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OPINION: Are We Drifting Towards World War?
Unless bold and brave leadership is shown now, the world will find itself mired in a third war or face a period of calamitous, worsening change.
Jan. 13, 2024
US
OPINION: US Policy is Adrift in the Middle East
Why the Westcannot afford to stand back from the Israel-Hammas war and be accused of double standards over Gaza.
Jan. 12, 2024
Ukraine
Pentagon Flags Tracking Issues in Weapons for Ukraine, Denies Evidence of Misuse
The report estimated a $1bn potential loss for high-risk items sent to Ukraine, out of a $1.69bn total in weapons. Yet, the Pentagon maintains no evidence of illicit diversion of military aid to Kyiv.
Jan. 12, 2024
US
EXPLAINED: Why the US and UK Just Launched Airstrikes In Yemen
Twelve nations led by the United States warned the Houthis on January 3 of “consequences” unless they immediately stopped attacks on commercial vessels.
Jan. 12, 2024
Europe
ANALYSIS: As the US Dithers on Assistance to Ukraine, Europe Steps Up
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said her country will support Ukraine with weapons for the long term and called on “all countries” to do their part to defend democracy in Europe.
Jan. 11, 2024
US
OPINION: US Defense Spending Below Pre-war Level, at Historic Lows
“If we took the Ukraine war as seriously as the Korean War, then we would be willing to spend more than $4.4 trillion on defense, comfortably twice Russia’s entire GDP.”
Jan. 11, 2024
Ukraine
Is a Leading Ukraine Skeptic Influencing White House Policy?
Samuel Charap, an influential proponent of Kyiv-Moscow negotiations, who has long been skeptical of Ukraine’s ability to win the war, evidently has an in with the White House.
Jan. 10, 2024
US
Biden in Dark Over Defense Chief's Cancer For Month
Austin's failure to disclose his hospitalization has prompted an extraordinary row in Washington and could be embarrassing for Biden, who faces multiple foreign crises in his reelection campaign year.
Jan. 10, 2024
Iran Demands Release of $24 Billion in Frozen Assets to Break US Peace Deadlock
A senior military adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader warned that negotiations have hit a standstill, stating that the US will enter a “dark corridor” of expanded regional warfare if peace talks fail.
June 6, 2026
