World Affairs & Conflict
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Immune to jamming and invisible to radar, the low-cost drones are piercing through Israel’s multibillion-dollar systems.
Apr 29, 2026
For the first time, RAF P-8 Poseidon patrolled Northern Ireland during Exercise Emerald Rescue, amid rising Russian naval activity in the North Atlantic.
Apr 29, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing questioning from lawmakers as he goes before Congress for the first time since the Iran war began.
Apr 29, 2026
The fateful talks on the future transformation of military relations are to begin in May.
Apr 29, 2026
Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam says targeting civil defence workers on duty is a war crime
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America Is preparing for the wrong kind of crisis
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China’s new law on Industrial and Supply Chain Security, which took effect immediately in early April, introduces a significant new layer of regulatory
Apr 29, 2026
There are both long and short time scales for evaluating the current conflict over control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Apr 29, 2026
Tehran’s residents are living through a fragile truce and deep economic uncertainty.
Apr 29, 2026
OPEC’s stranglehold on the global economy is finally coming apart at the seams — thanks in large part to President Donald Trump’s efforts at home and abroad.
Apr 29, 2026
April 26, 2026, marked the fortieth anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster. The explosion and fire that destroyed Reactor 4 at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) on April 26, 1986, exposed systemic failures in Soviet governance, secrecy, and crisis management, which centered in Moscow, while contaminating large areas of Ukraine and neighboring states with […]
Apr 29, 2026
The president’s upcoming Beijing trip may provide an opportunity to reengage.
Apr 29, 2026
TOKYO — As the US-Israeli war on Iran drags on indefinitely, Asia is realizing the extent to which 2026 is a major game-changer for a region that had been
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Reinforcing Cuba's energy crisis only risks a mass migration movement and Cuba's descent into a Haiti-style situation.
Apr 29, 2026
Merz has stated that the state pension will be reformed into what he described as “basic cover” for old age and will no longer be sufficient to maintain living standards.
Apr 29, 2026
Berlin and its frugal allies are pushing for a smaller EU cash pot from 2028 to 2034.
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Say what you like about Charles III, but he is a first-rate diplomat. Relations between Washington and London have appeared increasingly strained in the last year or so, with President Trump scolding the PM for the UK’s refusal to join his Iranian adventures, and Britain coming under (justified) criticism from JD Vance for our oppressive [...]Read More...
Apr 29, 2026
As negotiations persist despite missed meetings and parleys derided as pointless, some see IRGC effort to rebuild militarily while delaying dealing with intractable nuclear issue
Apr 29, 2026
The unintended consequences of the U.S.-Israeli assault.