The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has sparked a geopolitical standoff along the Nile River, with Egypt viewing it as a serious existential threat and Ethiopia defending it as a vital development project.

Egypt depends on the Nile for 97% of its freshwater needs.

Water deficit nears 40 bcm/year—well below UN poverty threshold.

Reduced flow risks $1.8B damage per bcm lost; farmland impact severe.

When I visited Bayraktar—well before Ukraine—I was really impressed. I told my Air Force, “Go look at it? I’m interested in buying this. It’s cheaper and better than the gold-plated platforms you want.

Their response? “We want something immaculate that costs hundreds of millions.”

I asked Turkish military officials. They said it was the same for them.

When Bayraktar appeared, the Turkish Air Force didn’t want it. They preferred fighter jets to show off in air-to-air combat. It was the Turkish Army that bought it.

The lesson? Reforms don’t come from within the military — they come from political direction.

A fighter reportedly detonated an IED under what appears to be an Israeli Merkava Mk.4M tank, causing a secondary fire.

Israeli media later reported that one tank crew member was killed, two were seriously injured, and another moderately wounded.

An officer who came to evacuate the wounded was also lightly injured.

Around 50 Laotian troops are reportedly being sent to Kursk for demining — but Kyiv says they’ll effectively aid the war effort.

Laos is also said to offer free rehab for wounded Russian soldiers.

“The godly thing for me to do is to kill you”