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, …

Ahmed Al-Sharaa’s announcement, made during a secretive conference in Damascus, left Syrians with unanswered questions about their country’s future Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was named president of the country during its transitional period less than two months after Bashar al-Assad was toppled. Addressing a military conference, the Hayat …