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The 2008 Russo-Georgian War: Europe's First War of the 21st Century
How a five-day war over South Ossetia and Abkhazia killed hundreds, displaced nearly 200,000, and set the stage for Russia's later confrontation with Ukraine.
Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026 
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Is Abiy Ahmed the Most Dangerous Man in Africa? Ethiopia on the Brink
How Ethiopia's Nobel Peace laureate Abiy Ahmed presided over the deadly Tigray War and now risks plunging the entire Horn of Africa into collapse.
Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026 
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The Al-Rashid Incident: Tragic Accident or Deliberate Massacre in Gaza?
A forensic look at the February 29, 2024 aid-convoy deaths on Gaza's Al-Rashid Street, where over 100 died and accounts split between stampede and massacre.
Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026 
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America Has Bombed Iran: The Strikes, the Targets, and What Matters Now
U.S. B-2 bombers and submarines struck three Iranian nuclear sites on June 22, 2025. Here is what the attack hit, what it likely achieved, and what comes next.
Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026 
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America Enters Ecuador's Drug War: Joint Strikes, a Border Crisis, and the Civilians in Between
U.S. and Ecuadorian forces launched joint strikes against drug-trafficking gangs in March 2026, opening a new phase in a war that has made Ecuador one of Earth's deadliest nations.
Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026 
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America Wants Regime Change in Cuba: Inside the Blockade Squeezing Havana
A US energy blockade has plunged Cuba into nationwide blackouts as Washington pushes to topple Miguel Diaz-Canel after Venezuela and Iran.
Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026 WarFronts Weekly
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The Capture of Nicolas Maduro: How a Three-Hour U.S. Strike Decapitated Venezuela's Government
In a strike lasting roughly three and a half hours on January 3, 2026, U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and upended decades of Latin America policy.
Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026 
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America vs. Iran's Proxies: The Tower 22 Strike and the Widening Middle East War
Inside the US retaliation for the Tower 22 drone attack, the Red Sea air campaign against the Houthis, and the slow pull toward a wider Middle East war.
Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026 
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The US Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Strategic Failure, Logistical Nightmare
How America's exit from Afghanistan collapsed into the Kabul airlift—a strategic failure rescued, in part, by one of the largest emergency evacuations ever flown.
Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026 
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What a US Invasion of Cuba Would Look Like
With Cuba choking under a near-total US oil blockade and Trump declaring it "next," we map the five military options Washington could use against Havana.
Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026 
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When Nepal Caught Fire: How a Social Media Ban Ignited a Gen Z Uprising
A localized Kathmandu protest swelled into a national reckoning that toppled Nepal's government, exposing decades of corruption and a generation's fury.
Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026 
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Who's Winning the Iran War? Tactical Dominance, Strategic Deadlock
The US and Israel dominate the battlefield against Iran, yet the Islamic Republic still stands. Why neither side is winning the war.
Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026