Category Conflict

Infrastructure Warfare: Vulnerabilities and Protection

A stylized depiction of infrastructure warfare and the vulnerabilities it produces

Infrastructure Warfare: Vulnerabilities and Protection Introduction The January 2025 drone strike on Russia’s Ryazan Oil Refinery demonstrates how modern precision attacks against infrastructure targets can create economic effects far beyond physical damage. This new era of infrastructure warfare transforms not…

Syrian Conflict: The Assad Regime Collapse

A photo of Bashar Al-Assad at a podium

Syrian Conflict: The Assad Regime Collapse The Fall of the Assad Regime: A Historic Turning Point in the Syrian Civil War The Syrian civil war, a conflict with profound geopolitical and humanitarian ramifications, has reached a watershed moment. The collapse…

Syrian Conflict: Rebel Gains and Assad’s Status

A Syrian rebel sitting in one of Assad's palaces during the 2024 offensive in Syria

Syrian Conflict: Rebel Gains and Assad’s Status Executive Summary Recent developments in Syria suggest a critical shift in the conflict, marked by substantial rebel advances in Aleppo and speculation about President Bashar al-Assad’s position. While rumors of a coup against…

Russian Missile Attack on Dnipro: Intelligence Brief

An image of a Russian ballistic missile being launched

Russian Missile Attack on Dnipro: Intelligence Brief Intelligence Brief: Russian Ballistic Missile Attack on Dnipro 2024-11-21 Executive Summary (TL;DR): Incident Overview On the night of November 20, 2024, the Russian military launched a Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) strike on the…