Africa
Mali in crisis: When the junta has no one left to blame but itself
The Russians are the only external forces left trying to keep the al-Qaeda linked JNIM militants at bay and it's looking grim
October 11, 2025
al-qaeda
Military Industrial Complex
Turns out leaving Afghanistan did not unleash terror on US or region
There have been zero attacks against American-linked targets at home or abroad in the four years since the withdrawal
August 28, 2025
Middle East
Why are we still at war in Syria?
The tempo of lethal US airstrikes — not all against ISIS — continue apace, despite murky Washington strategy
March 06, 2025
Middle East
HTS: Can these Islamists truly unify a post-Assad Syria?
This author hopes a state-centered ideological political agenda — as opposed to a violent global jihadist one — can succeed after years of dictatorship.
December 18, 2024
QiOSK
Rebels seize on Assad weakness, attack Aleppo
Iran, Russia, nor Hezbollah are in any position to help prevent the return of Civil War
November 29, 2024
Middle East
The Taliban resistance lives on in the Lion of Panjshir's son
Ahmad Shah Massoud, hero of the Northern Alliance, was assassinated two days before 9/11. His namesake talks to RS.
September 10, 2024
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