A detailed CSIS breakdown of the ~$40 billion Epic Fury Cost, from munitions and base repairs to the looming budget fight.
Lebanon’s future hinges on whether the U.S.-Iran MOU becomes a tool for state restoration or a mechanism for perpetuating proxy conflict and occupation.
The End of Hamas: How two years of war have decimated the group beyond recovery, yet both Israel and Hamas cling to this myth for political survival.
Turkey’s standoff over the F-35 remains unresolved, as US law and regional allies block any potential return to the program.
The Netanyahu-Trump rift upends Israeli elections, forcing voters to choose between a fractured US alliance and the prime minister’s embattled political future.
Iran’s missile cities reflect regime priorities, but economic collapse demands a fundamental shift toward investing in people over underground military.
The US-Iran deal has emboldened Yemen’s Houthis by validating their endurance and exposing the strategic silence of their fractured opponents.
The pilot zones agreement structurally guarantees Lebanese failure, granting Israel perpetual legal cover to remain on the ground indefinitely.
Two scorpions in a jar cannot escape each other, and their inevitable sting arrives not from hatred but sheer political survival.
A critical evaluation of Libya’s governance deadlock, tracking the geopolitical friction between elite financial compacts and institutional stabilization.