Analysis
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ANALYSIS: The stabilization force meant to secure Gaza without fighting
Resolution 2803, adopted by the UN Security Council on November 17, 2025, formally authorized the deployment of an International Stabilization Force, known by the…
ANALYSIS: The 15-point roadmap meant to disarm Hamas
On May 21, 2026, UN coordinator Nickolay Mladenov, in his capacity as high representative of the Board of Peace for Gaza, presented to the…
DECODING: How Morocco Dismantled an Islamic State Cell Tied to the Sahel
On July 6, 2026, Morocco's Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), the country's counterterrorism agency, announced it had foiled attack plots planned by a…
DECODING: Why Seoul Took a Full Day to Admit a North Korean Launch
On June 25, 2026, the anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, North Korea carried out a series of launches including…
ANALYSIS: The Kang Kon, a Limping Symbol of North Korea's Naval Ambition
Few warships have inadvertently exposed the structural flaws of a military program as much as the North Korean destroyer Kang Kon.
DECODING: Tokyo Builds a Bureau to Run Its Anti-China Alliances
On July 7, 2026, a report from ADN Kronos revealed that Japan is considering creating a new bureau within its Ministry of Defense, as…
DECODING: Beijing Accuses Lai of "Escalation" After a Defensive Drill
After the two-day resilience drill led in early July 2026 by more than 370 Taiwanese officials, China's Taiwan Affairs Office responded by directly accusing…
DECODING: Beijing Sends Nuclear Bombers to Encircle Taiwan
On July 3, 2026, at the exact moment the Taiwanese resilience drill was wrapping up, China launched a new "joint combat-readiness patrol" around Taiwan.
FACT-CHECK: Taiwan Rehearses Its Worst Nightmare, a Combined Quake and Chinese Blockade
In early July 2026, more than 370 Taiwanese government and military officials shut themselves in a crisis room for two days to rehearse the…