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Tim Marshall
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Artist still known as Itwitius on the other side.
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Drones: Proof that Geography still matters in Modern Warfare.
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Drones: Proof that Geography still matters in Modern Warfare.
The geography of distance has always been a fundamental part of each technological era of warfare.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Drones: Proof that Geography still matters in Modern Warfare.
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Drones: Proof that Geography still matters in Modern Warfare.
The geography of distance has always been a fundamental part of each technological era of warfare.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Trumpian Peace, Pipelines, and Power Plays in the Caucuses.
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Trumpian Peace, Pipelines, and Power Plays in the Caucuses.
TRIPPing in the Zangezur Corridor.
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October 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Cease! Fire! Cease! Fire!
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Cease! Fire! Cease! Fire!
Or, alternatively for Gaza - Cease! Build!
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October 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Bow Before the Orange Sun King!
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Bow Before the Orange Sun King!
Smarm El Sheik's Gaza Conference.
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October 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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The Darien Gap.
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The Darien Gap.
One of the world's most dangerous routes for migrants.
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October 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Gaza Talks. Mind the Gap.
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Gaza Talks. Mind the Gap.
What to look for at the Sharm el-Sheik talks.
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October 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Show Us Your Sisu!
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Show Us Your Sisu!
What we can learn from the Finnish character as Russia steps up grey zone hybrid warfare.
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September 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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SAUDI TROOPS IN GAZA?
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SAUDI TROOPS IN GAZA?
After this week's meeting with Trump at the UN - it's possible.
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September 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Poland Vaults Towards 1st Place.
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Poland Vaults Towards 1st Place.
Poland's President is in the White House, its troops are on exercise.
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September 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Starmer’s move to recognise Palestine overshadowed a more consequential Arab League announcement
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Starmer’s move to recognise Palestine overshadowed a more consequential Arab League announcement
The shift in position from the 22-member Arab League could do more to keep the window open for a two-state solution than western moves on Palestinian statehood.
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August 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Countries across the globe are toughening their stance on migration
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Countries across the globe are toughening their stance on migration
No country’s approach is the exact same, but a more hostile environment for migrants than during previous decades is a common theme.
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July 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Syria's minorities will continue to live in fear
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Syria's minorities will continue to live in fear
Renewed violence in Syria raises questions over President al-Sharaa’s commitment to leaving his jihadist past behind him, and the degree of control he wields over his own forces.
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July 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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The Ayatollah’s masterclass in how to back yourself into a corner
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The Ayatollah’s masterclass in how to back yourself into a corner
The Iranian regime has severely overplayed a weak hand.
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June 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Israel can damage Iran’s nuclear sites but it can’t destroy them - without the US
Only the US has the air capability to get into the most heavily fortified Iranian nuclear sites.
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June 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Israel can damage Iran’s nuclear sites but it can’t destroy them - without the US
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Israel can damage Iran’s nuclear sites but it can’t destroy them - without the US
Only the US has the air capability to get into the most heavily fortified Iranian nuclear sites.
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June 13, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Germany is no longer reluctant to be a leading military power
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Germany is no longer reluctant to be a leading military power
Friedrich Merz looks as if he’s making good on his pre-election pledge to be more assertive against Russia’s aggression.
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May 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Threat of nuclear war brought India and Pakistan back from the brink
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Threat of nuclear war brought India and Pakistan back from the brink
The four days of fighting was the first time two nuclear powers have attacked each other with a combination of drones, air strikes, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles.
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May 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Putin will put Europe’s shared values under sustained pressure
Even if a deal is forced upon Kyiv, it would be beyond careless to sigh with relief and go back to the old ways of doing things.
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May 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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The outlines of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal are emerging
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The outlines of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal are emerging
While most of the American pressure to make concessions is on Kyiv, the Russians don’t get it all their own way.
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April 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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It’s too soon to proclaim the death of the West
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It’s too soon to proclaim the death of the West
The ties that bind may be fraying but they have not come apart yet.
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April 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Ist round over - but here's background (paywall) Iran has been severely weakened - no wonder it's prepared to talk to the US www.reaction.life/p/iran-has-b...
Iran has been severely weakened - no wonder it's prepared to talk to the US
Reaching a deal won't be easy though.
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April 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Gaza’s anti-Hamas protests deserve much more attention
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Gaza’s anti-Hamas protests deserve much more attention
Where are the denunciations for the recent murder of a 22-year old Gazan by Hamas, for protesting against the group?
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April 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Welcome to the Worst Wing
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Welcome to the Worst Wing
EXCLUSIVE: Reaction has obtained highly classified material leaked from a Trump administration Signal chat. It has been reproduced here in full.
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March 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Trump’s geopolitical gambit to restore relations with Russia
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Trump’s geopolitical gambit to restore relations with Russia
The MAGA foreign policy elite fantasises about prising Putin’s Russia away from its alliance with China, but there’s a long way to go before that could become possible.
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March 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM