As China struggles with its most serious financial crisis as a major power, it also faces the vital political challenge of maintaining civilian supremacy over its military. President Xi Jinping is trying to ensure that the People’s Liberation Army remains subordinate to the Chinese Communist Party as he transforms an institutionalized autocracy into a personal […]
Plan for Hezbollah. A senior officer from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps met in Baghdad with leaders of pro-Iranian factions in Iraq to discuss...
Talking things through. Russia and Serbia are discussing potential security threats related to military exports, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said after it was...
Arabs and Israelis fought conventional wars in 1948, 1956 and 1967. The Six-Day War convinced Arabs that their militaries were no match for Israel’s...
Dagestan attack. Multiple gunmen launched concurrent attacks in two cities in Dagestan, a mostly Muslim Russian republic in the North Caucasus. The Sunday evening...
The European Parliament elections held earlier in June were met with the customary concern of every such electoral cycle, with observers wondering if far-right...
Vaccine equality. French President Emmanuel Macron announced a new $1.2 billion project to make vaccines more accessible in Africa. The African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator...
Xi's priorities. Leaders of the Chinese military must always be loyal to the Communist Party, President Xi Jinping said during a conference featuring the...
Israeli forces have been waging war in Gaza for eight months, yet the countries to Israel’s north currently pose its greatest security challenge. On...
Allies. Russia and North Korea signed a security pact promising that both countries would come to each other’s aid if attacked. Russian President Vladimir...
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