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692 Dispatches
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.
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 Biggest Losers of the Iran War So Far: How the Conflict Spilled Past Iran's Borders
A region-by-region map of the Iran War's global fallout, from the Gulf's desalination crisis to India's fuel shock, Cyprus, Lebanon, and Asia's energy triage.
Trump Blinked on Iran. Will Friday's New Deadline Be Different?
Day 27 of the Iran war. Trump let his ultimatum lapse, oil cratered, and a new Friday deadline looms as the Gulf turns against Tehran.
China's Invisible Navy: How a Fishing Fleet Became a Strategic Weapon in the East China Sea
Thousands of Chinese maritime militia vessels are massing in geometric formations off Shanghai, testing a force that could decide a Taiwan invasion while Washington looks elsewhere.
Iran War Update: The Diego Garcia Strike, the Hormuz Ultimatum, and a War Slipping Out of Control
Iran's missile reach doubles past its declared cap, Trump issues a 48-hour Hormuz ultimatum, and intelligence gaps multiply as the war enters its fourth week.
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.
The World Is Running Out of Air Defenses: Inside Week Three of the Iran War
As the Iran war enters its third week, empty interceptor stockpiles and strikes on oil and gas infrastructure threaten a global energy shock.
The Iran War's Energy Threshold: South Pars, Ras Laffan, and the Point of No Return
An Israeli strike on Iran's South Pars gas field and Iran's retaliation against Qatar's Ras Laffan shattered the unspoken limits restraining the Middle East war.
Could Canada Become Europe's Arsenal? The Case for a New Trans-Atlantic Defense Pact
Europe needs weapons it can't build fast enough, and Canada has idle industrial capacity. Inside the case for Canada becoming Europe's defense arsenal.
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.
Who's Winning the Iran War? Tactical Dominance, Strategic Deadlock
The US and Israel dominate the battlefield against Iran, yet the Islamic Republic still stands. Why neither side is winning the war.