Military Analysis and History

  THE WAR IN UKRAINE - A BRIEF ANALYSIS - This paper is politically neutral .           The subject of this work is the armed conflict unfolding in Ukraine, focusing primarily on analyzing the strategies of the two parties involved and the execution of the land campaign. It also analyzes certain tactical aspects, detailing how the employment of specific categories of military equipment has fundamentally altered the battlefield and how the armed forces have adapted to this phenomenon. A turning point in the use of certain weapons was observed in this war, resulting in the emergence of many novel developments. Of particular importance is the fact that the fortification chains in the Donbas represent a central point of operations, shaping the strategic-level plans of the belligerents. Breeching them stands as one of the most spectacular actions in human military history . In short, the analysis attempts to answer the following questio...

  THE MIDDLE EAST MILITARY CRISIS: A GREAT PARADOX Saudi Arabia is (still) one of the world's major economic powers. Thanks to oil, and not only. This is well known, and there is no need for further details. Like any highly developed state, its armed forces are structured to match. With 247,000 active-duty personnel and an additional 150,000 paramilitary forces (there are no reservists), 917 aircraft (including 283 fighter jets), 1,085 tanks, over 1,200 heavy artillery pieces, and 32 warships, backed by an annual budget of over 63 billion USD, the country can be considered a regional military power. In fact, in the ranking published by Global Firepower, it ranks 25th out of 145 nations. [1] The numbers speak for themselves. No explanations are needed. Let's look at a neighbor. The United Arab Emirates. 65,000 active-duty personnel, 130,000 reservists, and 12,000 in paramilitary formations, 581 aircraft (including 99 fighter jets), 354 tanks, 300 heavy artillery pieces, and 84 ...