Posts tagged: Ukraine

Why Iran’s Hormuz Move Matters Far Beyond the Gulf

Iran says stop. The U.S. says it is open. The world now has to decide whom to believe....

June 11, 2026

Russia’s Restraint in Ukraine May Have Been Its Biggest Mistake

Moscow spent years trying to contain the war in Ukraine. The result may have been the opposite: a longer war, weaker deterrence, and a far more dangerous escalation....

Ukraine

June 2, 2026

Why the Next Global Conflict May Not Look Like a World War

The West Is Not Marching Toward World War III. It Is Drifting Toward Something Stranger and More Dangerous....

Middle East China Ukraine

May 21, 2026

Why Putin Announced a China Visit Right After Trump Left Beijing

Trump leaves Beijing. Putin announces he is next....

Middle East China Ukraine

May 17, 2026

The Stories We Refuse to Tell About Ukraine

“Russia invaded” is true. It is also incomplete. And incomplete truths have a way of prolonging wars rather than ending them....

Ukraine

May 16, 2026

In Lebanon, Israel’s Power Meets Its Limits

Israel can devastate southern Lebanon from the air. What it has never proven is that it can turn ruin into lasting control....

Middle East Ukraine

May 5, 2026

What the West Sees in Gaza and Refuses to See in Ukraine

There is a revealing asymmetry in how many Western audiences process modern war....

Middle East Ukraine

April 23, 2026

Ukraine Began the Unraveling. Iran Is Accelerating It

The war in Ukraine exposed the strain on U.S. power. A conflict involving Iran may be showing just how far that erosion has already gone....

Middle East China Ukraine

April 17, 2026

US Stumbles, Russia and China Step Up in the Middle East

The US stumbled in the Middle East. Now, China and Russia are stepping in. Discover what Zhihu users are saying....

Middle East China Ukraine

April 15, 2026

How Long Can a Country in Permanent Crisis Keep Fighting?

Ukraine has defied predictions of collapse. But endurance built on coercion, foreign money, and improvisation is not the same as stability....

Ukraine

April 8, 2026