Unless the world begins to value Palestinian life as equal to their own, ceasefires in Gaza will be mere pauses in the bloodshed, says Mohammed R. Mhawish. When my family and I emerged from the rubble of our home in Gaza in December 2023, we didn’t know if the calm …

Assessing North Korea’s Role in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict More details are emerging as North Korea continues its direct involvement in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. One interesting aspect is North Korean forces’ rules of engagement. Open-source indicators reveal that Pyongyang has ordered its fighters to avoid being taken as prisoners of …

In Syria, putting Humpty Dumpty together again is no mean task. Israel’s demolition of the ill-equipped Syrian military and the recent occupation of additional Syrian territory beyond the Golan Heights it conquered in the 1967 Middle East war is just one obstacle. So is a daunting list of challenges that, …