Geopolitics & international affairs
The world is more violent than at any point since 1945. The numbers are not ambiguous. A new report from the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), drawing on figures from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program at Uppsala University, has documented 65 state-based armed conflicts in 2025, the highest number recorded in a single year since […]
Japan is rebalancing its defense posture in ways that would have been unthinkable a decade ago. The shift is measured, deliberate and driven by a cold reading of regional realities: China’s military buildup, North Korea’s deepening ties with Russia, and a United States consumed by wars in the Middle East and Europe. The direction of […]
Donald Trump warned Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel could find itself fighting Iran without American support if it keeps escalating, marking the most public rift between the two leaders since the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran began in February. “I said, ‘Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon,'” Trump told […]
Trump tells Israel’s leader he may be left to fight Iran alone. Donald Trump warned Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel could find itself fighting Iran without American support if it keeps escalating, marking the most public rift between the two leaders since the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran began in February. “I said, ‘Bibi, you better be […]
Both sides say they will pause but warn of more if the other moves first. Israel and Iran have each announced they are halting strikes against the other, ending, at least for now, the first direct exchange of fire between the two countries since April’s ceasefire collapsed. But no one is calling it peace. The […]
Europe’s most ambitious defense program collapses as national industrial interests trump shared vision France and Germany formally abandoned the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) on Monday, scrapping a joint program worth over 100 billion euros ($115 billion) that was meant to produce Europe’s next-generation fighter jet by 2040 and replace the continent’s aging fleets of […]
EU prepares 21st sanctions round targeting 80 new entities as bloc’s top diplomat declares “Putin is losing money, men and momentum” The European Union is preparing its next wave of economic warfare against Moscow, adding roughly 80 new designations to a sanctions regime that has already cost Russia an estimated $1.2 to $1.5 trillion since […]
French Rafale jets on NATO Baltic Air Policing duty engaged and destroyed an unidentified unmanned aircraft over eastern Latvia on Monday — the first such shootdown in the Baltic state’s history — as the war in Ukraine continues to spill across NATO’s eastern flank. The drone fell out of the sky over Nautreni Parish, somewhere […]
Ebola outbreak spreading at unprecedented rate as cases surge in DR Congo and Uganda The Ebola outbreak in central Africa is accelerating at a pace that has alarmed public health officials, with confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo climbing to 380 and the highly contagious Bundibugyo strain spreading into Uganda. The Africa CDC […]
Houthis declare total ban on Israeli ships in Red Sea, threatening return of shipping crisis Yemen’s Houthi movement announced a complete ban on Israeli vessels in the Red Sea on Monday, declaring that any Israeli ship attempting to pass through the waterway would be treated as a military target. The declaration came as part of […]
