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No Place to Hide: Warfare in the Age of Persistent Observation
What Ukraine is revealing about observation, concealment, adaptation, and the assumptions shaping the next war.
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Current Work
Reporting, analysis, and conversations designed to help you understand what matters most.
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The Signals Before the Storm
What Al-Qaeda’s public behavior can tell us about organizational confidence, strategic warning, and meaningful change.
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Afghanistan’s Resistance Is No Longer Fighting Only the Taliban
Recent fighting suggests sustained resistance pressure is reshaping the Taliban’s military campaign and its use of allied jihadist organizations.
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Why the Return of Tarnak Farm Matters
The rebuilding of a historic Al-Qaeda institution offers one of the clearest indicators of the organization’s resurgence.
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Inside the Taliban’s New Military Formation on the Durand Line
A closer look at the Taliban’s evolving military posture, regional pressure, and the networks shaping the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
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ISIS and the Dream of Returning to Libya
An examination of the Islamic State’s effort to reposition leadership and revive its operations in Libya.