War
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For one Yemeni, World Cup serves as a marker of war and peace
Adel Mohsen, a 56-year-old Yemeni football enthusiast and tactical analyst living in the eastern city of Mukalla. Uses the FIFA World Cup as a chronological anchor to navigate his country’s…
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Mountain of war: The India-Pakistan conflict’s deadliest battle
The Siachen Glacier, a 70-kilometer stretch of ice in the Karakoram mountain range, remains the world’s highest and most unforgiving battlefield. Despite a comprehensive truce reached between India and Pakistan…
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Israeli military strikes Beirut suburbs ahead of anticipated US-Iran deal
the core of the emerging framework involves a 60-day period designed to build mutual trust. According to senior U.S. officials, the emerging agreement would initiate the process of removing Tehran’s highly enriched…
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Zelenskyy calls for face-to-face Ukraine war negotiations in letter to Putin
More than four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made a rare direct appeal to Vladimir Putin, proposing a face-to-face meeting aimed at exploring a…
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Trump Wants Arab States to Recognize Israel. The War Has Made That Harder.
Efforts to expand diplomatic recognition of Israel across the Middle East have become significantly more difficult since the outbreak of recent regional conflicts. President Donald Trump has promoted a broader…
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The pollution that outlives war
While the immediate devastation of war is measured in lives lost and destroyed infrastructure, conflicts leave a deadly, invisible, and long-lasting toxic legacy. Wartime pollution—particularly stemming from targeted strikes on…
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How war in the Middle East has exposed the vulnerability of global choke points
Current conflict in the Middle East has revealed the dependence of the global economy on a small number of vulnerable choke points, both physical and digital. It describes how narrow…
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Iraqi civilians are paying the price of the Iran war
The war involving Iran is unfolding far beyond its immediate battlefield, and Iraq has become one of its most exposed fronts. While the conflict is driven by larger geopolitical actors,…
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How the Middle East conflict reshapes the global cybersecurity landscape
The current conflict in the Middle East is reshaping the global cybersecurity landscape by extending warfare into the digital domain, where missiles and drones are complemented by offensive cyber operations…
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Should the Gulf Arab states join the war against Iran?
Gulf Arab states are being pushed into a difficult position as tensions with Iran escalate, but joining a war is not in their best interest. Most of these countries prefer…
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What’s Next for the War in Iran?
En: Think TanksA New Conflict Pulling the United States Back Into the Middle East In the article “What’s Next for the War in Iran?”, published by the Council on Foreign Relations, CFR…
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America’s Latest Middle-East Fiasco
Escalation in the Middle East After joint US-Israeli strikes killed Ali Khamenei, Iran retaliated across the region, raising fears of a prolonged and destabilizing conflict. Meanwhile, Washington signaled operations could…
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After the strike: The danger of war in Iran
Context and Immediate Aftermath The joint U.S.-Israel strike killed Iran’s supreme leader and shocked global politics, sparking widespread protests and retaliatory attacks. Despite this blow, Iran’s entrenched power structures remain…
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Iran’s Conflict With Israel and the United States
En: Think TanksCenter for Preventive Action – Updated March 2, 2026 1. Escalation to Direct War in 2026 On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a large-scale offensive against…
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Ukraine and the New Way of War
En: Think TanksLearning the Right Lessons for the Conflicts of the Future Rebecca Lissner & John Kawika Warden | Foreign Affairs, March/April 2026 The Ukraine new way war reveals how contemporary conflict…
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Threat of US-Iran war escalates as Trump warns time running out for deal
Rhetoric between Washington and Tehran has escalated sharply. This after Trump warned that time is running out for Iran and announced the deployment of a powerful US carrier strike group…