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MW Flashpoints: The Gulf of Guinea - Growing Calm on the High Seas Amid a Worsening Crisis Onshore
A recent rise in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea has prompted an increased international naval presence in the region. Although largely successful in addressing the threat to commercial shipping traffic on the high seas, the situation on land continues to worsen amid rising militant…
A.G. Rousselle
Mar 15
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Firepower Comparison: Artillery and Multiple Launch Rocket Systems Used by Russia and Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine both use mostly Soviet-designed small arms and weapons systems. Before foreign military aid to Ukraine began arriving in significant quantities in 2022, Russia had more modern weapon systems in its inventory than Ukraine. However, with recent aid, Ukraine has…
War Noir
Mar 14
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Islamic State Khurasan Mocks US Hysteria Over Chinese Balloon, Threatens 9/11 Scale Attack
Though the Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP) remains somewhat limited in its operational capacity, the group has emerged as a prominent international media force. With the fall of the caliphate in Iraq and Syria, IS’s central media has scaled back its multilingual propaganda…
Lucas Webber
Mar 19
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Armed Revolution in Myanmar: Two Years On
On February 1, 2021, Myanmar’s military orchestrated a coup. The National League for Democracy’s (NLD) supermajority in the November 8, 2020 elections had scared the military; the unpopular pro-military party was routed. A few days before the coup, multiple countries
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From Drugs to Corruption: The Growing Presence of Chinese Organized Crime in Latin America
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Ukrainian Anarchists Mobilize for Armed Defense, Draw Solidarity from Abroad as Russia Invades
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A History of the Islamic State’s Media Warfare Against China
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Ukraine’s Ultra-Nationalist Azov Regiment Pledges to Fight to the Last Man Against Advancing Russian Forces in Mariupol
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Wagner is Reshaping the Narrative for African Engagement in the CAR
Russia’s Wagner Group has reportedly had a growing presence in the Central African Republic (CAR) since 2017. Although it officially denies this, if the…
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Alec Bertina
Mar 8
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Weapons Used by the Russian Volunteer Corps
The Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), a far-right dissident paramilitary organization fighting within Ukraine’s ranks, claimed responsibility for the…
War Noir
Mar 7
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MW/TKD: Islamic State Khurasan (ISKP) Continues to Vilify Turkey’s Role in the Middle East and Afghanistan
In early December, Turkey announced the arrest of two Islamic State (IS) militants accused of plotting an attack inside the country on New Year’s Eve…
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Riccardo Valle
Mar 3
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The Autodefensas and Armed Criminal Groups of Chiapas, Mexico
The New Formation On January 23rd, a communication circulated announcing the formation of a new armed group in Mexico, “Consejo Indigena,” in the state…
Owenn Hernandez
Mar 1
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Bosnia’s Republika Srpska Showcases New Military Hardware at Statehood Day Parade
The Republika Srpska (RS) entity of Bosnia Herzegovina staged its annual ‘statehood day’ on January 9th. This year the parade took place in the Istočno…
Tom Barlow-Brown
Feb 25
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Militant Groups Gain Greater Access to Soviet and NATO Weapons Smuggled from Afghanistan
During and after the war in Afghanistan, the weapons sent to the country to be used in the conflict spread rapidly to neighboring countries in South and…
War Noir
Feb 24
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Assessing Mali's Air Capabilities in the Counter-Insurgency Context
Following the coup d’état against former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in 2020, the transitional authorities led by Col. Assimi Goita and Col…
Aman Bezreh
Feb 22
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Top Philippine Communist Guerrilla Spokesman Tells Militant Wire US is Stoking Inter-Imperialist War with China
US Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to the Philippines on November 21, 2022, to reaffirm America’s “commitment to the defense alliance with the…
Lucas Webber
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Ukrainian Anarchists Mobilize for Armed Defense, Draw Solidarity from Abroad as Russia Invades
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