Conflicts & Crises
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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2014 Ukraine Crisis: The Real Beginning of the War with Russia
How Russia's war in Ukraine truly began in 2014 — from revolution and Crimea's annexation to separatist battles, a downed airliner, and the Minsk
Is Abiy Ahmed the Most Dangerous Man in Africa?
Once hailed as a Nobel Peace laureate, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has overseen deadly civil wars that threaten to collapse the Horn of Africa.
Amhara Crisis: Is Ethiopia the Next Yugoslavia?
How the Fano uprising in Ethiopia's Amhara Region threatens to spiral into broader ethnic conflict, and why analysts fear a Yugoslav-style collapse.
The Annihilation of Carthage: The Devastation of Rome's Greatest Enemy
How Rome destroyed Carthage in the Third Punic War, ending a century-long rivalry with a three-year siege and the near-total extermination of the Punic
The Art of War: The Anatomy and Global History of Rebellion
Explore the fundamental mechanics of rebellion, from ancient uprisings in Athens to modern insurgencies in the Middle East, Myanmar, and global
The Art of War: How Siege Warfare Shaped Human History
From ancient Megiddo to modern Mariupol, explore how siege warfare works, why it happens, and the famous sieges that defined human history.