Military & Security

With its regional military deterrence in tatters, Tehran hopes that a rapprochement with Baku will preserve its border with Armenia. On May 19, a forty-year-old Bell 212 helicopter crashed in the foggy mountains of northwest Iran, killing Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Policymakers and …

European elections have sent shockwaves through the continent, revealing significant shifts in political landscapes and signaling potential changes in geopolitical dynamics. The results have been particularly tumultuous for French President Emmanuel Macron and the Green parties across Europe, notably in Germany. The elections proved especially disastrous for Macron …

There is nothing for the United States to gain and a great deal to lose by expanding the allowed target list of our weapons and ammunition to Ukraine. Risking nuclear escalation is foolish to the highest degree. Biden’s permission last week should be rescinded immediately before any damage …

Considering the upcoming U.S. presidential election and recent upheavals in Israeli politics, a more patient strategy toward a grand bargain has a better chance of working than seeking to close the deal as soon as possible. Amid the horrors of the war in Gaza, a better future awaits the …

Claudia Sheinbaum is poised to become Mexico’s first female president on 1 October. Her Morena three-party coalition swept to victory with a decisive 30-point lead over her main opponent Xochitl Galvez. In addition to the presidency, her coalition is projected to win seven of the nine governorships in …

There is “every reason” for people in Israel to conclude their prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is prolonging the war against Hamas to stay in power, President Joe Biden said in a Time interview published Wednesday. Biden also said that Israel made the “mistake” of conducting a Gaza campaign …

With a $1.5 trillion deficit this year, $35 trillion in overall debt, and $1 trillion in interest payments this year, if the U.S. dollar is no longer the primary global reserve currency and there is suddenly a true rival to the U.S. currency, then the entire American financial system …

A new book by former CENTCOM Commander Kenneth McKenzie Jr. sheds new light on the final days of the Afghan government and the Taliban takeover.  Editor’s Note: The following is adapted from The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century, a book by Gen. Kenneth …

In short, China has deprived itself of options short of war. It may not want war, but years of overbearing diplomacy may compel it to go to war. It has little alternative. Economics pundit Noah Smith reports that a meme has been circulating among China-watchers of late. The …