Conflicts & Crises
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A New Myanmar Is Emerging: How a Stalemated Civil War Became a Victory for Beijing
After five years of war, Myanmar's rebellion is fracturing, the Tatmadaw is regaining ground, and the only real winner sits across the border in China.
Pakistan Besieged: How the Balochistan Insurgency and Afghan War Are Converging at Once
Pakistan faces a hardened Baloch insurgency, an undeclared war with Afghanistan, the TTP, and IMF dependency—all at the same time, with no clean exit.
Has Israel Bitten Off More Than It Can Chew? The Strain of a Seven-Front War
Israel's near-continuous war across seven fronts is exposing manpower shortages, interceptor depletion, and a coalition collapse over the draft and settler violence.
Iran's Sleeper Cells Weren't Real. The Alternative Is Worse.
Iran's threatened sleeper cells never materialized during the Iran War. What emerged instead was a gig-economy sabotage campaign that's harder to stop.
Will the RSF Defections End the War in Sudan?
As founding RSF commanders defect to Sudan's army with men, weapons, and intelligence, the SAF gains its best chance to break the stalemate — at a steep moral cost.
Cuba at Zero Day: How a Fuel Collapse Became Washington's Next Regime-Change Gamble
Cuba has run out of fuel as the US tightens a post-Maduro squeeze, indicts Raúl Castro, and courts his grandson for a negotiated transition.
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How Puntland's Forces Are Dismantling the Islamic State's Global Command Center in Somalia
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South Sudan Is Sliding into War: How the World's Youngest Nation Faces Collapse in 2025
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Russia's Ticking Time Bomb: The Looming Crisis of Returning Veterans
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The Congo War Is Restarting: Why the Ceasefire Was Never Real and What Comes Next
The June 2024 ceasefire in eastern Congo was never real. M23, Rwanda, and the DRC are returning to full-scale war while maintaining diplomatic cover.
When Nepal Caught Fire: How Corruption and Social Media Bans Sparked a Youth Uprising
September 2025: Nepal's youth-led PINK protests against corruption and social media bans turn violent, forcing PM Oli's resignation and military deployment
Russia Launches Unprecedented Drone Attack on NATO Member Poland
Russia launches unprecedented coordinated drone attack on NATO member Poland. NATO fighter jets intercept multiple drones. Analysis of strategic implicatio