Explainer
The Mutual Assembly Pact
After Makkah promised mutual defence, Badr sets out to build the arsenal behind it.
Section
Defence
Armed forces, alliances, weapons and the economics of war.
Analysis
The Price of the Sky Is Paid in Systems
Cheap drones lower the cost of a strike, not the cost of air power.
Research
What May 2025 Actually Cost
What the May 2025 conflict cost India and Pakistan, sourced and counted.
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