Politicians vs generals: Ukraine’s long, hidden war within
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has dismissed the country’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, after a turbulent week in which…
Iraq emerging as an accidental Iran war winner
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is on something of a diplomatic roll at the moment. Having concluded a…
The World’s Biggest Population Fear Has Flipped – and It Could Change Everything
As birth rates fall below replacement levels across much of the world, concerns are shifting from overpopulation to…
Xi’s military purge is not really about corruption
Zhang Youxia, a top military general and vice-chairman of the body in overall command of China’s military forces,…
Trump at Davos marked start of a new world era
Donald Trump’s concern about the strategic positioning of Greenland is rational. But the way the US president has…
Israel-Lebanon ceasefire on the edge of a breakdown
An already troubled ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon is looking shakier than ever. Since the truce was…
Statehood issue again could block Israel, Arabs from making nice
Mohammed bin Salman wants to bring Saudi Arabia into the Abraham accords, the network of agreements to normalize…
Stalled EU hopes deepen Ukraine’s sinking feeling
Ukraine is having a tougher-than-usual time at the moment. On the front lines, the battle of Pokrovsk is…