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War & Conflict February 13, 2024Russian advanced at Bakhmut Front and Donetsk Front – 12 Feb 2024
War & Conflict February 12, 2024Ukraine Frontline Changes Report – Day 718, 11 Feb 2024
War & Conflict February 11, 2024Ukraine Frontline Changes Report – Day 717, 10 Feb 2024
Geopolitics November 4, 2023Is Gaza the most densely populated place in the world? Nope.
War & Conflict November 1, 2023DPA War Expectation Guide (1 Nov 2023)
Geopolitics October 16, 2023There was never a country called “Palestine”, yet.
War & Conflict October 14, 2023ISRAEL PLANS TO FLATTEN GAZA CITY – Israel-Hamas War SITREP Day 6-7
Geopolitics October 13, 2023Israel published AI generated photo of burnt-charred baby as Hamas victim
War & Conflict October 13, 2023DPA’s Israel-Palestine Mapping now open to public
War & Conflict October 12, 2023Russia launches massive Avdiivka Offensive
Military & Defense October 11, 2023Successful Airbus A330 MRTT flight test campaign for F-15 fighters automatic refuellingBy DPA NewsDesk
War & Conflict October 11, 2023HAMAS INFILTRATES ASHKELON & ASHDOD; Egypt border crossing struck – Israel-Hamas War SITREP Day 4
War & Conflict October 10, 2023Situation in Palestine/Israel at the end of Day 3 of the war
War & Conflict October 9, 2023HAMAS CONTINUES COMBINED ARMS OPERATIONS; Massive Israeli airstrikes – Israel-Hamas War SITREP Day 2
Geopolitics October 8, 2023Hamas-Israeli War 2023: Deep Analysis
Geopolitics October 3, 2023Ukraine Seeks Western Assistance for Strikes on Iran and Syria
Internal Affairs September 30, 2023Putin’s Meeting with Former Wagner Commander Raises QuestionsBy DPA NewsDesk
Geopolitics September 28, 2023France Surrenders Control Over NigerBy DPA NewsDesk
Geopolitics September 24, 2023Niger Junta’s fight for economic justice and independence is pushing France to its limits
Geopolitics September 22, 2023History meeting between representative of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and Azerbaijan at Yevlakh cityBy DPA NewsDesk
Finance & Economics September 21, 2023POLAND WILL NO LONGER ARM UKRAINE, after Ukraine complains to WTO over grain ban in PolandBy DPA NewsDesk
Geopolitics September 15, 2023Indonesia is in danger – the country risks to pay the price of bipartisanshipBy Oleg Yanovsky
Internal Affairs September 5, 2023Leadership Changes in Ukrainian Defense Ministry amid Ongoing ConflictBy DPA NewsDesk
Geopolitics August 20, 2023Reality’s Revenge in Ukraine – Why the Lacklustre Ukrainian Counteroffensive is a Global Threat to the USBy Oleg Yanovsky
Military & Defense August 16, 2023Implications of Exodus of Soviet-Era Weaponry Around the World to Ukraine
Geopolitics July 10, 2023The Second Mexican-American WarBy Nikolaos Passalis
Geopolitics July 10, 2023The Second Pacific WarBy Nikolaos Passalis
Geopolitics May 23, 2023Beyond the Ukraine Russian Conflict and the Implication and Consequences to Europe.By Kyle Toh
War & Conflict May 21, 2023[ Bakhmut Front ] PRIGOZHIN/WAGNER ANNOUNCE CAPTURE OF BAKHMUT; Not acknowledged by Ukraine side yet
Geopolitics May 14, 2023Shrouded in Obscurity: The Polisario Front’s Uncertain Track RecordBy Oan S
Internal Affairs May 11, 2023[ INDONESIA ] 1 NZ PILOT FOR INDEPENDENCE OF LAND BIGGER THAN GERMANY – Indonesia’s Papua Insurgency
Internal Affairs May 10, 2023[ PAKISTAN ] IMRAN KHAN ARRESTED! – Nationwide violent protest triggered; Rioters storms Military HQ
War & Conflict May 3, 2023UKRAINE LAUNCH BAKHMUT OFFENSIVE – Huge amount of arty at Kherson; Zaporizhzhia offensive imminent
War & Conflict May 3, 2023[ Bakhmut ] UKRAINE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE – in the NWW part of city; Ukraine counter offensive begun
Geopolitics May 3, 2023Did UN voted to recognise Russian aggression on Ukraine?
War & Conflict May 1, 2023UKRAINE OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS REPORTED AT AVDIIVKA & BAKHMUT FRONT – Zaporizhzhia Offensive Imminent!
War & Conflict April 29, 2023RUSSIAN KILL BOX WORKING AS INTENDED – Ukrainian forces handicapping themselves with their strategy
War & Conflict April 29, 2023[ BAKHMUT ] WAGNER FORCES CLOSED UP ON THE ENTIRE EASTERN HALF OF “THE CITADEL” – Fighting in the North
War & Conflict April 27, 2023[ BAKHMUT ] “BACK TO THE KEEP!!!” – Ukrainian forces abandon frontlines to the last defense line
Geopolitics April 25, 2023Singapore’s perspective on US-China relationship and the issue of Taiwan