Nearly four months after Washington's brazen snatch-and-grab in Caracas, the acting government under Delcy Rodriguez has been rocked by wave after wave of purges. We dive in, via WarFronts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTIr...

Today on WarFronts: Iraq, the Middle East's next meltdown. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYL-...

Today on fronts.co: Illya Sekirin, senior advisor to Ukrainian High Command, shares critical insights on Ukraine's successes and setbacks in cutting-edge drone warfare. fronts.co/article/avdi...

As the oil-rich Gulf states struggle to adapt to full-scale regional hostilities, Ukraine has stepped in to offer its expertise. Now, a growing slate of bilateral defense deals have given Ukraine an opportunity to secure Gulf support, and cause problems for Russia. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eip1...

Today on WarFronts: It's been three full years, and the world is still ignoring the Sudanese Civil War. The conflict shows no sign of a conclusion anytime soon; very much the opposite. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpH3...

With a fragile ceasefire established in Iran, it's time to turn our collective attention to Gaza. There, Hamas faces today's deadline to agree to disarmament--a highly unlikely proposition, and one that could force a return to open conflict. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVqC...

On Sunday, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban faces the toughest test of his political life. With Washington in full support of Orban's Fidesz, and eager to chart a path away from the NATO alliance, the election's stakes are far greater than Hungary alone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcKI...

Today on WarFronts: From new cells in Morocco, Libya, and Azerbaijan, to rising threats in Syria, Afghanistan, and the Sahel, the Islamic State is gaining ground--and the world's distraction is helping. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVUk...

Today on WarFronts: An in-depth look at a hypothetical invasion of Iran's Kharg Island, and the risk that an island takeover could devolve into a US strategic nightmare. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqlN...

Today on WarFronts: The Houthis join the Iran War, and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2NJ...

Most recently on WarFronts: The United States opens a new front in Ecuador, as Quito works to suppress a transnational, narco-trafficking quasi-insurgency. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNWP...

Today on Fronts.co: Our special Q&A episode What Next for the Iran War? And Other Burning Questions Free to view, no account required. Enjoy! fronts.co/video/what-n...

Today on Fronts.co: Writer Kyle, of the WarFronts team, details the long series of catastrophic miscalculations that led Iran to this moment. fronts.co/article/the-...

Today on WarFronts: -Battlefield Update -Death of the Ayatollah -Gulf State Retaliation -Strait of Hormuz Partial Shutdown www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaud...

WarFronts will be covering as much, and as quickly, as possible in the coming days. To get caught up on the opening strikes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjYG...

New crisis just dropped. US sources indicate that the vessel was not naval or Coast Guard; Cuban government claims boat passengers opened fire first. Per @nytimes boat may have been part of a civilian flotilla to "get relatives out of Cuba".

This would bring the total number of deployed F-22s in the Middle East to 23--greater than ten percent of the US' entire prized F-22 fleet. Additional indicators of forces building on Diego Garcia, as the UK pauses its ratification of the treaty to relinquish control of the Chagos Archipelago.

Today's newsletter: -Europe Shows Backbone in Munich -Tracking America's Military Buildup in the Middle East -Regular roundup of under-the-radar global headlines Check it out, and subscribe: fronts.co/warfronts-we...

WarFronts team is tracking US flight movements very closely. Per @oalexanderdk.bsky.social on X, the US is about to have: 24xF-15E 30xF-35A 6xEA-18G 12xA-10C At one single airbase in Jordan. (1/3)

Middle Eastern pivot toward Somalia is telling. -Egyptian troop deployment ongoing -Turkish heavy armor and fighter jets stationed in Mogadishu -Pakistan reportedly about to sign a deal for Somali JF-17s. All a direct response to UAE/Israeli backing of autonomous zones. www.dw.com/en/why-is-eg...

South Korean Intelligence 🤝 WarFronts This week, lawmakers in Seoul revealed that North Korean First Daughter Kim Ju-ae is Kim Jong-un's likely successor. We covered Kim Ju-ae in October, on our sister channel HomeFronts. Check it out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZLJ...

Also in Asia, Thailand's ruling coalition surged to victory on a wave of nationalist support, after two limited conflicts with Cambodia in the last year. Will that victory embolden Anutin to pursue further conflict? Or relieve pressure on Thai leaders to stoke nationalist fervor? Time will tell.

Two major election results in Asia this weekend, and this is the biggest. With a supermajority, Takaichi has a real shot at revising Japan's Constitution, to allow for a dramatic expansion of the Japanese military. In an age of rearmament, the world's fifth-largest economy is coming online.

Today on WarFronts: Simon sits down with Greg Scarlatoiu, President and CEO of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK). Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO0U...

Critical shift, from a nation that was advocating forcefully against US military action just days ago. With Saudi Arabia in alignment, and US air defenses positioned in Qatar and Bahrain, remaining Gulf states will struggle to muster continued opposition to strikes. www.axios.com/2026/01/31/s...

Third prototype, in less than 15 months since the first was revealed. Regardless of the weird control surfaces and other stealth-questionable characteristics, it's impressive for China to be iterating on a design like this at such a rapid pace.

Final surge of US assets toward Iran appears to be underway: -Tankers leading photo-documented F-35s toward the Middle East -B-52s to Guam, likely continuing to Diego Garcia -Warships taking up position in eastern Mediterranean Busy weekend upcoming?

Today on WarFronts: We combine flight/maritime data, OSINT reports, journalistic sources, and accounts from within Iran, to map out the contours of likely US action against the Islamic Republic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Klm...

Today on WarFronts: We make the case for a Taiwan-style armament of Moldova, as a European strategic bulwark against Russia. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Msmg...

This week on our sister channel, PoliticalFronts: We examine Washington's plan to govern Venezuela... www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE_X... And the major ramifications for Venezuelan oil. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS8Z...

The Latest on WarFronts: The team switches gears, to discuss potential US military action against Greenland. www.youtube.com/watch?v=beF8...

And if our OSINT friends are correct...not just next. Imminent. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOjs...

Our latest WarFronts coverage on Venezuela: youtube.com/watch?v=JE1gx3yHdHg

Might be a good moment to queue this one up for a re-watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=unAX...

No introduction needed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iddn...

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...