Proxy War

Major powers intensify indirect warfare in 2026, backing local forces and armed groups in Ukraine, Gaza, Yemen, Sudan and the Sahel. The US, Russia, Iran and regional actors use proxies to strike rivals, influence territory and destabilize regions while avoiding direct confrontation.

The mercenary pipeline: How economic desperation fuels the global trade in foreign fighters

As states formalize foreign fighter recruitment from Latin America to South Asia, a new architecture of exploitative warfare emerges that weaponizes poverty and marginalizes populations seeking escape from structural inequality

By Diego Martinez, Elena Kowalski, Layla Hassan and Featured News Desk

/ 8 Nov 2025

The mercenary pipeline: How economic desperation fuels the global trade in foreign fighters

Israel strikes Hezbollah in southern Lebanon: Testing the limits of a fragile ceasefire

The Radwan Force: Israel's primary threat assessment

By Layla Hassan

/ 6 Nov 2025

Israel strikes Hezbollah in southern Lebanon: Testing the limits of a fragile ceasefire

The hollow promise of a humanitarian truce in Sudan

As RSF agrees to a ceasefire after seizing Darfur's last stronghold, the Quad's mediation reveals how external powers enable catastrophe while claiming to pursue peace

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 6 Nov 2025

The hollow promise of a humanitarian truce in Sudan

Russia and China leverage Venezuela to test US regional hegemony

Maduro's arms requests reveal classic security dilemma dynamics as great powers exploit Caribbean flashpoint

By Viktor Petersen

/ 3 Nov 2025

Russia and China leverage Venezuela to test US regional hegemony

Sudan Crisis: How UAE Backing Enables RSF Genocidal Warfare

RSF's siege of El Fasher and assault on Bara expose UAE's role in Sudan's proxy war while African institutions prove powerless against Gulf petrodollars.

By Amara Okonkwo and Layla Hassan

/ 27 Oct 2025

Sudan Crisis: How UAE Backing Enables RSF Genocidal Warfare

Can Turkey-Qatar Mediation End the Afghan-Pakistan Crisis?

Istanbul talks face Afghanistan-Pakistan's Durand Line dispute, TTP sanctuary issue, and competing regional powers. Can external mediation resolve structural conflicts?

By Layla Hassan and Chen Wei-Lin

/ 25 Oct 2025

Can Turkey-Qatar Mediation End the Afghan-Pakistan Crisis?

Kim's War Memorial: North Korea's Strategic Gamble in Ukraine

Pyongyang's public commemoration of soldiers killed in Ukraine reveals a fundamental recalibration—battlefield losses transformed into strategic leverage.

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 25 Oct 2025

Kim's War Memorial: North Korea's Strategic Gamble in Ukraine

Iran's Proxy Network Collapse: The End of an Era

The October 2025 Gaza ceasefire exposed Iran's hollowed-out Axis of Resistance. From Hezbollah's decimation to silent Iraqi militias, Tehran faces stark choices ahead.

By Layla Hassan, Viktor Petersen and Featured News Desk

/ 19 Oct 2025

Iran's Proxy Network Collapse: The End of an Era

Ethiopia Accuses Eritrea of War Prep & Proxy Support

Ethiopia's UN letter alleges Eritrea is mobilizing for war while backing armed groups in Amhara and Tigray, threatening fragile 2022 peace and regional stability

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 16 Oct 2025

Ethiopia Accuses Eritrea of War Prep & Proxy Support

Houthi Attack on Dutch Ship Signals New Red Sea Crisis Phase

The MV Minervagracht attack reveals Houthi resilience despite airstrikes, faulty targeting hitting wrong ships, and billion-dollar economic warfare asymmetry.

By Layla Hassan and Chen Wei-Lin

/ 16 Oct 2025

Houthi Attack on Dutch Ship Signals New Red Sea Crisis Phase

Eritrea's Hidden Role in Sudan's War Reshapes Regional Power

Eritrea's military infrastructure supports Sudan's SAF with training camps, aircraft hosting, and intelligence—deepening the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 16 Oct 2025

Eritrea's Hidden Role in Sudan's War Reshapes Regional Power