ukraine has built new defensive lines and fallback points behind the city, and can hold Russian forces there once Pokrovsk becomes untenable. (1/4)

Another one to watch in the coming days. Even if Islamabad and Kabul both intend to pursue a peace, each side deals with insurgent agitators that likely believe they have more to gain, by stoking a return to open violence.

While the crisis in El-Fasher plays out, without any hint of a desperately needed outside intervention...three other spots to watch across Africa. Cameroon, the Ivory Coast, & Tanzania each have either re-elected, or are about to re-elect, corrupt and well-entrenched leaders through... (1/2)

Days after the fall of the Sudanese military's final command post in El-Fasher, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are widely understood to be preparing, or carrying out, mass retributive violence against civilians. We'll cover the fall of El-Fasher in today's Tuesday brief.

On this week's WarFronts Q&A: -What would a US-Venezuela war look like? -How does Irish neutrality scale to the modern day? -How much value in drone-aircraft carriers? And more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbtO...

No attack yesterday, after all, but carrier strike group deployment incoming. Probing flights by bombers, reports that the US Army's Night Stalker helicopter pilots are in the area, recent operational expansion to strikes in the Pacific... all signs point to escalation.

Today on WarFronts: A recap and analysis of Russia's failed 2025 summertime offensive, and the subsequent, seemingly unsuccessful attempts by Moscow to reclaim its momentum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu_J...

Lots of OSINT discussion right now about imminent US strikes on Venezuela. Maduro regime reportedly moving air-defense assets. Let's see if this is anything.

Major news after the US announced its sanctions against Lukoil and Rosneft. India likely to cut seaborne oil imports from Russia, too, although China's direct pipeline oil transfers may continue uninterrupted.

Yesterday on WarFronts: We explore the China-Philippines flashpoint in the Indo-Pacific, and explain that despite the justified international focus on Taiwan, the Philippines may soon become a target of large-scale Chinese military operations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tsz...

From our sister channel PoliticalFronts: One that our WarFronts Weekly readers might appreciate. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Ps...

Today on WarFronts: We dig into the ceasefire in Gaza, and both the immediate, and the long-term factors that suggest a collapse is coming. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jblo...

Today on WarFronts: Simon speaks with UK Defense Minister John Healey! We cover Europe's Coalition of the Willing, NATO's response to Putin, Ukraine's place as future leaders on drone technology, and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNzh...

This morning on WarFronts: We dig in and debunk the rumors that Qatar is building a military base on US soil--and explain what Qatar's really up to, at Idaho's Mountain Home Air Base. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R8S...

Today on WarFronts: As Israel and Hamas agree to a first-stage peace deal, the threat of a renewed Israel-Iran war looms in the background. We explain the incentives, practical calculations, and accelerating factors that could lead to renewed hostilities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=unAX...

Most recently on WarFronts: We explore the astonishing success of Ukraine's long-range strike campaign against Russian oil and other energy assets. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OP2...

Today on WarFronts: We return to Nepal, to explore the aftermath of the nation's student-led change of government, and explore what comes next, in a nation transformed by Gen-Z activism. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRmt...

The Latest on WarFronts: We tackle Moldova's upcoming elections, and the allegations of widespread Russian interference in what will be a historically pivotal vote. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbd8...

Today on WarFronts: A bit about our coverage, now and moving forward. Also, mad dictators, deities meddling in wars, booming defense stocks, and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqfU...

Today on WarFronts: We explore a range of options for NATO, or NATO member nations, to respond to Russia's drone provocations over Poland and Romania. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ofm...

Yesterday on WarFronts: Russia, and the combined threats of a faltering economy, and a massive wave of returning, disillusioned war veterans with little love left for the state. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOBC...

Major news out of Brazil. We published this episode on our sister channel, PoliticalFronts, to explain the trial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx0u...

Today on WarFronts, we explain the recent upheaval in Nepal: what happened to bring down the nation's government, why the protest movement achieved such rapid success, and where Nepal goes from here. Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzBK...

"Reckless behavior"...exceptionally underwhelming. Rhetoric won't be the answer either way, and there's still ample opportunity for NATO to respond in a way that meaningfully deters future 'recklessness', but this is not an encouraging start.

Indeed. Even if this were accidental by Russia (unlikely), Moscow STILL now has the opportunity to gauge a NATO response to precisely the type of threat that NATO, itself, has spent years vocally anticipating. NATO, not Russia, cemented the stakes here. NATO has committed (cont. below)

Your briefing on the new NATO crisis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMWp...

If you hadn't yet seen it...Unknown numbers of Shahed drones flying into Polish airspace, possibly Moldova and Slovakia as well. Polish and NATO allied response is underway.

This weekend on WarFronts, we take a speculative approach and explore an alternate history: Occupied Ukraine, with all the destruction, mass displacement, and partisan post-war resistance that it would entail. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE5c...

This Week on WarFronts: An exploration of Armenia and Azerbaijan's surprise peace accord this year, the factors that allowed a deal to come together, and the reasons that conflict in the region might finally become a thing of the past. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfUH...

Most Recently on WarFronts: We discuss Indonesia's growing protest movement, the immediate and root causes for public unrest, and the likely potential paths for Indonesia and its people. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwlT...