Iran Unveils New Drone-Fired Cruise Missile
The Iranian military recently invited Iranian journalists into the 313 Strategic Unmanned Aerial Vehicle base buried under the Zagros Mountains, which run along the majority of the Iran–Iraq border and…
Venezuela’s Mystery Plane Shows Iran’s Strategic Penetration of Latin America
On 8 June, a large Boeing 747 of suspicious origin was grounded in Buenos Aires, where Argentine authorities seized the crew’s passports. The plane belongs to Venezuela’s state-owned Emtrasur Cargo…
Regional Coalitions Supersede the AU’s African Standby Force
It has been nearly two decades since the African Union (AU) created the African Standby Force (ASF), a proposed multinational and multidisciplinary peacekeeping military organization. However, despite numerous conflicts across…
UAV Technologies Proliferating in Yemen and Saudi Arabia
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and counter-UAV technologies appear poised to continue proliferating and evolving in Yemen and Saudi Arabia. The accompanying articles shed light on their use in this corner…
Algeria Inches Closer to Russia Amid Frosty Relations with Morocco and Spain
In need of allies and with deteriorating relations with neighbors, Algeria’s relations with Russia are firm and potentially deepening following multiple military-diplomatic visits from Russia. Russia–Algeria links “are reaching a…
Azerbaijan Balances Security Cooperation Between Turkey and Russia
The accompanying excerpted article from the independent Russian-language website Kavkazskiy Uzel provides a regional analysis of how Azerbaijan balances its security cooperation with Turkey and Russia. It also discusses Azerbaijan’s…
Central Asian Forces Boosting UAV Capabilities
In March 2022, Kyrgyzstan’s Border Guards carried out an exercise with their recently acquired Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Shortly after that, Tajikistan’s defense minister visited Turkey and…
Turkish Military Operation in Syria Risks Clash with Iran
The Turkish Government’s plan to launch a fifth military operation into Syria is back on the table. The stated goal is to create a 20-mile “safe zone” along Turkey’s border…
Kazakhstan Cancels Soviet-Era Parade To Focus on Combat Readiness
Like Russia, Kazakhstan commemorates the Soviet Union’s victory over Germany in World War II. A few weeks before 9 May, the Kazakh government announced that it planned to cancel its…
Turkish-Made Bayraktar TB2 Drones Play Important Role in Ukraine
Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones are playing a force multiplier role for Ukraine in its war with Russia. According to several Turkish defense experts, the way Ukrainian forces have used these…