After the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021, it was only a matter of time before conflict erupted between the Afghan Taliban and their former patron, Pakistan. One of the ways this manifested was that the Pakistani faction of the Taliban, encouraged by their handlers in Kabul, executed attacks on Pakistani soil. This was […]
Escalation. The Trump administration has authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, The New York Times reported. President Donald Trump confirmed on...
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EU strategy. The European Commission will soon present a plan to revamp its defense procurement strategy, Bloomberg reported. An internal document, seen by the...
European capitals and NATO partners are getting serious about a “drone wall” for Europe’s eastern flank. Public pressure and a series of recent incursions...
Ceasefire violations. Israeli troops on Tuesday morning shot and killed at least five Palestinians who crossed a ceasefire line and approached them in a...
Throughout the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian forces have sought to strike Russia where it will hurt the most: critical energy infrastructure. Pipelines and refineries...
At an ad hoc Politburo Study Session last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for the acceleration of the Sinicization of religions. Sinicization refers...
As the world transitions from hydrocarbons to renewables, Washington and Beijing are pursuing diverging paths that will have important implications for global leadership and...
Initial consensus. Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a U.S.-proposed peace plan, President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday. Trump expressed gratitude...
