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Drone Dominance: The conflict in the Middle East is showing the value of Ukraine’s weapons systems and military tactics. Here, an instructor demonstrates the operation of a drone designed to destroy Russian attack drones in the Kyiv region, March, 2026.

Ukraine’s Way of War is Coming to the Persian Gulf

by Tamar Jacoby April 2, 2026May 5, 2026

Middle East fighting creates an opportunity for Ukraine and its fierce military technology—but Kyiv and America’s allies must seize the moment.

Attention Abroad: U.S. President Donald Trump provides an update on the Attack on Iran at a Medal of Honor Ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 2, 2026.

Reform on Ice

by Merrill Goozner March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

Legality Lacking: “Normal international relations” are impossible if a head of state can be murdered whenever another head of state feels like it. Here, an Iranian flag is placed among the ruins of a police station struck Monday during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

All the Ways Trump’s War on Iran Is Disastrous

by Bill Scher March 3, 2026March 3, 2026

Hussein Srour looking over his destroyed house in Tayr Harfa, Lebanon.

War in the Mideast

Hezbollah Isn’t Finished

by Lisa Khoury Gadelrab November 10, 2025February 12, 2026