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Cross-regional, system-level stories that span multiple theaters, alliances, and strategic domains.
702 Dispatches
How a Harris Presidency Would Reshape the World's Conflicts
A defense analysis of how a Kamala Harris administration might handle Taiwan, Gaza, Ukraine, and Sudan, drawing on her record and expert assessment.
Henry Kissinger: American Statesman or Unconvicted War Criminal?
A deep look at Henry Kissinger's life, from refugee to Secretary of State, weighing his diplomatic triumphs against the bombing campaigns and coups that branded him a war criminal.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki: War Crime or Necessary Evil?
An objective look at both sides of the debate over the only wartime use of nuclear weapons, from the destruction of two cities to the invasion that never came.
How Yemen's Houthi Rebels Could Decide the Iran War
Why Yemen's Houthis may be Iran's most dangerous ally in the Iran war, and why their patience on the sidelines could yet prove catastrophic for global trade.
The Houthis Enter the Iran War: Bab al-Mandeb, a Failed Kurdish Plan, and a Regime Fracturing
The Houthis open a new front in the Iran war, raising the specter of a Bab al-Mandeb closure as a secret Kurdish ground plan collapses and Tehran fractures.
The Houthis Enter the Iran War: A New Front and a Buried Ground Plan
Yemen's Houthis open a second front in the Iran war as a secret Mossad-Kurdish ground plan collapses and Lebanon defies an Iranian ambassador's expulsion.
How Powerful Is Turkey? Inside Ankara's Military and Geopolitical Rise
A deep assessment of Turkey's modernizing military, its control of the Bosporus, and its bid to become an autonomous middle power.
How Ukraine Lost and Retook Snake Island
The five-month battle for a 0.2 km² rock in the Black Sea cost Russia close to $1 billion, the cruiser Moskva, and control of the northwest Black Sea.
Hungary's 2026 Election: Why a Contested Vote Could Fracture NATO
Hungary's high-stakes 2026 election pits Orban against Peter Magyar's Tisza Party, and a disputed result risks dragging Trump, Russia, and NATO into crisis.
India vs Pakistan: Four Wars, a Nuclear Standoff, and a Cycle of Terror
How partition in 1947 set India and Pakistan on a path of four wars, cross-border terrorism, and a nuclear standoff that still defines South Asia.
What If India and Pakistan Went to War Again?
India and Pakistan have fought four wars in 75 years. WarFronts examines what could spark the next one, who holds the military edge, and the nuclear stakes.
Inmate 4859: The Spy Who Volunteered to Be Imprisoned in Auschwitz
How Polish officer Witold Pilecki got himself arrested, infiltrated Auschwitz, built a resistance network inside the death camp, escaped, and was later executed by communist Poland.