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In the Middle East Conflict, Opportunities Arise

The conflict between Iran and Israel has set the Middle East down a path toward a slow but significant strategic shift. Iran’s flagging influence...

North Korea Sows Unease With Constitutional Changes

North Korea’s rubber-stamp legislature convened this week, tasked with amending the constitution to designate South Korea as a “hostile” country, remove clauses related to...

The Future of Drone Warfare

It’s been said for years that drones are the future of warfare. Their advantages are obvious: They are light and maneuverable and can deliver...

A Simple View of the Arab-Israeli War

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Last week, I wrote an article on the two wars raging in Eurasia. It was “idiosyncratic” in that, unlike other columns circling the mediasphere,...

China Charts a New Path

Last weekend, the South China Sea was unprecedentedly busy with military activities. For the very first time, the Chinese navy deployed three aircraft carriers...

Iran’s Regional Position Is Crumbling

A day after Iran launched some 200 ballistic missiles at targets across the country, Israeli officials on Oct. 2 announced plans for major retaliation,...

Graphic Essay: Developing Southern Mexico

One of Mexico’s defining challenges as a country is the stark economic divide between its northern and southern regions. This disparity makes it extremely...

Update on Ukraine

At a U.N. meeting in New York on Sept. 22, the G7 countries announced that they would provide a $50 billion loan to Ukraine....

Upheaval in Lebanon

Just days before Hamas’ attack on Israel last October, Hezbollah was bragging about its military capabilities and threatening to take on Israel directly in...

An Idiosyncratic View of Two Wars

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There are two major wars being fought. One, between Ukraine and Russia, has been raging for more than two and a half years but...

Russia Gets Tough on Migration

Russia understands that it’s approaching a demographic crisis. Problems such as falling birth rates would be difficult enough for Moscow to solve even if...

The Paradox of Israel’s Hezbollah Campaign

Over the past few days, Israel’s air force has conducted hundreds of airstrikes against Hezbollah positions in Lebanon. Nearly 600 Lebanese residents, including 94...

In Central Europe, Massive Floods Bring Massive Implications

Floods rocked Central and Eastern Europe last week, inundating Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary and Romania with the worst water levels they’ve...

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