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On this week's WarFronts Q&A:
-What would a US-Venezuela war look like?
-How does Irish neutrality scale to the modern day?
-How much value in drone-aircraft carriers?
And more.

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What Would a US-Venezuela War Really Look Like? And More.
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No attack yesterday, after all, but carrier strike group deployment incoming.

Probing flights by bombers, reports that the US Army's Night Stalker helicopter pilots are in the area, recent operational expansion to strikes in the Pacific... all signs point to escalation.
Breaking news: The Pentagon signaled an expansion of its military campaign against “Transnational Criminal Organizations” in Latin America, saying it will deploy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and its associated warships to the region in coming days.
Pentagon orders aircraft carrier to Latin America as Trump signals escalation
A spokesman said the dramatic increase in combat power aims not only to “disrupt narcotics trafficking” in the region but to “degrade and dismantle” the criminal groups that operate there.
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Today on WarFronts:

A recap and analysis of Russia's failed 2025 summertime offensive, and the subsequent, seemingly unsuccessful attempts by Moscow to reclaim its momentum.

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Russia's 2025 Offensive is Failing. Why?
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Lots of OSINT discussion right now about imminent US strikes on Venezuela. Maduro regime reportedly moving air-defense assets. Let's see if this is anything.
Major news after the US announced its sanctions against Lukoil and Rosneft. India likely to cut seaborne oil imports from Russia, too, although China's direct pipeline oil transfers may continue uninterrupted.
Chinese state oil companies have suspended purchases of seaborne Russian oil, reported by Reuters. This comes after the USA have placed Lukoil and Rosneft on the sanction‘s list.
Yesterday on WarFronts:

We explore the China-Philippines flashpoint in the Indo-Pacific, and explain that despite the justified international focus on Taiwan, the Philippines may soon become a target of large-scale Chinese military operations.

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We're All Sleeping on a China-Philippines War
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Today on WarFronts:

We dig into the ceasefire in Gaza, and both the immediate, and the long-term factors that suggest a collapse is coming.

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The Ceasefire in Gaza Will Break Down. This Is Why.
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Today on WarFronts:
Simon speaks with UK Defense Minister John Healey!

We cover Europe's Coalition of the Willing, NATO's response to Putin, Ukraine's place as future leaders on drone technology, and more.

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How to Keep Ukraine in the Fight: John Healey (Interview)
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This morning on WarFronts:

We dig in and debunk the rumors that Qatar is building a military base on US soil--and explain what Qatar's really up to, at Idaho's Mountain Home Air Base.

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Is Qatar Really Building an Airbase In America?
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Today on WarFronts:

As Israel and Hamas agree to a first-stage peace deal, the threat of a renewed Israel-Iran war looms in the background.

We explain the incentives, practical calculations, and accelerating factors that could lead to renewed hostilities.

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Iran and Israel Could Return to War Soon.
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Most recently on WarFronts:

We explore the astonishing success of Ukraine's long-range strike campaign against Russian oil and other energy assets. Check it out!

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Ukraine is Crippling Russia's Oil Industry
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Today on WarFronts:

We return to Nepal, to explore the aftermath of the nation's student-led change of government, and explore what comes next, in a nation transformed by Gen-Z activism.

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Nepal's Youth Protesters Overthrew their Government. Here's What Happened Next
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The Latest on WarFronts:

We tackle Moldova's upcoming elections, and the allegations of widespread Russian interference in what will be a historically pivotal vote.

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Russia Is Planning To Rig Moldova’s Elections
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Today on WarFronts:

A bit about our coverage, now and moving forward. Also, mad dictators, deities meddling in wars, booming defense stocks, and more.

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Why Didn’t WarFronts Cover Charlie Kirk? And More.
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Today on WarFronts:
We explore a range of options for NATO, or NATO member nations, to respond to Russia's drone provocations over Poland and Romania.

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NATO Must Respond to Russian Aggression.
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Yesterday on WarFronts:
Russia, and the combined threats of a faltering economy, and a massive wave of returning, disillusioned war veterans with little love left for the state.

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Russia's Ticking Time Bomb...
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Major news out of Brazil.
We published this episode on our sister channel, PoliticalFronts, to explain the trial:
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Today on WarFronts, we explain the recent upheaval in Nepal: what happened to bring down the nation's government, why the protest movement achieved such rapid success, and where Nepal goes from here.

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When Nepal Caught Fire
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"Reckless behavior"...exceptionally underwhelming.

Rhetoric won't be the answer either way, and there's still ample opportunity for NATO to respond in a way that meaningfully deters future 'recklessness', but this is not an encouraging start.
...NATO has committed to interpreting this sort of attack as a test of collective resolve; now, that test has arrived, and anything less than a demonstration of collective resolve will constitute failure.
Indeed. Even if this were accidental by Russia (unlikely), Moscow STILL now has the opportunity to gauge a NATO response to precisely the type of threat that NATO, itself, has spent years vocally anticipating.

NATO, not Russia, cemented the stakes here. NATO has committed (cont. below)
❗️ There are signs that the drones flew into Poland not by accident, but intentionally, - EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas.
If you hadn't yet seen it...Unknown numbers of Shahed drones flying into Polish airspace, possibly Moldova and Slovakia as well. Polish and NATO allied response is underway.
❗️🇺🇸Republican Rep. Joe Wilson, a Ranking Member on the House Committee on Armed Services, states that: «🇷🇺Russia is attacking NATO ally 🇵🇱Poland with 🇮🇷Iranian shahed drone»
This weekend on WarFronts, we take a speculative approach and explore an alternate history:

Occupied Ukraine, with all the destruction, mass displacement, and partisan post-war resistance that it would entail.

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Occupied Ukraine: What Would Happen?
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