Syrians Hoping for Democracy View September Elections as Concerning Amid Continuing Civil Conflict
Arab-world news reports suggest that upcoming September elections in Syria aren’t all that previously-hopeful Syrians had envisioned amid the…
Category: Foreign Policy
Space Force Conducts First ‘Orbital Warfare’ Drill as Militarization of Space Continues
Approximately 700 US Space Force “Guardians,” along with 12,000 US airmen participated in the large-scale Resolute Space 2025 exercise…
Consequences of Israel-US Attack on Iran to Reverberate Across East Asia
Story at a glance… Following the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran’s civilian nuclear program, key security paradigms in…
Israel “Fully Ready” to Launch Strike on Iran Trusting the US Will Be Attacked and Forced to Help
Reports from the Washington Post and others suggest that the US is anticipating an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, and…
New S. Korean President Discusses Closer Ties and Peaceful Peninsula with China’s Xi
The newly-elected President of South Korea, Lee Jae-myong, called Beijing today to solicit help in bringing about his policy…
Fed up with Genocide, European Regions Sever Ties to Israel in Largely-Ceremonial Uptick in Rhetoric
The Western World has been slow to react to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. With the siege, bombing, and blockade…
Could the First American Pope Reduce His Home Country’s Militarism?
Days after the shock announcement from the Vatican that the first American pope in history had been elected, Chicago’s…
Turkish Jets Intercept, ‘Warn Off’ Israeli Warplanes Bombing in Syria
Another of what may become many in-theater confrontations between Turkish and Israeli militaries inside Syria took place on Sunday…
Trump’s “Golden Dome” Is a Scam: Just Look at the Pentagon’s Other Future Weapons Programs
Chinese military technology includes hypersonic glide cruise missiles, a working prototype 6th generation warplane, and a reliable indigenously-built, stealth-capable…
US “Open to Supporting” Ground Invasion of Yemen by al-Qaeda-Linked Yemeni Separatists
In a recent Wall Street Journal exclusive, US officials working closely under President Trump’s Middle East policy team said that the…
Setbacks and Distractions Risk Total Unraveling of Trump Foreign Policy Aims
On the campaign trail, Trump talked of having learned lessons from his first term in office, that he “didn’t…
Trump Doubles Down on Biden-Era Policy of Missiles in the Philippines
In his first major trip to Asia since taking the role as civilian leader of the US military, Sect.…
EU Chief Wants to Unleash Deficit Spending to “Re-Arm Europe” with an €800 Billion Military Build-up
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a triple legislative mechanism to gensis €800 billion…
Ukraine War’s Third Anniversary Sees Peace Agreements Rapidly Gain Ground
Monday marked the third year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Energized by President Trump’s approach to bringing the conflict to…
Trump Team’s Russia Negotiations Rightly Shatter Europe and Kyiv’s Remaining Illusions
A round of talks between the chief diplomats of Russia and the US in Saudi Arabia regarding how to…
Trump’s Gaza Plan Has Left the Muslim World Rhetorically Unified Against US and Israel: Does it Matter?
From the shores of the Bosphorus to the Straits of Sorrow, from the temples of Luxor to the wastes…
New Pentagon Chief Hegseth Dispels ‘Illusory’ Hopes for Ukrainian Peace Agreement in First Major Policy
In his first headline appearance as Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth told a committee in Brussels that the Trump Administration…
American Prisoners Released from Venezuela as Maduro Warmly Recounts Meeting with Trump’s Envoy
Despite not recognizing the legitimacy of Nicolas Maduro’s third-consecutive term as President of Venezuela, a meeting between Maduro and…
Incomings and Outgoings Raise Hopes for Restrained Middle-East Policy Under Trump
On Tuesday, keen-eyed observers of the Trump transition will have marked a potentially seismic shift in the incoming administration’s…
Sharia Law in Damascus Portrayed as Downfall of a Tyrant While in Kabul it’s a Human Rights Violation
Story at a glance… Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s leader al-Jolani has announced that the new Syria will be governed by…