Tag: War

More than 40,000 people have died in the fighting in the Middle East triggered by the Hamas-organized attack on Israel one year ago on Oct. 7. That conflict has since ...

The United States’ history of using economic sanctions as a means of coercion has not only outraged its adversaries but also upset its friends. Washington’s allies have long been concerned ...

This past January, Robert Carlin and Siegfried Hecker, both experienced Korea-watchers, caught many by surprise when they wrote that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is preparing for war. That ...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Israeli operations targeting Hezbollah’s leadership, European tariffs on electric vehicles made in China, and Ukrainian defensive measures against Russia. A Blow ...

In recent years, Taiwan wargames have become standard practice from Capitol Hill to Wall Street. The exercises model pathways China might pursue to achieve its desired end goal: bringing the ...

As Israel marks a year since the Hamas attack of Oct. 7 and the ensuing war in Gaza, Israeli security officials are increasingly worried about the surge in violence perpetrated ...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Israel’s ground invasion in Lebanon, the United Kingdom giving the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, and the European Commission suing Hungary. ‘Wave ...

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s SitRep, where we’re taking a sip of coffee every time we write the phrase “escalating tensions.”  Since you last heard from us, Hezbollah leader Hassan ...

Top Ukrainian defense officials and U.S. diplomats agree about one thing: North Korean arms deliveries to Russia are among the biggest threats to Kyiv’s ability to defeat the Russian invasion.  ...

Following Iran’s massive but largely ineffectual missile barrage launched at Israel on Tuesday, the world is bracing for Israel’s response. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Iran’s attack was ...