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It is improbable that Israel’s forthcoming elections will alter much in terms of how the country thinks about security.
West & Central Asia · Global politics
It is improbable that Israel’s forthcoming elections will alter much in terms of how the country thinks about security.
West & Central Asia · Global politics
Max Lederer, whom the Pentagon fired along with two other journalists last month, said their lawsuit challenging the firings is continuing.
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The Houthis’ capture of Mocha has transformed the war in Yemen – and the geopolitics of the Red Sea Expert comment thilton.drupal 14 September 2026 Iran and its allies can now exert pressure on two strategic maritime chokepoints, with global implications. A more coherent international approach to Yemen is needed. The Houthi armed group recently captured the strategic port city of Mocha in southwestern Yemen and advanced along the coast of the Bab al-Mandab Strait. This represents the most consequential change in territorial control in Yemen for years. For Yemen, the offensive risks reopening a war that never formally ended but had become significantly less violent since the UN-mediated truce of 2022. For the wider region, the implications are also massive. The Houthis’ new territorial position gives them much greater ability to influence maritime shipping through Bab al-Mandab, the narrow passage connecting the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea and ultimately the Suez Canal. Together with Iran’s disruption of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran and its allies now have the capacity to exert pressure on two of the world’s most strategically important maritime chokepoints. The Houthis have also launched attacks into Saudi Arabia, including against energy infrastructure, that have reportedly injured civilians. This also constitutes an escalation in the conflict and poses questions for Riyadh and its US ally. — Made with Natural Earth data. The fragmentation of Yemen’s anti-Houthi camp Houthi forces, who control most of western Yemen, made a rapid push down the Red Sea coast last week. Governm
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The books, podcasts, and films that explain the world it made.
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U.S. trading partners in Asia are closely watching the dispute for signs of how it may affect their own interests.
East Asia · North America · Global politics
In the tenth year of his presidency, President Mirziyoyev’s system is becoming even more personalized than that of his predecessor Karimov.
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What if a security commitment designed to preserve freedom of action ends up taking that freedom away? That possibility sits at the edge of the American debate over Taiwan. The […]
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Congress should ask tough questions about the agreement’s more unique features and whether they advance U.S. interests or compromise them.
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The world is undergoing a historical and cultural rupture. Just as Hollywood and other American exports once gave the rest of the world a glimpse of modern life and the future that awaited them, China is now doing the same for African, Latin American and even American young people
East Asia · North America · Oil & energy
The US Army currently has fifteen Patriot battalions and eight THAAD batteries—finite resources that are badly needed across the service’s global operational footprint. EUCOM needs them to deter an ever-encroaching […]
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New polling published by ECFR shows that Britons across the political divide favour banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements
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Three features of today’s unordered world are converging to create a devastating food crisis. Russia’s war in Ukraine is disrupting agricultural exports from both countries. The enduring blockage of the Strait of Hormuz is restricting fertiliser shipments. And this year’s El Niño (a sporadic warming of the Pacific Ocean generating widespread knock-on effects elsewhere) could […]
Europe · West & Central Asia · Global politics
In urban warfare, the enemy, terrain, population, and tactical problem can change faster than a military’s formal lessons-learned process. Armies cannot wait until a campaign ends to study what happened. […]
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Boris Pistorius will visit the Pentagon chief for a rollout of F-35 warplanes.
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On August 14, Han Kuang 42, the field phase of the latest edition of Taiwan’s largest annual wargame, drew to a close. For many military hardware enthusiasts, the sight of […]
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Welcome back to Five Questions for a General, a production of the Modern War Institute at West Point. This series features specially selected cadet hosts who are given an incredible professional development […]
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It is 2027. China has spent three years repositioning forces under cover of maritime exercises and coast guard operations. In October, Beijing declares an expanded air defense identification zone covering […]
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Hung Cao has been serving in an acting capacity since John Phelan left the post in April.
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Deterrence in the Pacific The Class of 2006 War Studies Conference is the culminating event of a yearlong MWI Fellowship bringing together both MWI Fellows and subject matter experts to […]
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Germany’s political centre is crumbling—but its leaders appear unable to get ahead of the impending crisis
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