Military & Security

Amid a growing bipartisan consensus that the United States needs to do more to contain China, much of the policy debate in Washington has focused on China’s economic and technological clout. Now, given China’s economic problems—high youth unemployment, a troubled real estate market, increased government debt, an aging …

Netanyahu knows that there is no modern world. In the Middle East there is only the continuation of the ancient. Despite technology, humankind has not morally progressed, even as Israel has to survive. October 7th a year ago changed Israeli calculations in ways that are still being revealed. …

This was evident in the recent missile strikes on Israel originating from Iran and the subsequent reciprocal actions involved a historical enmity with-hostilities political story. Thus, on October 1, 2024, Iran delivered a serious missile strike on Israel, which Tehran called a legitimate response to the assassination of …

The violent conflict between Israel and Gaza has been spreading in the Middle East, both military and diplomatic manners. Though the great powers refrained from their direct involvement in the war, perhaps the military support through weapon supply couldn’t be denied. Compared to the Cold War, if not …

When trying to understand the root causes of the violence towards Israel and increasing instability across the Middle East, the Iranian regime’s hateful worldview and destructive behavior are the epicenters of it all. Israel’s September 27 assassination of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah marks a new era in …

France´s new government is taking its first steps. This comes after President Emmanuel Macron approved the list of names presented to him by Prime Minister Michel Barnier on the 19th. The formation of the new executive arrives two and a half months after the July 7 elections, following …

Ukraine and Israel are different in many respects: although they both fight for territory, the Ukrainian war has global repercussions while the Israel-Hamas war is a regional conflict; the Ukrainian war is a classical war between states whereas the Israel wars with Hamas and Hezbollah are irregular wars …

Iran and Saudi Arabia being the two key players in West Asia their rivalry has generated a geopolitical tangle of complexities that spill over much beyond their borders into the extended region of West Asia. A key area where the rivalry takes form is Yemen over which both the …

By Shehab Al Makahleh In a stunning turn of events, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was assassinated in Haret Hreik, marking the most significant blow to the Lebanese militia since its inception. This assassination represents not just the loss of a charismatic leader but the unraveling of a complex …