Opinion: Above are intelligence, satellites, data processing and at times remote strike systems; below is a human being with a helmet, a weapon and anxiety building with every step through the mud

Opinion: A proposed Russian hub in Egypt could reshape regional power, deepen Cairo’s economic dependence and challenge US influence at the Suez Canal, raising concerns over food security, military access and the future of long-standing alliances

Analysis: A US-brokered deal meant to stabilize Syria is instead reshaping the Kurdish question, replacing political autonomy with cultural recognition, military integration and fragmentation in a strategy that limits power while projecting reform

Opinion: Hezbollah’s growing drone capabilities could turn any buffer zone into a kill zone; a defensive strategy risks repeating past failures and dragging northern towns back into the conflict dynamic of the 1990s