MIDEAST CRISIS PUTS ANTI-ISIS MISSION AT RISK

KN. A rift between U.S. and Iraqi officials is opening as U.S. forces escalate their efforts to deter a range of Iran-backed militia groups from attacking U.S. troops deployed there.…

THE TRAJECTORY OF THE ISRAEL-LEBANON FRONT REMAINS UNCERTAIN

KN. Escalating exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah suggest that the Israel-Lebanon front still has the potential to devolve into all-out conflict, especially as tensions were heightened following yesterday’s targeted assassination…

NEGOTIATIONS OVER REVIVING HOSTAGE DEAL OFFERS RARE HOPE IN GAZA

KN. Since the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages last week, there has been growing pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to return to the negotiating…

MAJOR POWERS STRUGGLE TO DETER HOUTHI SHIPPING ATTACKS

KN. The Houthi movement has progressively escalated its involvement in the Israel-Hamas war, even amid its unresolved conflict with the Saudi and United Arab Emirates (UAE)-backed Republic of Yemen government.…

BAHRAIN EMERGES AS PIVOTAL U.S. ALLY

KN. The Arab states of the Persian Gulf have all been key U.S. security partners since U.S. officials mobilized regional and global allies to launch a military campaign to reverse…