military

China’s Broad Military Leadership Purge Signals Reshaping Of Command

China’s military purge under President Xi Jinping includes the investigation and removal of top commanders, reshaping the Central Military Commission and prompting debate on motive, readiness and internal control. China Military Purge Intensifies With Removal Of Top General China is undergoing a sweeping military purge of senior military leadership that has significantly altered the command...

What Can Ukraine Do?

One of the core characteristics of Essydo Magazine is that topics are viewed from all the different perspectives possible in an unbiased way. Since no underlying agenda is pursued or any interest groups influence this magazine, the analyses represent the highest technical standard of political analysis – at least this is our goal. Leaning on...

What Can Russia Do?

The Russo-Ukrainian War has been the most striking development in the year 2022. As the biggest armed conflict since the Syrian War and previously the Iraq War, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine has not only geopolitical but also economic consequences for some related actors. In the second half of 2022, the two sides seem to...

A Madman’s Dream

On 24 February 2022, the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, has declared war on Ukraine. After weeks of intense arms build-up at the Russo-Ukrainian borderlands, several threats and diplomatic pressures, the Eurasian nation has launched a large-scale operation in Ukraine. Although there has been an imminent diplomatic escalation between the two parties, the...

The Afghanistan Situation

As an Essydo Magazine reader, you are surely aware of the currently escalating situation in Afghanistan. Further, you probably tried to find insightful news sources to better grasp the situation and make sense of the conflict. Unfortunately, the available sources describe the fighting and maybe, if lucky, the history of the conflict dating back to...

Understanding the 2021 Israel-Palestine Conflict (Part I)

Undoubtedly the most discussed topic of 2021, so far, is the ongoing escalation of violence between Palestinians and Israelis. In an eruption of mutual acts of violence, the already highly explosive relationship between the two sides enters another round of hostilities. Interestingly, this event’s tension is also in large part reflected across global media outlets...