As TPLF forces withdraw from Mekelle to wage rural guerrilla warfare, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed confronts a seven-group national coalition and severed ties with Asmara.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Thirty thousand security personnel are currently swarming New Delhi, creating a fortress for the 18th annual BRICS Summit.
By Josie Calloway ·
The notion that America remains the indispensable guarantor of stability in the Middle East—a comforting fiction sold to both Congressmen and foreign capitals alike—is finally…
By Emilio Quesada ·
The headlines screamed 'conflict,' 'disruption,' and 'impasse.' The reports from thenationalnews.com detailing dwindling tanker crossings through the Strait of Hormuz paint a…
By Grant Colby ·
The moment you hear "peace plan" in this region, I instinctively check my watch.
By Bram de Vries ·
The headlines scream ‘mega-war,’ painting a picture of global conflict so sprawling it seems to have swallowed every major body of water—from the Baltic Sea to the Persian Gulf.
By Bram de Vries ·
The sheer scale of it is designed to overwhelm you.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
The smell of burning oil, I imagine, clings to everything in Damietta now. It’s not just the physical smoke; it's the acrid scent of escalating geopolitical desperation.
By Aoife Gallagher ·