An unofficial podcast and essay series that examines the institutions, politics and machinery of counterterrorism, insurgency and irregular warfare. Recent issues cover drones, future warfare, NATO policy and reading recommendations, though the excerpts are mostly headings and reference lists.
Website: https://cgpodcast.substack.com
David Axe's Trench Art offers war news, analysis and commentary focused on Ukraine, Russia and military aviation and naval drone warfare. Readers get sharp, reported breakdowns of weapons systems, strikes and strategic context.
The Readbook is a substack newsletter offering analytical essays on military affairs, defense policy, risk management, and military history. Issues pair commentary on current defense news with historical reflection and critiques of strategic thinking.
Each issue uses recent commercial satellite imagery to examine a single major world event, such as strikes on data centers, Chinese military mockups, or Russian fuel shortages. It pairs annotated images with concise, sourced explanatory context.
Nigel Biggar, an Oxford moral theologian and Conservative peer, writes weekly essays on politics, religion and contested cultural questions from a conservative Anglican standpoint. Readers get long-form arguments on topics such as military ethics and AI, the history of empire, and British national identity.
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