Israel Netanyahu seeks Trump backing for strike on Iran's missile plants Israeli PM shifts strategic focus from nuclear program to immediate ballistic threat as intelligence shows rapid arsenal reconstitution By Layla Hassan / 28 Dec 2025
Guinea Guinea votes to legitimize its coup leader As Doumbouya seeks electoral mandate, West Africa's latest transition reveals the evolving playbook of military rule By Amara Okonkwo / 28 Dec 2025
Myanmar Myanmar's election targets regional investors, not voters As civil war rages, the junta's manufactured legitimacy seeks to unlock billions in economic engagement By Chen Wei-Lin / 28 Dec 2025
Ukraine Diplomacy by other means: Russia's Kyiv barrage is the negotiation Moscow's massive air assault isn't undermining the Trump-Zelenskyy talks—it's setting their terms with missiles and drones By Viktor Petersen / 27 Dec 2025
Haiti Haiti search warrant issued for prisoner already held since March Arms trafficking arrest exposes justice system unable to track its own detainees, revealing infrastructure of state collapse By Diego Martinez / 27 Dec 2025
Switzerland Auterion's swarm demo signals the rise of software-defined drone warfare Swiss firm's interoperable attack platform challenges traditional defense procurement as Western militaries race for mass production By David Monroe / 27 Dec 2025
Russia Russia's Oreshnik deployment in Belarus signals nuclear deterrence shift Moscow's forward-positioning of hypersonic missiles represents calculated strategic messaging as much as military advantage By Viktor Petersen / 27 Dec 2025
Thailand Thailand and Cambodia sign ceasefire after brutal border conflict Agreement pauses fighting that killed 101 and displaced 500,000, but history suggests implementation will define its success By Chen Wei-Lin / 27 Dec 2025
Myanmar Myanmar's election theater targets regional wallets, not ballot boxes As junta stages voting amid civil war, performance aims to unlock economic lifelines from pragmatic neighbors By Chen Wei-Lin / 27 Dec 2025
Ukraine Trump and Zelensky meet at Mar-a-Lago: where diplomatic theater confronts strategic deadlock The upcoming Florida summit tests whether Washington's peace framework can override the fundamental power calculus driving the war By Viktor Petersen / 26 Dec 2025
Thailand Thailand strikes Cambodia as defense ministers prepare peace talks Escalation and negotiation proceed on parallel tracks, exposing structural limits of ASEAN conflict management By Chen Wei-Lin / 26 Dec 2025
Syria / Paid-only Explosion Kills Three Inside Homs Mosque During Friday Prayers Sources By Layla Hassan / 26 Dec 2025
