STORM SHADOWS OVER RUSSIA: MISSILE RESTRICTIONS EASED AS UKRAINE EXPANDS STRIKES INTO RUSSIA
KN. The U.S. first began supplying long-range variants of its Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), to Ukraine in March with the caveat that their use inside Russian territory be strictly…
HOPES FADING FOR AN END TO THE GAZA CONFLICT
KN. U.S. and regional diplomats have expressed frustration at the failure to end the conflict in Gaza, which has left 43,000 Gaza residents (including Hamas militants) dead and caused the…
FIGHT AND TALK AS CONFLICT CONTINUES TO RAGE ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST
KN. Negotiations to end the fighting between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah appear to be reaching an endgame. The conflict, which has raged since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, has…
Middle East Forecast for 2026
KN. Global officials hope that the ceasefire put in place in Gaza in October will pave the way for the Middle East to be quiet in 2026. But many experts…
State of Play: Great Power Competition in 2026
KN. Great power competition is often conflated with war and conflict. In reality, it describes a spectrum of interactions ranging from cooperation to confrontation that emerges when a rising power…










