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690 Dispatches
Russia’s Quiet Libyan Gambit: A New Frontier in Its Global Strategy
As the war in Ukraine dominates headlines, Moscow is quietly reshaping its global posture in a direction few have noticed. The pivot toward Libya—an arena
South Sudan is on Fire. Here's Why. (And More)
South Sudan is sliding back toward civil war, with a claim to being the world's most dangerous conflict hotspot. Why it is burning, and what follows.
Ukraine's Kursk Incursion Is Over. Was It Worth It?
Ukraine's Kursk incursion humiliated Moscow and stunned the world. With the salient now largely lost, was the gamble worth what it cost Kyiv?
Israel has Shattered the Ceasefire in Gaza. Here's What You Need to Know.
Israel Has Shattered the Ceasefire in Gaza. Here’s What You Need to Know. Introduction. In the early-morning hours of March the eighteenth, the fragile tru
Poland Wants to Go Nuclear: How a Single Sentence Signaled a New Age of Proliferation
Donald Tusk's nuclear remark to the Sejm, plus rising tension across Taiwan, Syria, and Pakistan's Balochistan, mark a more dangerous global moment.
Myanmar’s Civil War Stalemate: Why Neither Side Can Break Through
Analyze the strategic landscape of Myanmar's civil war and why the rebel alliance's momentum has stalled against entrenched Tatmadaw strongholds.
Make European Defense Great Again: Inside the EU's Plan to Rearm
Inside the EU's emergency summit and the 800-billion-euro ReArm Europe plan, from the fiscal escape clause to the loans, legal hurdles, and hard math.
Bloodshed in Syria. Here's What We Know.
Pro-Assad Loyalists are Battling in Syria’s Steets. Here’s What’s Happening. Introduction. Three months after the downfall of Bashar al-Assad, the nation o
America Has Turned on Ukraine. Here’s Why.
Washington's turn against Kyiv upended three years of policy in a single week. What drove the reversal, and what it means for Ukraine's ability to keep fighting.
Why Does Israel Keep Attacking Syria? And More.
Why Israel keeps striking Syria, plus the escalating crisis in South Sudan and the other conflicts moving fastest right now.
How to Protect a Ukrainian DMZ: Europe's Challenge in Deterring Future Russian Aggression
How European forces can deter Russian aggression in post-ceasefire Ukraine without major US troop deployment, leveraging air, naval, and coalition strategi
War is Coming. Europe isn't Ready.
Europe faces the prospect of war with Russia while short of manpower, missile defence and the enablers only Washington has provided. Can it rearm in time?