Military Analysis and History

    VENEZUELA – WHAT IS NEXT?            The subject Venezuela is not on the front page. But this does not mean it is less important than Ukraine. Because it is about an area where the high geopolitical tensions may transform into an armed conflict. At the moment, one can call this just a “crisis”. The chronology of the events which have caused the crisis, in short: -      1998: President Hugo Chavez launches 'Bolivarian Revolution' that brings in socialist and populist economic policies, alongside increasingly anti-US foreign policy; -        2001: wide reforms concerning the redistribution of wealth and land; -     2002: armed forces rebel and take Chavez into custody; interim government collapses and Hugo Chavez returns to office; -     2005: opposition boycott parliamentary elections; as a result, parties loyal to President Chavez dominate parlia...

  THE MYTH OF ISRAELI INVINCIBILITY. PART II 1956 – Suez Crisis            Crisis erupted due to the nationalization of the Suez Canal. In 1954, the Egyptian president, Gamal Abdul Nasser, started ambitious projects, including Aswan Dam (on Nile) and armed forces modernization. Initially, he asked USA and UK for funding but was refused. Taking advantage of the rivalry between Eastern and Western blocs, he approached the USSR for help and received a positive answer. Based on Soviet security guarantees, he took a step forward: on 26 July 1956, he nationalized Suez Canal, owned by an Anglo-French company. Due to the highly geostrategic and economic importance of the canal, UK and France reacted. Their first approach, supported by the USA, was a diplomatic one but later, planned a military intervention to seize the canal by force. Israel was included in this plan. According to it, the Israeli forces were supposed to conduct offensive operations in Sinai Pe...

  THE MYTH OF ISRAELI INVINCIBILITY. PART I Article published on 2 Jan 2024          Israeli great successes, which have been achieved since 1948, created the myth of IDF (Israel Defense Forces) invincibility. However, their triumphant victories on the battlefield cannot be contested. Israelis’ strategies have become examples and subjects for military manuals and their innovations significantly changed the ways of military operations development. The best example is the drones’ usage. IDF was the pioneer in this field and everybody can see today in Ukraine what they began in the 1970s. There are also many other examples. One can easily identify a lot of remarkable achievements in the short history of this army.       The events that started on 7 October 2023 raised doubts about Israeli forces’ efficiency: the successful surprise attack (a fact heavily debated on media), chaotic IDF reactions and the limited achievements of the mil...