All articles by Alex Blair

Alex Blair is a UK-based reporter for GlobalData Media. He writes on topics including conflict, geopolitics, defence and sport.

China’s Trump card: using rare earth elements as geopolitical bargaining chips

When camouflage-clad, rifle-carrying rebels from the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) led an offensive to seize the northern town of Pangwa…
Iran sends new ballistic missiles to Russia – Blinken

Iran has sent new close range ballistic missiles (CRBMs) to Russia in a bid to bolster its full-scale invasion of…
South Korea removes military headshots amid deepfake porn ‘epidemic’

South Korea has removed all intranet images of military and defence ministry officials in a bid to prevent deepfake porn,…
‘Guns for gold’: who is complicit in Sudan’s brutal war?

After nearly 18 months of displacement, starvation and genocidal violence, minimal attention has been paid to the bloody conflict still…
Ukraine ‘successfully’ tests first indigenous ballistic missile

Ukraine has successfully tested its first indigenous ballistic missile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier today (27 August 2024). The domestic-made…

Free speech or free arms trading? Social media fuels weapons sales

In the latest of a long string of deregulated controversies, multiple social media platforms are facilitating the trade of weapons…
Modi’s first post-invasion trip to Ukraine – what’s on the agenda?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ukraine on Friday (23 August) for the first time since Russia’s invasion of…
Explainer: Germany seeks arrest of Ukrainian for Nord Stream pipeline attacks

German authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian man accused of sabotaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines nearly…
Explainer: prices rise as Ukrainian forces seize key Russian gas hub

A surprise Ukrainian counter-incursion into the Kursk region has sent gas prices spiraling and thrown doubt over the supply of…
Former Trump ambassador warns Venezuela’s Maduro may arrest opposition

More than a week has passed since President Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in Venezuela’s elections despite overwhelming evidence that former ambassador…