Armed conflict

Armed conflicts persist across Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, Myanmar, and expanding fronts in the Sahel, DRC, Syria, and Yemen. Heavy fighting, mass displacement, and humanitarian crises continue as insurgencies and state wars intensify across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

Israeli campaign in Syria shifts from airstrikes to ground enforcement

Southern incursions and detentions replace capital-area bombardment in latest phase of shadow conflict

By Layla Hassan

/ 16 Dec 2025

Israeli campaign in Syria shifts from airstrikes to ground enforcement

Fog, fury, and the final gamble: Dissecting Hitler's Ardennes catastrophe (🎧)

How Wehrmacht deception achieved total surprise in December 1944—and why the offensive's strategic ambitions collapsed under the iron realities of fuel, terrain, and American resolve

By Viktor Petersen

/ 16 Dec 2025

Fog, fury, and the final gamble: Dissecting Hitler's Ardennes catastrophe (🎧)

Haiti's gangs want a political future. Washington just drew a red line

As Viv Ansanm rebrands itself as defender of the poor, U.S. terror designations harden legal barriers—and raise the stakes for Haiti's fragile transition

By Diego Martinez

/ 15 Dec 2025

Haiti's gangs want a political future. Washington just drew a red line

M23 seizes Uvira as Washington peace accord unravels on the battlefield

Burundian troops captured and hundreds of thousands displaced as Rwanda-backed offensive continues despite US warnings

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 15 Dec 2025

M23 seizes Uvira as Washington peace accord unravels on the battlefield

European leaders gather in Berlin as Ukraine's red line meets Washington's timeline

Domestic opinion sets the floor

By Elena Kowalski

/ 15 Dec 2025

European leaders gather in Berlin as Ukraine's red line meets Washington's timeline

Ukraine's Caspian offensive escalates with third oil platform strike in one week

Sanctuary denial as strategic logic

By Elena Kowalski

/ 15 Dec 2025

Ukraine's Caspian offensive escalates with third oil platform strike in one week

Thailand weighs fuel export block as ceasefire claim collapses and fighting spreads to coast

Military considers maritime interdiction despite Energy Ministry stating oil shipments halted in June, as border closures and displacement deepen

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 14 Dec 2025

Thailand weighs fuel export block as ceasefire claim collapses and fighting spreads to coast

Thailand imposes coastal curfew as Cambodia shuts border and ceasefire claims unravel

Geographic spread and closure of crossings highlight verification crisis as external truce announcements fail to halt operations

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 14 Dec 2025

Thailand imposes coastal curfew as Cambodia shuts border and ceasefire claims unravel

Palmyra ambush kills two U.S. soldiers and American interpreter, testing new U.S.–Syria partnership

CENTCOM cites a lone ISIS gunman; Syrian monitor says the attacker served in state security. The incident highlights insider-threat risks as Damascus and Washington deepen counter-ISIS cooperation.

By Layla Hassan

/ 14 Dec 2025

Palmyra ambush kills two U.S. soldiers and American interpreter, testing new U.S.–Syria partnership

Six UN peacekeepers killed in drone strike on South Kordofan base

Bangladesh condemns attack as Guterres warns targeting UN forces may constitute war crimes under international law

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 13 Dec 2025

Six UN peacekeepers killed in drone strike on South Kordofan base

Fighting persists after Trump ceasefire claim as Thailand rejects truce

Cambodia reports Thai naval strike on Koh Kong and F-16 raids; evacuations widen as verification gap stalls diplomacy

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 13 Dec 2025

Fighting persists after Trump ceasefire claim as Thailand rejects truce

UN force for Gaza gets mandate but not the tools to succeed

Resolution 2803 authorizes stabilization troops with enforcement powers for disarmament, yet implementation challenges remain

By Layla Hassan

/ 12 Dec 2025

UN force for Gaza gets mandate but not the tools to succeed