Pakistan’s security role grows, but domestic instability and economic limits challenge its reach.
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Syria’s offensive against Kurdish forces triggers a fragile deal, raising risks of ISIS resurgence and shifting regional power dynamics.
Hezbollah, weakened militarily, relies on global networks to recover, requiring international designations and enforcement to cut off its funding.
U.S. must leverage post-war militia restraint to roll back Iranian influence in Iraq, focusing on airspace control and economic sectors.
Facing Iran’s violent unrest, the U.S. considers military strikes to support protesters and pressure the regime, risking major regional escalation.
A new Iraqi law risks permanently embedding Iran-backed militias into the state, demanding urgent U.S. diplomatic intervention to prevent its passage.
Iraq’s apparent calm before elections masks enduring fragility; real stability depends on codifying rules for oil, budgets, and militias afterward.
U.S. demands for Hezbollah’s disarmament fracture Lebanon’s government and risk civil war.
Trump’s demands that Iran dismantle its missile program and end proxy support are designed to be rejected, making a second strike inevitable.
Each option for Hamas fighters carries major risks—from local security collapse to creating a global militant diaspora.