Military & Security

Ukraine launched its largest drone attack on Moscow on Tuesday, with at least 91 drones targeting the Russian capital, resulting in at least two fatalities, fires, airport closures, and flight diversions, according to Russian authorities. Russian officials reported downing 337 Ukrainian drones, including 91 over Moscow and 126 …

When Mark Carney took the job as governor of the Bank of England in 2013, he negotiated a five-year term rather than the traditional eight-year tenure. The sense was that he was eager to get back to Canada to run for office in the next federal election. But …

If the Arab world acts decisively to sideline Hamas, the organization’s financial, logistical, and public support may erode significantly. The highly anticipated Egyptian vision for the future of Gaza was announced in Cairo yesterday, broadcasting consensus across the Arab world against U.S. president Donald Trump’s “Riviera” plan for …

While the region remains a powder keg in many ways, it is clear that regional elites are ready to focus on cooperation and development. A substantial amount of ink and blood has been spilled throughout the many failed attempts to create a “new” Middle East. Yet the region’s …

Trump has made many grand promises: annexing Greenland to the United States, making Canada the 51st state, bringing the Panama Canal under American control, peacefully relocating two million people of Gaza and placing it under U.S. administration, expelling millions of illegal immigrants, imposing heavy tariffs on China, Mexico, …

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday expressed concern over Iran’s increased uranium stockpile and enrichment levels of up to 60%, saying they “cause me serious concern.” “Following my last report, Iran’s stockpile of uranium enriched up to 60% U‑235 has increased to 275 …

Analysts agree that Russia’s losses in the war have been far higher—but the Ukrainian military is unable to replace its casualties at nearly the same rate. Next week, the war in Ukraine will reach its third anniversary. On February 24, 2022, Russia surprised the world by launching the …

America’s withdrawal from regions capable of maintaining their own security has been a long time coming. American president Donald Trump challenged the post-Cold War international system by insisting that U.S. allies in Europe and the Middle East take care of their own strategic interests instead of relying on …

Incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz is working overtime to warn Germans that the time of stagnation that prevailed under the former chancellor Olaf Scholz must come to an end. There was nothing grandiose about the German election on Sunday, but it will more than likely result in a …