The second edition of De Re Militari's Journal of conflicts and analysis is now available for download. In the issue, you can find: interviews with analysts Levent Kemal and Kyle Orton on Turkey, SDF, the US and Russia an important text by Kiril Avramov on Eastern Ukraine and the new Donbas` heroes an analysis of... Continue Reading →
Besieging Syria: The Stages of The Sieges Applied by The Pro-Assad Forces
The past three years of the Syrian Civil war have been concentrated on surrounding, besieging and capturing cities, towns, and villages of various sizes and strategic importance. The main forces to conduct these activities have been the forces loyal to President Bashar al Assad. They have executed a number of protracted sieges across the country... Continue Reading →
Mark Galeotti: In Tsar Vladimir’s court, the distinctions between oligarchs, bureaucrats and shadier figures fall away
Q: In your book “The Vory: Russia's Supermafia”, you outline several stages of relations between the authority and the underworld, unraveling in Russia for the past 100 years. Is there a “trinity” between the oligarchs, the avtoritety and the current administration that could be perceived as yet another stage of this complex relationship? MG: There... Continue Reading →
Death Of A President, Or What Is Next After the Murder Of Alexander Zakharchenko
The self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic has been thrown into chaos for the last two weeks after its president was assassinated in a bomb blast in a café in the center of Donetsk. On August 31 Alexander Zakharchenko died after a bomb was detonated at the „Separ“café during a gathering on the occasion of the death... Continue Reading →
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