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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Pakistan's Forever War with Afghanistan Settles Into a Grinding Stalemate
Two months into Pakistan's air war on the Afghan Taliban, the bombing has produced no concessions, drones keep crossing the border, and Islamabad's recovery is unraveling.
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.
Iraq: Caught Between Washington and Tehran as War Engulfs the Region
Fifty days into the US-Iran war, Iraq is trapped between its two most vital partners as Iran-backed militias it bankrolls turn their guns on American troops.
Iran War Update: A Blockade Run, a Seized Ship, and the Chaos in the Strait of Hormuz
Inside a frantic week of the Iran war — a US blockade run and ship seizure, regime infighting over Hormuz, and a fragile ceasefire racing a Wednesday deadline.
Is the Iran War Even Winnable Anymore?
Seven weeks into the US-Israeli war on Iran, no belligerent is closer to victory. We examine what winning would look like for Tehran, Washington, and Jerusalem.
The Strait of Hormuz Blockade: How the US-Iran Ceasefire Collapsed
Talks in Islamabad failed, Trump ordered a Hormuz blockade, and US resupply flights surged—signs the Iran War may not be over yet.