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Israel’s air strength is giving it a free hand over Iran

The Iranian military has been largely unable to prevent missile attacks and Israeli aircraft from entering its air space.

17.06.2025 6

The Conversation

Matthew Powell

Kyiv’s allies have lifted restrictions on Ukraine attacking targets inside Russia – here’s what that means for the war

Kyiv is hoping that being able to hit targets inside Russia will give it the strategic edge it has lacked until now.

31.05.2025 10

The Conversation

Matthew Powell

Golden Dome: what Trump should learn from Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ missile defence system plan

Donald Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ initiative is the latest and most expensive defence system ever imagined.

22.05.2025 5

The Conversation

Matthew Powell

Suspected Baltic Sea cable sabotage by Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ is ramping up regional defence

Anchor-dragging incidents in the Baltic Sea are leading to an increased naval presence.

27.01.2025 6

The Conversation

Matthew Powell

Introducing the Oreshnik missile: Vladimir Putin’s not-so -secret weapon

The conflict in Ukraine has increased in its intensity with the firing of what Russia has claimed to be an inter-continental ballistic missile...

02.12.2024 5

The Conversation

Matthew Powell

Israel-Iran and the nine stages of how conflicts can escalate and get out of control

Tensions are running high in the Middle East. The murderous attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7 2023 kicked off a spiral of violence in the...

16.10.2024 2

The Conversation

Matthew Powell