NKHR Interview

On October 14, 2026, thirty-nine Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv without advance warning from the United States. The same night, SpaceX's Starshield system imposed speed limits that disabled Ukraine's interceptor drones. This episode examines how Washington's deliberate withdrawal of intelli…

Tensions between Iran and the United States are escalating rapidly. After brief progress securing the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran has sunk two commercial vessels and expanded attacks into the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. Washington and Israel are preparing for potential renewed strikes, with neither…

Saudi Arabia possesses expensive American air defences and thousands of foreign troops, yet Houthi missiles and drones continue striking civilian airports, oil facilities, and cities. The rebels exploit a critical weakness: coordinated swarms of cheap weapons overwhelm costly interceptor systems, d…

Mali faces a devastating multi-front insurgency that threatens to collapse the state entirely. Al-Qaeda-affiliated JNIM and Tuareg separatists control swathes of the north, while the Russia-backed junta suffers catastrophic losses. With soldiers growing disillusioned and regional allies overwhelmed…