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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Houthi Rebels Sink Two Ships in Red Sea as Ukraine Expands Anti-Russia Operations in Africa
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America Halts Weapon Deliveries to Ukraine as Russian Airstrikes Intensify
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Playing for Points: How Ukraine Turned Its Front Line Into a Video Game
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The Israel-Iran War of 2025: Inside the Twelve-Day War That Remade the Middle East
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Kenya’s June 25 Lockdown: Security, Politics, and a Nation on Edge
On June 25, Nairobi’s skyline was transformed by razor‑wire fences, armed police and a citywide curtailment of movement. The unprecedented security cordon
Was Iran's Nuclear Program Really Destroyed? Intelligence Reports Challenge White House Claims
Leaked intelligence suggests US airstrikes damaged but didn't destroy Iran's nuclear facilities, contradicting White House claims of complete obliteration.