Our kleptocratic rulers are insulated from the effects of the wars they start, Oliver Bullough writes for the Oligarchy newsletter ...

Julia E, an 18-year-old influencer from Germany, was hanging out with her family on the Palm Jumeirah beach when she heard a blast and saw a fireball erupt into the sky. She knew tension was mounting ...

A strategically important base is the setting for a new version of an old story about colonialism, exile, sovereignty, and the projection of power ...

In Iran, artificial intelligence is being used to select targets, summarize intelligence and make the ‘kill chain’ ruthlessly ...