More: Defense
Can a US-Backed Pilot Zone Bring Security to Southern Lebanon?
Two months after Israeli troops withdrew from the Lebanese village of West Zawtar, residents are living with a paradox: they have returned home, but...
Can an IEA Oil Reserve Release Contain the Global Diesel Price Shock?
The International Energy Agency is preparing to consider another release of emergency oil and diesel reserves as surging fuel prices put growing pressure on...
Why Has Yemen’s War Escalated Again and What Does It Mean for the Red Sea?
Yemen's long-running war has entered another dangerous phase, with Houthi missile and drone attacks on airports in southern Yemen and Saudi Arabia coinciding with...
Why Is North Korea Taking a Stronger Line on Taiwan and Russia?
North Korea is increasingly positioning itself alongside China and Russia on some of the most contentious security issues confronting the United States, highlighting the...
The Blockade That Doesn’t Exist: How Europe Could Stumble Across Russia’s Kaliningrad Red Line
A Note About a Plan Nobody Has
On 30 September Russia sent NATO members a written note claiming it had information that the alliance was...
One Year On, Why Has Trump’s Gaza Plan Failed to End the War?
A year after US President Donald Trump unveiled his plan to end the Gaza war, the conflict remains far from the political settlement Washington...
Emptying the Embassies: Russia’s Campaign Against Kyiv as a Functioning Capital
Two Bridges and a Warning
At about 11:30 on 1 October, a Russian jet drone struck Kyiv's Southern Bridge while a metro train was crossing...
Greenland Can Choose Independence, But Can It Choose What Comes After?
The Greenland crisis appears to have ended with signatures rather than confrontation. On September 22, 2026, the United States, Denmark and Greenland signed a...
Ban Keun and the Quiet Expansion of China’s Overseas Military Bases
A Runway Next Door to Wing 23
In August, Chinese J-10C and J-11 fighters and an airborne early-warning aircraft spent eleven days flying out of...
Suspected Iran Plot Targeting Fairford Airbase: What Happened?
The United States has taken its fleet of bombers away from a British airbase following the arrest of five men suspected of planning terrorist...