Iraq and Lebanon share the same sectarian disease. External pressure now offers both a rare opening for reform.
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Growing U.S. missile defenses are pushing Russia and China toward new nuclear and space capabilities, raising fresh risks for strategic stability.
SDF Integration faces real tests as Damascus absorbs Kurdish forces and resolves disputes over minority rights amid U.S. oversight.
How Iran War of Attrition neutralizes U.S. economic pressure and locks Washington into a repeating cycle of strikes and sanctions without strategic exit.
Iran escalates cyberattacks on American water systems while Washington sanctions hackers and authorizes private-sector offensive operations against Tehran.
Syria’s airspace has become a silent battleground where Israel and Turkey test each other’s limits without direct confrontation.
The Trump Iran Leaks show how Trump defied doves and listened to Iran’s explicit threats.
Syria’s reopened trade routes attract foreign investment, but centralization and local conflicts could turn recovery into renewed instability.
Mounting fiscal debt, military overextension, and trade friction with allies create acute strategic vulnerabilities for Washington across multiple fronts.
Hormuz closure should have caused a price catastrophe. China’s demand cuts and record reserve releases changed everything.