Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Obama Says US Won’t Send Any More Troops to Fight Islamic State, but Will...

President Obama has been stressing that he is playing a long game on the fight against Daesh. And now he's pledged to increased the country's attempts to combat Daesh’s online propaganda.

7 questions about the Syria airstrikes that aren’t being asked

Rejecting reckless calls to military action: Now that’s a “presidential” act worth bringing back.

The problems and promise of the new Silk Roads

In a time when it seems we are constantly being divided from our common humanity, the symbolism of the new Silk Roads is important in and of itself.

War in Ukraine and ICBMs: The untold story of how they could blow up...

With sky-high tensions between the world’s two nuclear superpowers, the chances of ICBMs starting a nuclear conflagration have increased as American and Russian forces face off in close proximity.

Cooling the guns in the Middle East

The intolerable conditions have nurtured dreams of resistance: The more intolerable the conditions, the more violent the resistance.
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‘Catastrophic’: Gaza aid worker on ‘horror’ of forced relocations amid Israel’s war on Southern...

“The amount of aid that’s coming to Gaza is literally not tangible.”

A timely call for peace in Ukraine by US national security experts

This intervention by an important group of U.S. national security experts comes at a time when Ukraine is delaying its long-promised spring offensive to avoid "unacceptable" losses, and a return to the negotiating table can therefore save countless lives.

The hawks who want war with Iran are working overtime

As the saboteurs of diplomacy hope for a violent escalation, let’s keep in mind, and hope Iran agrees, that the best revenge would be a revived JCPOA.

Evidence of Russian war crimes, says leading human rights group

"The cases we documented amount to unspeakable, deliberate cruelty and violence against Ukrainian civilians."

Arsenal of autocracy?

The major weapons makers cash in worldwide—not just in Ukraine.