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Graphic Essay: US Border Security

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has already made clear that he plans a security crackdown on both the southern and northern borders. The main areas...

In Syria, the Future Depends on Turkey and Israel

The fall of the Syrian regime degraded Iranā€™s position in the country and, in doing so, has made Syria a battleground for the competition...

Russiaā€™s Presence in Africa After Assadā€™s Fall in Syria

Bashar Assadā€™s ouster in Syria will likely have far-reaching consequences for close ally Russia, extending even into its operations in Africa. For decades, Syria...

Chinaā€™s Concerns in Myanmar Grow

After months of fighting the junta in Myanmar, one of the countryā€™s most powerful ethnic rebel groups has captured the militaryā€™s last western outpost....

Israelā€™s Objectives in Syria

By Andrew Davidson Bashar Assadā€™s abrupt flight from Syria left behind a power vacuum. The rebels who overthrew him are hard at work reassuring the...

Exploring Mexicoā€™s Options

The re-election of Donald Trump has brought Mexicoā€™s relationship with the United States back to the fore. The president-elect has made clear on several...

How Russia Defends Its Baltic Lifeline

European authorities are pretty sure someone is deliberately cutting their undersea cables and scrambling shipsā€™ navigation systems in the Baltic Sea, and they are...

Romania Takes an Election Mulligan

Romaniaā€™s 2024 presidential election was annulled earlier this month due to foreign interference. In the first round, held on Nov. 24, independent candidate Calin...

The Weakness of Israelā€™s Approach to War

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The Middle East has broken down into a state of extreme combat. The collapse of the system of governance throughout the region has opened...

After the Fall of Assad, the Middle East Braces for Unrest

Jubilant crowds in some of Syriaā€™s biggest and most politically significant cities toppled statues of former President Hafez Assad over the past week, in...

The Syrian Government Has Fallen. Now What?

The Assad regime, which had ruled Syria for nearly half a century, fell over the weekend after rebels took control the capitol of Damascus....

Saudi Arabia Hedges Its Bets

Last weekend, Saudi Arabia ditched the comprehensive defense pact it had been pursuing with the U.S. in favor of a smaller, more limited military...

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