Israel risks long-term conflict in Iran without clear exit strategy
A weekend of intense bombing and response is casting doubt on Israel’s exit plan and how it would conclude this conflict with its lofty objectives met, despite the country’s astonishing early triumphs in its unprecedented assault on Iran. Dozens of Israelis have been killed and maimed in retaliatory Iranian assaults, while Israeli war planes nearly […]
Islamic State regroups, signals renewed activity in Syria and Iraq
Leaders in the Middle East and their Western allies have been warning that Islamic State may use the overthrow of the Assad government to launch a resurgence in Syria and neighboring Iraq, where the terrorist organization previously terrorized millions of people. More than 20 individuals, including political and security officials from Syria, Iraq, the United […]
How America’s military strategy in Africa is evolving
Africa needs to be more responsible for its own security issues. US Gen. Michael Langley, the commander of US Africa Command (USAFRICOM), recently sent that message. The declaration marks a dramatic change in the US’s approach to security on the continent as it reexamines its military policy in Africa. This change is consistent with a […]
Inside Gaza’s ISIS-linked militias accused of aid theft and Israel’s role
In the southern Gaza Strip, a shadowy new force has surfaced: a militia purportedly made up of native Bedouin combatants who have claimed criminal connections and purported ideological ties to the Islamic State organisation. With PM Benjamin acknowledging involvement with a Gaza tribal organisation, Israeli opposition leaders, Palestinians, Arabic media, and think tanks have all […]
Israel launches first naval strike on Yemen’s Houthi-held port of Hodeidah
Israel’s authorities carried out its first seaborne attack against Houthi rebels, hitting docks in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah. The Israeli navy also warned that further strikes may be forthcoming. In addition to allegedly being used for weapons smuggling as vessels evade UN inspectors, the strike is likely to have destroyed infrastructure that is […]
At UN, US stands alone in vetoing unconditional Gaza ceasefire resolution
The United States has rejected a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that calls for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, where Israeli attacks have killed around 100 Palestinians in the past 24 hours despite a harsh blockade on aid. The United States was the only country to vote against the motion, while […]
ISIS strikes first blow against Syrian government forces under new leadership
Since the transitional administration led by former jihadist Ahmed al-Sharaa came into power, ISIS has claimed responsibility for two assaults on Syrian security forces. The terrorist organisation, sometimes referred to as Islamic State, claimed that an explosive device detonated on a road in southern Syria had killed and wounded seven members of “the apostate Syrian […]
The erosion of nuclear deterrence between India and Pakistan
A major escalation of long-standing tensions that threatened the stability of deterrence between the two nuclear-armed enemies was the May 2025 India-Pakistan confrontation. Since their nuclear tests in 1998, there have been frequent clashes, although they have mostly remained within the disputed region of Kashmir. In contrast, for the first time since the third Indo-Pakistani […]
How Indian media falsely portrayed a killed teacher as a terrorist
The morning after India conducted a series of airstrikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir in response to a terrorist attack in the town of Pahalgam that killed 26 people, Mohammad Iqbal, a local of Poonch city in Indian-administered Kashmir, was murdered by cross-border firing on May 7. Pakistan has denied any involvement in the assault. […]
Is Lebanon’s disarmament of Palestinian groups a trial run for taking on Hezbollah?
In a significant step toward its objective of placing all firearms in the nation under state control, the government of Lebanon plans to start disarming the armed Palestinian groups in refugee camps on its soil in June, a prime minister’s spokesperson announced Friday. Disarming the Palestinian groups will serve as a practice run for a […]