War & Conflicts
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War & Conflicts
War & ConflictsMass Protests Plunge Bolivia Into Political Upheaval
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at anti-government protests in Bolivia , Iran threatening to expand the war beyond the Persian Gulf , and Russia ’s failure to clinch big gas deals wit
War & ConflictsRussia, China to Combat Trade Protectionism
Russia and China agreed to jointly combat trade protectionism and support open trade. They will refrain from using unilateral carbon pricing measures.
War & ConflictsVaccine to tackle Ebola outbreak will take six to nine months, says WHO
Doses of the “most promising” potential vaccine against the Bundibugyo virus that is causing an Ebola outbreak in central Africa will not be available for six to nine months, the World Health Organiza
War & ConflictsThe Navy Needs Precise Mass and Here Is How to Get There
Maintaining deterrence in the Indo-Pacific and around the world requires the U.S. Navy to change what it builds and how it fights. Roger Wicker observed in 2024 that the United States’ approach to fle
War & ConflictsMachine Overmatch: What Salt Typhoon Reveals About China’s Data-Centric Intelligence Strategy
What if the next decisive intelligence advantage isn’t a recruited insider but a nation’s ability to model entire societies from its digital exhaust? Salt Typhoon ’s multi-year cyber campaigns against
War & ConflictsRussian drones hit Ukrainian post depot in Kharkiv three times in 24 hours
Russian drones have deliberately struck Nova Poshta's Depot No 6 in the city of Kharkiv three times over the past 24 hours during attacks on the city. [Nova Poshta is Ukraine's largest private postal
War & ConflictsWoman passenger killed as Russian drone attack car in Sumy Oblast
A woman was killed when a Russian drone hit a civilian car in Sumy Oblast on 19 May. Source: Oleh Hryhorov , Head of Sumy Oblast Military Administration Quote: "Buryn hromada. The enemy deliberately a
War & ConflictsRussian LNG cargo reaches China after nearly six months at sea
The LNG carrier Perle has delivered a cargo of liquefied natural gas from Russia to China after almost six months at sea. Source: Reuters , citing LSEG vessel-tracking data Details: The vessel docked
War & ConflictsWHO considers use of experimental vaccines as Ebola cases and deaths rise in DRC
Global health leaders are considering whether vaccines or medicines still in development could be used to fight Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , as the World Health Organization’s chief
War & ConflictsThe World Keeps Asking Iran the Wrong Question
The question that has organized most serious analysis of Iran for the past half-century is: What does the Islamic Republic want? It is a reasonable question, but not the right one. The Islamic Republi
War & ConflictsCalls for release of Sierra Leonean singer jailed in ‘crackdown on free speech’
Lawyers, politicians and activists have called for the release of one of Sierra Leone’s best-known celebrities, who they said was unjustly imprisoned as part of a government crackdown on free speech a
War & ConflictsThe Myth of Zero Enrichment
As a fragile cease-fire holds between the United States and Iran, negotiators remain deadlocked over the future of Tehran’s nuclear program. Both sides entered the talks convinced that they had prevai
War & ConflictsWhat Happened When Trump Met Xi
“Beans and Boeings.” That’s what one diplomat told me that last week’s summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping amounted to, referring to proposed Chinese purchases
War & ConflictsRussian forces attack Chernihiv: business premises and housing hit
Russian drones attacked the city of Chernihiv in Ukraine's north on 18 May. Strikes on the premises of a company and a residential building have been recorded. Source: Dmytro Bryzhynskyi , Head of Che
War & ConflictsTen more Ukrainian children and young people brought back from Russian occupation, where they were t
Ten more Ukrainian children, teenagers and young people have been brought back from temporarily Russian-occupied territories over the past week. The young Ukrainian men had been threatened by Russian
War & ConflictsNumber injured in Russian attack on Dnipro rises to 28
Another five people have sought medical assistance after an overnight Russian attack on Dnipro on the night of 17-18 May, bringing the total number injured to 28. Source: Oleksandr Hanzha , Head of Dn
War & ConflictsUkrainian Agriculture as Strategy, Diplomacy, and Legacy
Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for War on the Rocks members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection
War & Conflicts'A terrible mistake?' As Putin heads to China, Russian drone hits Chinese-linked cargo ship near Ode
Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen during news coverage about a video call between Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, on a giant screen outside a shopping mall in Beijing on February 4, 202
War & ConflictsRussia calls for Ukraine peace talks to resume after months of downplaying them
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov in Moscow, Russia, on Dec. U.S.-mediated peace talks to end Russia's war against Ukraine are currently on pause, but Moscow hopes the process will resume, Kremlin sp
War & ConflictsHow California Politics Set the National Tone
Voters in California are preparing to choose a new governor to replace Gavin Newsom. The state’s “jungle primary”—the system adopted in 2011 in which all candidates run against one another and the two
War & ConflictsAt least 2 killed, 49 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least two people and injured 49 others over the past day, regional authorities reported early on May 17. Russia launched 524 drones and 22 missiles, including
War & ConflictsRegulatory Friendly Fire: How ITAR Undermines the Alliance It Was Built to Protect
For nearly a century, America’s defense industrial strength yielded a subtle benefit: influence as the world’s security guarantor of choice. But the system that once anchored partner access to U.S. Mo
War & ConflictsThere Is a Solution to the Global Health Care Crisis
In eastern Uganda, Khadijah Kantono, a mother of nine, began bleeding heavily while in labor last year. Rushed to a health center, midwife Irene Koote quickly recognized the danger signs, stabilized h