Firefighters put out a fire in a supermarket following a Russian drone attack in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Sunday, July 26, 2026.

The New Normal in Kyiv, Ukraine

by Tamar Jacoby September 2, 2026September 2, 2026

Nonstop attacks by Russian jet-powered drones empty supermarket shelves and terrorize civilians

Ukraine is scaling ground drones for supply runs, evacuations, and combat assaults—offering a glimpse of the next phase of robotic warfare.

Russia’s War on Ukraine

The Next Big Thing in the Ukraine War: Ground Drones

by Tamar Jacoby August 19, 2026August 19, 2026

Robotic ground systems don’t replace infantry, but they help it do its job—including combat assaults.

Drone Dominance: The conflict in the Middle East is showing the value of Ukraine’s weapons systems and military tactics. Here, an instructor demonstrates the operation of a drone designed to destroy Russian attack drones in the Kyiv region, March, 2026.

Magazine

Ukraine’s Way of War is Coming to the Persian Gulf

by Tamar Jacoby April 2, 2026May 5, 2026

Middle East fighting creates an opportunity for Ukraine and its fierce military technology—but Kyiv and America’s allies must seize the moment.

Anything, Again: President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Washington, with a model of a B-2 stealth bomber in front of him.

Newsletter

“I Could Do Anything”: Trump’s Dangerous Mantra

by Gillen Tener Martin March 22, 2026March 20, 2026

The president’s words on Cuba, the next nation he’s casing for foreign intervention, sound all too familiar.

Iranian Drones: Iran’s drones can be rapidly rebuilt, even in wartime. Pictured here, Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi, left, who was killed in the airstrikes carried out by the U.S. and Israel, and then Defense Minister Gen. Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani review domestically built drones in a ceremony to deliver the drones to the army.

Foreign Policy

Asymmetric War in Iran: How Trump and the U.S. Are Being Played

by Mike Lofgren March 19, 2026March 19, 2026

We’re depleting our big, expensive, Cold War-inspired defensive weapons on Iran’s cheap drones, and if Tehran expands its underwater drone program, look out.

A management consultant in peacetime, a commander in war: Volodymyr Barantsov died defending Ukraine’s eastern frontier.

Russia’s War on Ukraine

Ukraine: Requiem for a Citizen Soldier

by Tamar Jacoby February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

My friend, an entrepreneur turned exemplary officer, was killed in action in eastern Ukraine this year. Like his comrades, he knew what he was fighting for.

An officer from the Specter Battalion of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade demines a downed Russian drone near the eastern front in Ukraine.

Russia’s War on Ukraine

Downing Russian Drones: “The U.S. and Europe Should Learn From Us”

by Tamar Jacoby September 18, 2025September 17, 2025

A Ukrainian air defense unit showcases what NATO should have done when the Kremlin sent drones into Poland.

Russia’s War on Ukraine

Ukrainian Fighters Aren’t Expecting Much from the Trump-Putin Summit

by Tamar Jacoby August 11, 2025August 11, 2025

As Trump and Putin prepare to discuss swapping Ukrainian territory, the soldiers who’ve been defending it for years say they’d rather finish the fight now than leave it for their children.