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692 Dispatches
The Gaza Disarmament Deadline: Why the Ceasefire Could Split the Strip in Two
Gaza's ceasefire faces a make-or-break disarmament deadline. Inside the Board of Peace plan, Hamas's defiance, and the risk of two Gazas.
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.
Three Deals, No Agreement: Why the US-Iran Ceasefire Collapsed in Twelve Hours
The US-Iran ceasefire fractured within a day over Lebanon, the Strait of Hormuz, and three rival versions of the deal. Here is what fell apart and why.
The Iran Ceasefire: What We Know and What We Don't
Inside the two-week Iran ceasefire over the Strait of Hormuz, the rival US and Iranian peace plans, the pressures that forced both sides to the table, and whether it can hold.
Iran War Update: The F-15 Rescue, a Rejected Ceasefire, and Trump's Hormuz Deadline
How US forces extracted a downed F-15E airman deep inside Iran, why Tehran rejected Pakistan's ceasefire, and the strikes converging on Iran's energy grid.
The Golden Fleet: America's Trump-Class Battleship and the Gamble for Naval Dominance
A defense analysis of the Trump-class battleship and the Golden Fleet, weighing its weapons, costs, and survivability against modern naval reality.
Ethiopia Has Entered Sudan's War: How Two of the Century's Worst Conflicts Could Merge
How Ethiopia's covert backing of the RSF and the fall of Kurmuk threaten to merge Sudan's civil war with the Tigray War into a regional mega-war.
The World's Drone Fleets, Ranked: From the Tryers to the Original Drone Empire
A nation-by-nation ranking of the world's military drone fleets, from Europe's failed programmes to the United States, China, Israel, Turkey, Iran, Russia and Ukraine.
The United States Wants Out of Iran. Can It Actually Leave?
As the war in Iran enters its fifth week, Trump signals he wants out, but a blocked Strait of Hormuz, an unbroken Iran, and rising battlefield stakes complicate any exit.
The Islamic State's Quiet Resurgence: A Global Network Rebuilt for the Shadows
Stripped of its caliphate, the Islamic State has gone global, online, and underground—expanding from Somalia to Syria to the Sahel while the world looks away.
Why Taking Iran's Kharg Island Could Be an American Trap
Kharg Island handles up to 90% of Iran's oil exports, making it a tempting target—but seizing it with the forces inbound risks America's worst defeat in generations.
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.