Battlefield Assessment Major parties to the war in Ukraine are preparing for possible ceasefire talks in Istanbul, offering some reason for optimism. But in the meantime, Russia’s military is gearing up for a large-scale summer offensive. Russia is likely to target Sumy, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia in its push. With ceasefire …

As of the writing of this article, American efforts to end the Russo-Ukrainian War remain stalemated like the fighting itself. None of the parties involved, Russia, Ukraine, or the United States, have the power to force their will upon the other(s) to make peace. At the same time, neither of …

An Iranian vessel may have harassed a commercial vessel in the Persian Gulf on May 10. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported that a small craft collided with a merchant vessel and attempted to collide with other vessels about 80 nautical miles northwest of Jebel Ali, the United …