Conflicts & Crises
Current and recent conflicts, escalation risks, and battlefield updates.
330 articlesLatest
Video
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 
Video
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 
Video
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 
Video
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 
Video
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 
Video
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
Context and analysis on conflicts across the world.
Two emails each week — WarFronts Weekly on Tuesdays, Friday Blitz on Fridays.
More in Conflicts & Crises
Video
Armageddon in Africa: How Sudan Became the World's Worst Crisis
How war between Sudan's army and RSF paramilitaries created a famine that could become the deadliest in decades, threatening millions of lives.
Simon Whistler · March 4, 2026 
Video
Sudan: The Proxy War the World Is Ignoring
How Sudan's civil war became a proxy conflict involving Iran, Russia, UAE, and Ukraine — and why its collapse could reshape geopolitics for decades.
Simon Whistler · March 4, 2026 
Video
The Syrian Civil War: A Downward Spiral to Madness
A comprehensive account of the Syrian Civil War from 2011 to present, covering the Assad regime, rebel factions, ISIS, foreign intervention, and
Simon Whistler · March 4, 2026 
Video
The Failure of the Syrian Civil War and Assad's Return to Power
Explore the catastrophic outcomes of the Syrian Civil War, the rise of ISIS, the ongoing refugee crisis, and Bashar Al-Assad's return to regional power.
Simon Whistler · March 4, 2026 
Video
Teutoburg Forest: Rome’s Worst Military Disaster
In 9 AD, Germanic tribes ambushed and annihilated three Roman legions in the Teutoburg Forest, a catastrophic defeat that halted Rome's imperial expansion.
Simon Whistler · March 4, 2026 
Video
Texas Revolution: Birth of the Lone Star State
How a disparate group of settlers, disaffected Mexicans, and Native Americans overthrew Santa Anna's centralist dictatorship and forged an independent
Simon Whistler · March 4, 2026