Middle East
Regional security, proxy networks, escalation risk, and conflict diplomacy across the Middle East.
181 Dispatches
Situation Room AMA: Rojava, Mozambique, the Afghan-Pakistan Flashpoint, and Why Europe Isn't a Superpower
A reader-driven survey of four under-covered fault lines — Kurdish-run Rojava, Mozambique's post-election revolt, the Afghan-Pakistani border war, and Europe's unrealized power.
Joe Biden's Foreign Policy Legacy: The Tarnished Record of America's 46th President
A region-by-region assessment of Joe Biden's foreign policy, from the Afghanistan withdrawal and Ukraine to the Middle East, China, Haiti, and Africa.
Conflicts to Watch in 2026: The World's Flashpoints Go Hot
A region-by-region forecast of 2026's most dangerous flashpoints, from Venezuela and Ecuador to Syria, the Horn of Africa, Sudan, Ukraine, and Taiwan.
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.
Israel's Strike on Iran: Operation Days of Repentance and the Widening Middle East War
How Israel's October 2024 strike on Iran was engineered to punish without escalating, while the grinding war in Lebanon pushed the region toward a wider conflict.
Why Russia, China, and North Korea Abandoned Iran
When Israel and America bombed Iran, the Axis of Upheaval did nothing. Here is why Russia, China, and North Korea left their partner to fight alone.
America Has Bombed Iran: The Strikes, the Targets, and What Matters Now
U.S. B-2 bombers and submarines struck three Iranian nuclear sites on June 22, 2025. Here is what the attack hit, what it likely achieved, and what comes next.
The Al-Rashid Incident: Tragic Accident or Deliberate Massacre in Gaza?
A forensic look at the February 29, 2024 aid-convoy deaths on Gaza's Al-Rashid Street, where over 100 died and accounts split between stampede and massacre.
Operation Nimrod: How the SAS Ended the Iranian Embassy Siege
How the SAS stormed the Iranian Embassy in 1980, ending a six-day siege in 17 minutes and turning a near-massacre into a defining rescue.
America vs. Iran's Proxies: The Tower 22 Strike and the Widening Middle East War
Inside the US retaliation for the Tower 22 drone attack, the Red Sea air campaign against the Houthis, and the slow pull toward a wider Middle East war.
Israel and Palestine: A Comprehensive History of the World's Most Intractable Conflict
From Ottoman Syria and the Balfour Declaration to the Nakba, the intifadas, and October 2023 — the century-long history of Israel and Palestine.
Iran's Attack on Israel: Is the Middle East About to Go to War?
An analysis of Iran's April 2024 drone and missile barrage against Israel, its causes, its failure, and whether the region now stands on the brink of war.