Petri Mäkelä

Petri Mäkelä runs the news and analysis website Vantage Point North on security and warfare related topics, focusing mostly on Russia and Scandinavia.

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Israel Attacked Syria with Its Very Special F-35I Stealth Fighters

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How Russian Mobilizations Could Hide a Surprise Invasion

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Could an Independent Kurdistan Survive?

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Finland Is Preparing to Counter a Hybrid War from Russia

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Check out Russia's Deadly "Terminator" Tank That Was Built for Urban Warfare

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How Russia Uses Vast Wargames and Nuclear Exercises to Deter the West

Russia's Army Is Getting Two Brand-New Divisions

Why a Chinese Tiananmen-Style Crackdown on Hong Kong Would Have Terrible, Global Repercussions

Israel Attacked Syria with Its Very Special F-35I Stealth Fighters

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F-35s Go to War: Why Israel's Strike on Syria Was so Successful

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How Russian Mobilizations Could Hide a Surprise Invasion

Could an Independent Kurdistan Survive?

Finland Is Preparing to Counter a Hybrid War from Russia

Check out Russia's Deadly "Terminator" Tank That Was Built for Urban Warfare

How Russia Uses Vast Wargames and Nuclear Exercises to Deter the West

Russia's Army Is Getting Two Brand-New Divisions

Why a Chinese Tiananmen-Style Crackdown on Hong Kong Would Have Terrible, Global Repercussions

Israel Attacked Syria with Its Very Special F-35I Stealth Fighters

F-35s Go to War: Why Israel's Strike on Syria Was so Successful

Wargames: How Russia Practices Invading Iceland in War Games

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