The United States and China have one of the world’s most important and complex bilateral relationships. Since 1949, the countries have experienced periods of both tension and cooperation over issues including trade, climate change, and Taiwan.
Waging war across multiple fronts has historically been a strategic nightmare for states and military leaders alike. From ancient empires to modern superpowers, the challenges of divided attention, stretched resources, and fragmented strategies have often led to devastating outcomes. Academic theories in international relations, military strategy, and political science help explain why fighting on multiple fronts remains one of the greatest risks in warfare.
On 18 April, the Pentagon confirmed a significant reduction in US troop levels in Syria, marking a new phase in America’s military involvement in the country.
This move follows a brief surge in deployments during 2024 when the number of US personnel in Syria rose to 2,000 after roughly 900 in 2019. Now it’s being reduced back down to what Pentagon Spokesperson Sean Parnell described as a “conditions-based” presence of fewer than 1,000 troops.
Jordan’s government banned the Muslim Brotherhood in late April after the Interior Ministry announced the arrest of 16 group members who were allegedly planning rocket and drone attacks.
The Brotherhood denied any involvement in the incident and, in a statement, distanced itself from those arrested, who claimed their efforts were solely aimed at aiding Gaza.
President Trump has just struck one big, beautiful deal with Ukraine — and its impact could reach far beyond rare earth minerals.
Unveiled yesterday by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the agreement does more than open Ukraine’s vast mineral reserves to US investment.
Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of US President Donald Trump and vice-president of the Trump Organisation, was in Bucharest on Monday as part of a high-profile business tour of Central and Eastern Europe, featuring stops in Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania.
In the past six months, two different opinion pieces, here and here, have raised the possibility of reviving the Office of Strategic Services (OSS).
These recommendations are by no means new. Over the past 80 years, there have been multiple efforts to revive the OSS or, at the very least, to revive the ethos of this special operations organization that served in World War II from 1942–1945. The most obvious legacy units following the OSS tradition are the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), US Army Special Forces Regiment (SF), and the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).
“We are committed to distancing Iraq from regional wars,” Hussein said. “Baghdad does not desire escalation in the region.”
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein warned that the threat posed by ISIS has resurfaced, cautioning that the extremist group is actively regrouping and planning attacks. His remarks came in a special interview with Sky News Arabia, where he emphasized Iraq’s firm rejection of regional conflict and its ongoing coordination with international partners to preserve peace and stability.
This weekend edit revisits the tragic 1990 exodus of Kashmiri Pandits, the political missteps that enabled it, and why, decades later, the community’s wounds remain unhealed. With a fresh terror attack in Pahalgam reopening old scars, it raises a pressing question: can Kashmir truly move forward without justice for those who were forced to flee their homeland?
Conquérir un territoire, c’est avant tout soumettre sa population. Il faut bien distinguer cette notion de celle d’«occupation», un terme juridique spécifique qui régit les relations entre une «puissance occupante» étrangère et la nation occupée en vertu du droit international, en particulier la quatrième Convention de Genève.