After more than a month of the U.S.and Israel’s war with Iran, its consequences are starting to take shape. At the time of writing, U.S.and Israeli strikes have killed more than 1,900 and injured upwards of 20,000 Iranians, as estimated by the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red
The U.S. sits poised to make a massive military blunder in Iran, a mistake that could have widespread and long-lasting regional fallout. In recent weeks, the U.S. has been amassing air and naval assets within striking distance of Iran in response to fruitless nuclear talks and the Khamenei Regime’s brutal
Since its 12 original member states signed the treaty in 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has served Western security interests, aiming to prevent future wars in Europe by promising a collective military response to attacks on NATO member nations. NATO’s core tenet is Article 5, which stipulates that
A White House leak recently revealed a 28-point plan for peace between Ukraine and Russia, which has since been confirmed and endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump has given Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy until Thanksgiving to respond to the already Russia-backed proposal. The proposal includes maximalist measures previously suggested
For the first time in three decades, the president of the United States is not sending a delegate to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The 30th annual Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, colloquially known as COP30, is currently being held in Belém, Brazil. This
Since the fall of the Sudanese city of El-Fasher to the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (R.S.F.), human rights organizations around the world have set off alarms warning that a genocide may be unfolding. The Yale Humanitarian Research Lab (H.R.L.) published several reports with evidence for these claims. The first report,
Private Military and Security Companies (P.M.S.C.s) have played an increasingly prominent role in conflicts over the past 40 years. Following the fall of the Soviet Union, many major powers substantially decreased their military budgets. This decrease led to a surplus of ex-military personnel seeking employment and a surplus of military
A clash between Taliban and Pakistani forces on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border has left dozens dead. Afghan and Pakistani officials have reported conflicting accounts of the event. The Taliban claims it killed 58 Pakistani border guards and captured 25 army posts, sustaining nine losses. In contrast, Pakistan claims it killed more
Tensions between the United States and Venezuela are at an all-time high following the Trump administration’s decision to escalate its war on so-called ‘narco-terrorists’. The administration has now ordered at least 10 strikes on Venezuelan vessels in the past two months, killing 43 Venezuelans. Additionally, the Pentagon recently announced that
After two years of violence in the Gaza Strip, Israel and Hamas have agreed upon a ceasefire deal that could finally bring an end to the war. The deal stems from a 20-point peace plan put forward by U.S. President Donald Trump. The agreement includes a cessation of hostilities between
By all accepted definitions, Haiti is undoubtedly a failed state. Haiti’s government has undergone a near-total collapse, and the state’s capital, Port-au-Prince, is a war zone for violent gangs battling for control in the power vacuum left in the absence of a stable government. In 2010, an earthquake struck the
As Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine drags on more than three years after its onset, growing anti-war sentiment inside Russia has been met with an escalation of repression against dissenters. Experts from the United Nations warn that the Russian state is manufacturing “enemies of the motherland” and targeting anti-war activists,
On 16 September 2025, Israel began its long-anticipated ground invasion of Gaza City. Sources disagree on the exact figure, but the consensus is hundreds of thousands of Gazans have been displaced since Israel announced its plan to occupy the city in mid-August. Still, according to the BBC, many Palestinians have
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has accused the United States of seeking regime change following a buildup of U.S. naval forces in the southern Caribbean. In August, U.S. officials in Washington, D.C., accused Maduro of leading the Cartel de los Soles and facilitating narcotics smuggling into the United States for more
