Israeli-Syrian peace plan. The United States has proposed the creation of a demilitarized economic zone along the Israeli-Syrian border, according to an unnamed U.S. official. Renewable energy, agriculture and tourism infrastructure could be developed in the demilitarized zone, the official added. Washington also reportedly proposed establishing a joint U.S.-Israeli-Syrian coordination group to monitor the security […]
With the 47th anniversary of its founding just around the corner, the Islamic Republic of Iran is spiraling deeper into systemic instability. Ayatollah Ali...
Showdown? The United States has reportedly seized a Venezuelan-linked oil tanker sailing through the North Atlantic. The U.S. Coast Guard tried last month to...
President Gamal Abdel Nasser defined the concept of Egyptian national security in the 1950s, linking it to economic development, social justice, Arab unity and...
Involuntary service. Russia is forcibly sending foreign laborers to the front lines in Ukraine, according to a report by Azerbaijani news agency APA. In...
A year ago, we argued that maritime insecurity risked becoming as destabilizing as land-based conflict. Today, that warning largely holds, and in some ways...
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More than three decades after Somaliland claimed independence from Somalia, Israel became the first country to recognize its separation. It was a...
In the aftermath. Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez invited the U.S. to “work together on an agenda for cooperation” in a statement released Sunday,...
The Middle East is entering a period of strategic adjustment as the United States offloads some of its responsibilities to regional allies. The region’s...
Ukraine assessment. The Russian army has captured 700 square kilometers (270 square miles) of Ukrainian territory in the past month, Russia's General Staff chief,...
