Middle East
Regional security, proxy networks, escalation risk, and conflict diplomacy across the Middle East.
181 Dispatches
Russia‑Taliban Pact, Israel’s Gaza Endgame, Hungary ICC Exit, Africa Drone Surge
A wave of strategic recalibrations is reshaping the global security map. In the spring of 2025, Moscow stripped the Taliban of its terrorist label, Israel
China Faces Rising Transnational Terrorism Threat as Global Influence Expands
As China expands globally, it faces growing terrorism threats from Syria, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Analysis of Belt and Road vulnerabilities and extremis
Situation Room: A Yemen Ground Invasion, al-Shabaab's March on Mogadishu, Haiti's Collapse, and Nigeria's Massacres
Four conflicts at the breaking point: an imminent anti-Houthi offensive in Yemen, al-Shabaab encircling Mogadishu, Haiti past collapse, and massacres in central Nigeria.
Making Sense of Syria: Can the Nation Rebuild After Assad?
Four months after Bashar al-Assad's fall, Syria balances between sectarian bloodshed and genuine recovery. A clear-eyed look at the reconstruction.
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.
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
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.
Is the 21st Century's Deadliest War about to Restart? And More.
Tigray's war killed more people than Syria or Ukraine, and the peace that ended it is fraying. Why the 21st century's deadliest conflict could restart.
Turkey's Plan to Combat Islamic State
Turkey has announced a new plan to combat jihadist extremism in the Middle East, which could have far-reaching implications for regional power dynamics. Th
Trump's Proposal to Take Over Gaza: Implications for Palestinians, Israel, and Global Order
Analysis of Trump's proposal to take over Gaza and relocate Palestinians. International rejection, implications for Israel, regional stability, and global
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.