How Iran has been studying lessons from the war in Ukraine Military journals provide tantalising glimpses into what Tehran’s military thinks and its priorities, including drones

How Iran has been studying lessons from the war in Ukraine
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Gadys Geopolitik: Neigen Autokratien zum Krieg? Der Neo-Royalismus stellt eine Gefahr für die Bürger und die internationale Ordnung dar. Erfahren Sie mehr über diese Entwicklung und ihre Folgen.

Regieren uns bald wieder Kaiser?

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Meine Sonntagskolumne über einen möglichen Strukturwandel im internationalen System und darüber, was die Clique um Kaiser Franz Joseph mit der um Donald Trump gemeinsam hat.

Es wird Ernst. Am 28. Mai kommt mein neues Buch heraus.
In „Überfall. Wenn der Krieg zu uns kommt” stelle ich die Frage, die Österreich verdrängt: Was passiert wirklich, wenn der Krieg zu uns kommt?
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Russia hits Ukraine with largest air attack this year Missiles and drones killed and injured residents in Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia

‚Moscow is producing about 60 Iskander missiles a month and has expanded its launcher capacity, while Ukraine lacks sufficient advanced air-defence systems such as the US-made Patriot system to cover the entire country, Skibitskyi said.‘ giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases Leaked documents show IRGC secretly acquired system and used it to guide strikes during war in March

‚Leaked Iranian military documents show the satellite, known as TEE-01B, was acquired by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Aerospace Force in late 2024 after it was launched into space from China.‘

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“The first gun that was fired at Fort Sumter sounded the death-knell of slavery. They who fired it were the greatest practical abolitionists this nation has produced.“

Mit Ivo Mijnssen, stv. Chefred. @nzz.ch, Brigitte Lueger-Schuster @univie.ac.at, klinische Psychologin, & Militäranalyst Franz-Stephan Gady @hoanssolo.bsky.social sprachen wir darüber, wie Menschen Krieg erleben die davon berichten und die, die die Berichte rezipieren. Fotos: eSeL.at - Hannah Mayr

US Deploys Bulk of Stealthy Long-Range Missile for Iran War The next steps in the US military campaign against Iran will commit nearly its entire inventory of stealthy JASSM-ER cruise missiles, drawing them from stockpiles devoted to other regions.

US reportedly committing nearly its entire JASSM-ER inventory to the Iran war. Per @Bloomberg: ~2,300 pre-war stockpile, 1,000+ already fired, & after repositioning remaining missiles to CENTCOM/UK bases, only ~425 left for rest of the world 👇 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Meine Ostersonntagskolumne. Leider verstärkt ein Krieg in „einem fernen Land” auch die Chance eines neuen Krieges in Europa.

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Der überarbeitete Text beinhaltet ein komplett neues Kapitel, neue Anekdoten, neue Analysen — und vor allem einen neuen Satz gegen Ende des neuen Vorwortes, den nur ein Österreicher über Deutsche und Deutschland schreiben kann.

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Heute erscheint die komplett überarbeitete Taschenbuchausgabe meines Buches ‚Die Rückkehr des Krieges‘.

Pentagon considers diverting Ukraine military aid to the Middle East A shift would highlight the growing trade-offs required for the U.S. to sustain its war with Iran as the conflict depletes the military’s critical munitions.

‘The Pentagon is considering whether to divert weapons intended for Ukraine to the Middle East as the war in Iran depletes some of the U.S. military’s most critical munitions, according to three people familiar with the matter.’

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Russia sending drones to Iran, western intelligence says Moscow close to completing phased deliveries of lethal weapons, food and medicine to Tehran

‘Russia is close to completing a phased shipment of drones, medicine and food to Iran, according to western intelligence reports that detail Moscow’s efforts to keep its embattled partner fighting.’ giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Retired Patriot Battalion Commander On The Challenges Of Defeating Iran's Barrages David Shank, former commandant of the Army's Air Defense Artillery School, offers a frank assessment of how air defenses are performing against Iran.

Retired Patriot Battalion Commander On The Challenges Of Defeating Iran’s Barrages

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I'm happy to share what I've been working on for a while: a book on the Russian General Staff.

The most important military institution in Russia has not had any English book on it since 2006. Now it's time.

Sharing is caring, but pre-order is good karma (link below).

Opinion | Trump Has Made a Fundamental Miscalculation about Iran

“A veteran of Iraq like Mr. Hegseth should know better. The enemy always gets a vote, and even after a victorious campaign, the effect of war on a population may have complex, unwanted and sometimes catastrophic consequences”

I wrote about Iran for @nytimes.com
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Fighting a second-rate military power while vicariously and indirectly militarily and economically strengthening two first-order ones, which you may have to confront at a later stage, through your actions, and the sequencing problems it creates, may perhaps not be sound military strategy.

Exclusive | Russia Is Sharing Satellite Imagery and Drone Technology With Iran Moscow has expanded intelligence sharing and military cooperation to help keep Tehran in the fight against U.S. and Israeli military might.

‘Russia has been expanding its intelligence sharing and military cooperation with Iran, providing satellite imagery and improved drone technology to aid Tehran’s targeting of U.S. forces in the region, people familiar with the matter said.’

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‘But Russian soldiers have advanced in other areas, including at the southern edge of the Zaporizhzhia front.’

Ukraine makes rare advance inside ‘kill zone’ Kyiv touts battlefield success as proof it is still in the fight as Russia gears up for ‘summer offensive’

‘Black Bird, a Finnish war-monitoring group, said Russian troops in February lost more Ukrainian territory than they captured for the first time since November 2023.’

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Of course, the Middle East and East Asia are two different theaters, but it will nonetheless be somewhat telling to what degree the impressive performance of US/Israeli forces at the tactical level will or won’t substantially contribute to a strategically advantageous ending of the war for the US.

When I did research for my book ‘How the United States Would Fight China’, this was one of the top concerns of 🇺🇸 senior military leaders and analysts.

E.g., the difficulty of linking technically-tactically impressive strikes at the tactical level with a campaign plan that achieves favorable war termination for the US at the strategic-political level.

As with much else, the Trump administration is not so much a break but a continuation on steroids of some issues concerning the overall US warfighting approach.

“Vienna has really taken on a lot of importance for them . . . it’s their hub in Europe.”

From Vienna’s rooftops, the Kremlin is listening in Russia has increased satellite dish activity on buildings it owns in Austrian capital

“It’s one of our main concerns about Russian activity here. We know they have been targeting Nato government and military communications with what they’ve got,” said one senior European diplomat based in Vienna. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

How a Marine Unit in the Middle East Could Open New Phase of Iran War

‘With an East Coast expeditionary unit supporting the war in Venezuela & the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit deploying to the Middle East…there will be no quick response force to aid operations in the Pacific theater… the former senior US defense official said.’ www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/u...

Ukraine peace talks fizzle out as Trump’s focus shifts to Iran US president no longer focused on pressuring Vladimir Putin, European officials say

‘The US-led peace process in Ukraine is fizzling out because Donald Trump is losing interest in the talks and his war against Iran is easing pressure on Russia, officials say.’ giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

"It began as a mistake", Charles Bukowski, ‘Post Office’ (1971)