Military Analysis and History

  TANKS OR DRONES?           Tactical aerial drones have conquered the battlefield. Literally. There is no need to elaborate, as it is all common knowledge. The battlefield has become transparent. Any movement stands a high chance of being detected, especially when it comes to heavy assets (tanks, armored personnel carriers, heavy artillery pieces, machinery, etc.). And upon these, swarms of kamikaze drones swoop down, putting them out of action. Sometimes with ease, other times with difficulty, but as a rule, they damage or even destroy them. This is why the tank has become a secondary weapon on the battlefield in Ukraine. It is used during severe weather conditions, when drones cannot fly, but most often, as mobile artillery. This is exactly what caused a deadlock: large-scale offensive operations are no longer possible . Because there is no longer the possibility of concentrating large armored forces to break through the front line. Is this the end of th...

THE HOUTHI OFFENSIVE – WHAT ARE THE TARGETS? The recent offensive operation executed by the Ansar Allah group (better known as the Houthis ) was highly successful, capturing strategic points in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait area [1] . There is no point in describing the importance of the strait and the impact generated by the Yemeni group controlling it; these aspects are well known, especially in recent years. The question is: what objectives is this offensive targeting? You will correct me: I did not use the appropriate tense for the verb. And the objective was clear: capturing key points to allow taking control of the strait. Is that not clear? I will grant you that. However, only partially. This was the immediate, tactical objective. That is obvious. Yet, much broader, strategic-level objectives are being pursued. Especially since, concurrently with the ground offensive, strikes were executed that hit the oil pipeline terminating at the Red Sea, through which Saudi Arabia intended to ...

  COUNTEREVOLUTION IN THE MILITARY AFFAIRS         The term Revolution in Military Affairs ( RMA ) originally emerged in Soviet military studies after World War II, describing the changes brought to military science and armed forces organization by the introduction and development of modern military technology (armored vehicles, aircraft, missiles, etc.) and nuclear weapons. In the West, the concept of Military Revolutions appeared in 1956 with roughly the same definition. The term was brought back into the spotlight in the early 1990s by the famous American strategist Andrew Marshall. Not only was it updated and developed into a series of principles and theories, but based on these, the US Armed Forces underwent significant reorganization. Subsequently, these theories were also implemented in many other militaries around the world . The implementation of specific RMA concepts was primarily based on the decisive victory of the US-led international coalition a...

  UKRAINE – MOBILIZATION OF WOMEN?        The former U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, stated in an interview that he supports the mobilization of women into the Ukrainian armed forces. He explains this by the need to address the shortage of military personnel . [1] Keith Kellogg’s words carry weight. We are not talking about some influencer or journalist. We are talking about a high-ranking official of the US administration, deeply involved in the Ukrainian issue. Kellogg is not the only one who has put forward this proposal. The idea was also mentioned by the former Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksii Reznikov, who argues using the example of Israel, where women perform compulsory military service [2] . In fact, petitions to this effect appeared on the Ukrainian government's website at the beginning of August this year [3] .             On the other hand, representatives of the Ukrainian parl...

  IRAN: SUMMARY        We are not talking about history. We are talking about current events. We are witnessing the most profound changes since the early 1990s.           Let's make a brief effort of memory. Let's remember what was happening in Iran between January and February 2026. This year. Not much time has passed. At that time, the ayatollahs' regime was on its last legs. Everything was clear. The massive devaluation of the national currency, bankruptcies, crisis, protest demonstrations across the country, often violent, with significant destruction. The security forces were no longer capable of containing them. On the contrary, police officers were being killed in the streets and police stations were set on fire. Nothing could stop the process of change anymore. It was a natural consequence of years of economic sanctions and external pressures of all kinds. And the country's leaders were accused of mismanaging ...

  UKRAINE – WHY IS THE RUSSIAN ARMY ADVANCING SO SLOWLY? In the Donbas, the Russian army is advancing slowly. This fact is obvious. Russian propaganda cannot hide what is obvious, no matter how hard it tries. The figures cannot be contradicted. Who can oppose mathematics?           The speed of advance, even slow as it is, differs depending on the sector. For example, in the Pokrovsk area, the speed of advance was 70 meters per day, calculated between February 2024 and January 2026. However, in the area of the Chasiv Yar settlement, the speed of advance was only 15 meters per day, calculated for the same period. [1] The Institute for the Study of War precisely documents the advance of Russian forces in the Donbas in the year 2025, evaluated as being the year when the Russian advance was the greatest: 22 km in the Lyman direction, 17 km in the Kostiantynivka direction, 24 km in the Pokrovsk direction, and 30 km in the Novopavlivka direct...