Another foreign ministers' meeting produces stern words on Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, and Haiti—but little evidence that diplomatic consensus can alter strategic realities
After decades of impunity, a Congolese warlord faces trial in Paris—but the proceedings expose how selective accountability perpetuates cycles of violence
After arming local militias to fight M23, DRC now pays civilians to surrender weapons—a tactical shift that risks deepening the very insecurity it claims to address
As Russian forces tighten their grip on the embattled city, the battle reveals how symbolic objectives drive grinding warfare where strategic value has already diminished
