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The technological change and unit economics first seen in Ukraine is on display in Iran, showing that the use of low-cost drones is the future of warfare.

Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah’s success at the Nepalese ballot signifies a triumph for Gen Z demonstrators across ...

Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the day.

A surprise attack on a southwestern border town by a Mexican rebel leader provoked a U.S. military intervention in Mexico ...

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei both ruled Iran for 37 years. Their shared miscalculation: that Iran’s people could be bent to their will indefinitely. Originally published at Th ...

What began as a small deployment of U.S. Marines to protect an airbase at Da Nang in Vietnam escalated into one of the most ...

Leaders of Iran’s sizable Kurd population are reported to be mobilizing in the aftermath of joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on the regime, but their ability to mount a successful armed resistance remains ...

The United States launched a major military operation with little to no consultation with its transatlantic allies. Taken ...

Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate rallied around President Trump’s decision to attack Iran and passed on the opportunity to demand he make the case to Congress.

As cross-border Chinese currency payments rise, we find evidence that a key U.S. financial sanctions tool may be weakening.

Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the day. Top of the Agenda Israel launched heavy attacks on Beirut’s suburbs today, ...