Matthew Kroenig: Hi, Emma. I am looking forward to our debate. But, before we begin, it seems my beeper is going off. Please give me a moment. Emma Ashford: Matt, ...
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at internal Israeli dissent over a cease-fire proposal in Lebanon, additional U.S. military aid for Ukraine, and a major Sudanese army operation ...
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Russian foreign weaponry deals, a possible Israeli incursion into Lebanon, and China’s rare intercontinental ballistic missile test. Drone Development Russia has ...
Moscow’s decadeslong weaponization of energy against Europe became an incontrovertible fact in late 2021 and early 2022, when the Kremlin throttled natural gas deliveries to stop Germany and other European ...
BEIRUT—In the early morning hours of Tuesday, thousands of people fleeing Israeli airstrikes in southern and eastern Lebanon poured into the capital of Beirut. Many of them slept by the ...
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at ongoing Israeli strikes on Hezbollah, the first day of general debate at the United Nations General Assembly, and dueling arrest warrants ...
When Israel attacked Hezbollah last week by unleashing a spate of synchronized explosions in Lebanon and Syria, the first response of many observers—wherever they sat on the geopolitical spectrum—was of ...
Rule-of-law issues have precipitated some of the most destructive modern wars. Consider Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, better known as Boko Haram, a group that has wreaked havoc in northern ...
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Israel targeting Hezbollah weapons sites, climate talks at the United Nations General Assembly, and Sri Lanka’s new president. Sign up to ...
In less than a week, Israel has managed to significantly degrade Hezbollah’s military capabilities, communications systems, and chain of command. First, exploding pagers and walkie-talkies undermined the group’s ability to ...