Examining major players in the global race to develop and deploy hypersonic weapons, and whether these platforms live up to the hype.

Where conventional merchant marines are typically commercial outfits that can be repurposed for military logistics in times of war, China’s merchant marine is political by design.

Russia’s wartime economy has helped Moscow weather the storm of Western sanctions, and it’s poised to become a key source of foreign reserves once the Ukraine war is over.

Beijing has been preparing the Chinese economy for another round of trade-related US-China tensions, but it might not be enough.

US President Trump’s pressure against the Mexican government appears to be producing its intended effect as raids and extraditions spike on the southern side of the border.

Ending the airstrikes will end the Myanmar civil war – but it won’t happen without outside intervention.

The move opens up new possibilities in the fight against cartels, but it’s not without its risks.

A rebel drone operator offers a glimpse of how contemporary guerilla warfare is evolving in real-time in the Myanmar civil war.

Russia is one of only two major states to embrace the junta government amid the ongoing Myanmar civil war. The other, China, is watching warily.

Examining China’s military-wide modernization program, which is expanding Beijing’s power projection capabilities and rapidly narrowing the qualitative gap with the United States.