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The Danab Brigade: Inside Somalia's Elite Special Operations Force
Explore the history, training, and combat operations of the Danab Brigade, Somalia's elite special forces fighting against the al-Shabaab insurgency.
3/5/2026
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Defense planning, force structure, procurement, and capability trends.
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The Art of War: How Artillery Shaped Battlefields Across Centuries
From medieval cannons to modern howitzers, how artillery has dominated battlefields for centuries and why it remains central to warfare today.
jackson-reed · 3/4/2026
Defense
The Art of War: How Military Intelligence Decides Conflicts
How military intelligence — from ancient Greek spies to Cold War codebreakers to modern cyber operations — decides whether battles are won or lost.
jackson-reed · 3/4/2026
Defense
Blackwater: Portrait of America's Most Notorious Private Military Contractor
From Navy SEAL training grounds to the Nisour Square massacre and beyond — the full history of Blackwater, America's most infamous private military
jackson-reed · 3/4/2026
Defense
Blueprints for the Next Pakistan-India War
Analyze the military doctrines, troop numbers, and strategic scenarios defining the next potential conventional war between India and Pakistan.
Arnaldo Teodorani · 3/4/2026
Defense
Secret Weapons in Warfare: Do Countries Hide Their Arsenals?
Explore the strategic reality of secret weapons in modern warfare, the history of classified military tech, and why deterrence usually outweighs absolute
jackson-reed · 3/4/2026
Defense
Finland Weighs Ottawa Treaty Exit to Deploy Land Mines
Facing threats from Russia, Finland is reevaluating the Ottawa Treaty to deploy anti-personnel land mines. Learn about this strategic defensive shift.
jackson-reed · 3/4/2026
Defense
The Ghost Army of WWII: How 1,100 Artists Saved 30,000 Lives
Discover how the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, a top-secret WWII unit of artists and engineers, used inflatable tanks and sound effects to deceive the
Adam Volf · 3/4/2026
Defense
The Golden Dome: Inside the Ambition to Build America's Orbital Missile Shield
Explore the strategic, technical, and economic realities of the Golden Dome, the ambitious space-based missile defense system aiming to shield the US
jackson-reed · 3/4/2026