WHAT WE’RE WATCHING Boots is a heartfelt twist on the military coming-of-age genre 2 min 0 By Kristen Harding
THE READINESS REPORT Redi Tlhabi on why SA Army Chief’s Iran visit is a diplomatic disaster in the making 1 min 5 By Redi Tlhabi
ANALYSIS The changing global order — why SA needs to radically boost defence spending 5 min 16 By Stephen Grootes
BOOK EXCERPT ‘How to Fight a War’ by Mike Martin — having an unrealistic strategy is the most common mistake leaders make 6 min 1 By The Reading List
BOOK EXTRACT An updated edition of ‘Hani: A Life Too Short’ re-evaluates his legacy 7 min 0 By The Reading List
BOOK REVIEW Rhino War: Military man recalls bureaucratic minefields in battle against SA’s poaching scourge 4 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
WAR IN EUROPE OP-ED Ukraine’s mosquito strategy highlights crucial military lessons and exposes Russia’s failures 7 min 5 By Greg Mills
SATIRE From Putin to potholes, Cyril and our other masters of mediation could set a sterling example 6 min 0 By Shaun de Waal
GroundUp Sowing conflict Troops and veg: Illegal occupants bite the bullet to coexist with soldiers at Tamboerskloof military base 4 min 1 By Liezl Human for GroundUp
INSURRECTION FEVER Burkina Faso president Roch Kabore detained: Plague of military coups spreads in West Africa 3 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
GLOBAL NEWS AND VIEWS With China backing the junta and Aung San Suu Kyi in prison, Myanmar is stuck in newest iteration of military rule 5 min 0 By J Brooks Spector
AMABHUNGANE Beijing’s soft power: China offers 300,000 free vaccine jabs to SANDF troops 6 min 0 By Tebogo Tshwane for amaBhungane
BIDEN-XI SUMMIT A three-dimensional game: US president and Chinese leader (virtually) meet 9 min 0 By J Brooks Spector
AFRICA Dissecting democratic dividends: Sudan’s coup is all about the military 5 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
DECLASSIFIED UK Britain’s ‘robust’ arms export controls are a fiction 8 min 4 By Andrew Feinstein and Alexandra Smidman
DECLASSIFIED UK How the UK military supports Israel’s combat operations against Palestinians 7 min 4 By Mark Curtis
Maverick Life Molhem Barakat: Death of a teenage lensman raises ethical concerns of war photography 7 min 0 By Greg Marinovich
