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Trump’s new missile shield for the US – challenges and dangers

President’s new missile defence project raises questions about cost, feasibility and global security.

FILE - In this image released by the U.S. Department of Defense, German soldiers assigned to Surface Air and Missile Defense Wing 1, fire the Patriot weapons system at the NATO Missile Firing Installation, in Chania, Greece, on Nov. 8, 2017. Patriot missile systems have long been a hot ticket item for the U.S. and allies in contested areas of the world as a coveted shield against incoming missiles. In Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific, they guard against potential strikes from Iran, Somalia and North Korea. So it was a critical turning point when news broke this week that the U.S. has agreed to send a Patriot missile battery to Ukraine (Sebastian Apel/U.S. Department of Defense, via AP, File)

What do we know about the North Korean troops joining Russia’s war?

Soldiers from the isolated communist state have no experience in modern warfare and a lot to learn on the battlefield.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un

Ukraine’s army readies for high-stakes fight against Russia as winter nears

Al Jazeera’s defence editor analyses the powers and vulnerabilities of Kyiv’s military as its support system slows down.

A servicemen, who operate first-person view (FPV) drones, of Da Vinci Wolves Separate Mechanized Battalion, named after Dmytro Kotsiubailo, of the 59th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, pose for a picture at their position on a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine October 20, 2024. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi

Analysis: Israel and the forever war

Applying a military ‘solution’ to what are political problems has dragged Israel into its present situation.

A Palestinian man holds a child wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in a hospital in Deir el-Balah on Monday, September 30, 2024 [Abdel Kareem Hana/AP]

What would a ground invasion mean for Lebanon and Israel?

Israel has learned from its mistakes during the 2006 invasion, but so has Hezbollah. So what is the plan?

Israeli military vehicles at a gathering site

Has Russia’s military improved enough to take on NATO?

Al Jazeera’s defence editor on why Russia’s army is unprepared for a conflict with NATO, a scenario Putin is warning of.

Russian conscripts called up for military service line up before their departure for garrisons as they gather at a recruitment centre in Simferopol, Crimea, April 25, 2023. Signs on bags read: "Army of Russia". REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak

Ukraine leverages limited resources for surprise incursion into Russia

As Ukraine gains a rare upper hand, the world awaits Russian talk of red lines and its promised response.

Ukrainian servicemen ride a BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the Russian border in Sumy region, Ukraine August 10, 2024. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi

What lies behind arms talks between India’s Modi and Russia’s Putin?

Russia and India have a long history of collaborating on defence. What weapons have they traded before?

Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi

What does Israel have in its arsenal that it could use against Iran?

Israel has airborne and naval capabilities that it can use against Iran, but it must choose any target carefully.

An Iranian man walks past a huge anti-Israeli banner

Analysis: How Russia, Ukraine’s militaries stack up after two years of war

Ukraine is outgunned by Russia but plans to increase drone production as the war drags on into a third year.

Ukrainian servicemen