Kosovo: A thorn in the side of the Balkans
14 November 2024 In August connected to my writing on Bulgaria’s election woes I dedicated time to exploring the move in Belgrade towards Europe and the ways in which relations…
US aid not dead yet: Zelenskyy playing Trumpian politics
12 November 2024 Russia’s ongoing counteroffensive in the Kursk region will have consequences with Donald Trump’s upcoming second presidency. At the moment, Russia is amassing a force of 50,000 troops,…
Bulgaria’s 7th election, no solution but many concerns.
12 November 2024 With everyone focused on the US election and is consequences, a good change of station might be a follow up on my article from late August concerning…
Defending the Red Sea: Time to Dismantle the Houthis
28 October 2024 On 16 October, American B-2 Spirit bombers attacked Houthi targets in Yemen for the first time, targeting five hardened underground weapons storage sites around Yemen’s capital Sanaa…
Permission for Ukraine to use long-range missiles in limbo
28 October 2024 Following the October visit of President Zelenskyy to the UK, questions were raised over evolving support from the UK for the Ukrainian war effort in its defence…
Red Dawn: North Korea’s Potential Entry into Ukraine
North Korea’s involvement in Russia’s Ukraine War is coming to a new chapter, one that Ukrainian President Zelenskyy had coined “the first step to a World War”. It is becoming…
Port of Hodeidah: Degrading the Axis of Resistance
The targeted killing of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders, the pager attacks, the bombing of Hezbollah headquarters in Beirut and now the bombing of the Yemeni port of Hodeidah – can…
Pager Attack: Mossad’s Return to Form
*This article was submitted on 26 September, prior to the bombing that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, which Adrian suggested would occur. Mossad’s fearsome reputation took a blow when Israel…
Iran’s Water Dilemma with the Taliban
Tensions have risen again between Iran and the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Iran is, once again, accusing the Taliban of not adhering to the 1973 Afghan-Iranian Helmand River Water Treaty. This treaty…
Bulgaria sits on the front line of a brewing Balkan crisis and Serbia could be the solution.
26 August 2024 Over the last three years, Bulgaria has faced no less than six general elections, with a seventh (until recently) scheduled for the 20th of October. Despite repeated…