warontherocks

Flat-earthers tend to get all the attention these days, and I don’t begrudge them their fame. But I regret that it comes at the expense of the hollow earth crowd, whose driving geologic theory is at once far more plausible and far more insane. For those who did not spend the last several hours

For some people, the new year brings a resolution to refrain from drinking — if only for a month. In 2013, a British charity launched the “Dry January” campaign to raise awareness of the health and lifestyle benefits of giving up drinking temporarily. Over 200,000 people signed up to participate in

Russia is close to achieving a decisive edge on the energy front of the Russo–Ukrainian war.  Repeated attacks on key infrastructure have recently intensified, leaving Ukraine’s damaged electrical grid 70 percent reliant on three complexes of nuclear reactors. These reactors are increasingly

On Aug. 4, 2018, a drone exploded over Avenida Bolívar in Caracas during a speech by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. A second drone crashed and exploded a few blocks away. Maduro was unharmed, but the first blast injured several Venezuelan soldiers. The drones were part of an alleged

An MQ-9 Reaper drifts ominously through the crisp, pre-dawn sky over Sanaa, Yemen. Its matte-gray fuselage blends seamlessly with the deepening hues of early morning, its whirring sensors casting an invisible gaze over bustling streets below.  Thousands of miles away, in a dimly lit control room,