The New Iran War: Trajectory of the War and its Impact on Ukraine and the Pacific. Mick Ryan · Mick Ryan ·Feb 28, 2026 · 20 min read
Four Years of War, No End in Sight. The Big Five 22 February edition. Mick Ryan · Mick Ryan ·Feb 21, 2026 · 17 min read
Are You Ready? Zelenskyy's Message at Munich. The Big Five, 15 February edition Mick Ryan · Mick Ryan ·Feb 14, 2026 · 22 min read
Rushing to Failure with Current Peace Talks? The Big Five, 8 February edition Mick Ryan · Mick Ryan ·Feb 7, 2026 · 14 min read
Putin Cannot Afford a Peace Deal Now. The Big Five, 1 February edition Mick Ryan · Mick Ryan ·Jan 31, 2026 · 15 min read
Davos Don Insults Allies, Deterred on Greenland (for now). Ukraine Peace Talks. PLA Purges Persist. The Big Five, 25 January edition Mick Ryan · Mick Ryan ·Jan 24, 2026 · 18 min read
The Oreshnik is the sign of a Fearful, Worried Putin, Not a Leader Confident of Victory: The Big Five 11 January 2026. Mick Ryan · Mick Ryan ·Jan 10, 2026 · 16 min read
Justice Mission 2025 is a Golden Opportunity to Learn about PLA Joint Planning and Capabilities Mick Ryan · Mick Ryan ·Dec 31, 2025 · 20 min read
Mr Zelenskyy Goes to Kupiansk. Putin Huddles in Moscow. Chinese Carrier Off Japan. The Big Five, 14 December edition. Mick Ryan · Mick Ryan ·Dec 13, 2025 · 17 min read
She’ll Be Right, Mate: The New U.S. National Security Strategy and the Pacific Mick Ryan · Mick Ryan ·Dec 5, 2025 · 14 min read
Peace Negotiations Stumble On, Putin Lays Down a Marker, and the Fall of Yermak: The Big Five, 30 November edition Mick Ryan · Mick Ryan ·Nov 29, 2025 · 23 min read
The Putin-Trump Pact is Afghanistan All Over Again, But With Much Worse Outcomes. The Big Five, 23 November edition Mick Ryan · Mick Ryan ·Nov 22, 2025 · 24 min read
Can Russia Win in Ukraine on its Current Trajectory: Assessing Russia’s 2025 War Effort Mick Ryan · Mick Ryan ·Nov 18, 2025 · 10 min read
The Battle of Pokrovsk, China's Plan for Long-Term Confrontation and China Cranky at Japan: The Big Five, 16 November edition Mick Ryan · Mick Ryan ·Nov 16, 2025 · 16 min read
Russian Casualties Rise, Ukraine Strikes Russian Power Facilities and the Battle of Pokrovsk Continues - The Big Five, 9 November edition Mick Ryan · Mick Ryan ·Nov 8, 2025 · 18 min read
Summit No More, New U.S. Sanctions and Ukrainian Gripens: The Big Five for 26 October Mick Ryan · Mick Ryan ·Oct 25, 2025 · 14 min read
