Today on WarFronts: As Israel and Hamas agree to a first-stage peace deal, the threat of a renewed Israel-Iran war looms in the background. We explain the incentives, practical calculations, and accelerating factors that could lead to renewed hostilities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=unAX...

Most recently on WarFronts: We explore the astonishing success of Ukraine's long-range strike campaign against Russian oil and other energy assets. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OP2...

Today on WarFronts: We return to Nepal, to explore the aftermath of the nation's student-led change of government, and explore what comes next, in a nation transformed by Gen-Z activism. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRmt...

The Latest on WarFronts: We tackle Moldova's upcoming elections, and the allegations of widespread Russian interference in what will be a historically pivotal vote. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbd8...

Today on WarFronts: A bit about our coverage, now and moving forward. Also, mad dictators, deities meddling in wars, booming defense stocks, and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqfU...

Today on WarFronts: We explore a range of options for NATO, or NATO member nations, to respond to Russia's drone provocations over Poland and Romania. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ofm...

Yesterday on WarFronts: Russia, and the combined threats of a faltering economy, and a massive wave of returning, disillusioned war veterans with little love left for the state. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOBC...

Major news out of Brazil. We published this episode on our sister channel, PoliticalFronts, to explain the trial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx0u...

Today on WarFronts, we explain the recent upheaval in Nepal: what happened to bring down the nation's government, why the protest movement achieved such rapid success, and where Nepal goes from here. Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzBK...

"Reckless behavior"...exceptionally underwhelming. Rhetoric won't be the answer either way, and there's still ample opportunity for NATO to respond in a way that meaningfully deters future 'recklessness', but this is not an encouraging start.

Indeed. Even if this were accidental by Russia (unlikely), Moscow STILL now has the opportunity to gauge a NATO response to precisely the type of threat that NATO, itself, has spent years vocally anticipating. NATO, not Russia, cemented the stakes here. NATO has committed (cont. below)

Your briefing on the new NATO crisis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMWp...

If you hadn't yet seen it...Unknown numbers of Shahed drones flying into Polish airspace, possibly Moldova and Slovakia as well. Polish and NATO allied response is underway.

This weekend on WarFronts, we take a speculative approach and explore an alternate history: Occupied Ukraine, with all the destruction, mass displacement, and partisan post-war resistance that it would entail. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE5c...

This Week on WarFronts: An exploration of Armenia and Azerbaijan's surprise peace accord this year, the factors that allowed a deal to come together, and the reasons that conflict in the region might finally become a thing of the past. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfUH...

Most Recently on WarFronts: We discuss Indonesia's growing protest movement, the immediate and root causes for public unrest, and the likely potential paths for Indonesia and its people. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwlT...

On the one hand, SCO leaders working overtime to present a united, coordinated, proud collective front, in orientation away from the West. On the other, talk is cheap, and Putin, Xi, Modi, etc. all understand the importance of putting on a good show, despite internal frictions.

Expect a re-opening of the DRC-M23 conflict imminently, as dubious peace talks in Qatar show zero sign of regaining momentum. US-brokered efforts appear to have been almost entirely focused on securing mineral rights, using a thin 'ceasefire' veneer to justify investment. x.com/Intelynx/sta...

Major protests ramping up across Indonesia; several fatalities already reported.

Yesterday on WarFronts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UER...

This Week on the Situation Room: YOUR Questions and OUR Answers -China Ship Crash & Battle Readiness -The Underrated 'Spark' for World War III -The Team's Favorite Dictators & More www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv1D...

Today, Simon and the team answer your burning questions about this burning geopolitical order: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vsD...

Today on the Situation Room: -India Charts a Course Between China and the USA -Mali Seeking Help from the West -Ghana Chieftaincy Conflict Opens Doors for JNIM www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BhR...

After a second round of mass sectarian violence in 2025, this one in in Syria's south, the nation's minority communities have put forward a plan for a decentralized future. apnews.com/article/syri...

Subscribed to the WarFronts Weekly Newsletter? In the last two weeks, we've explored: -Hezbollah Disarmament in Lebanon -Renewed Battles in Syria -Transnational Terror in Balochistan -Dozens of global conflict, defense, & peace headlines Subscribe HERE: subscribepage.io/WarFrontsWee...

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Today on the Situation Room: -Germany's Massive Push for Rearmament -International Shifts on Israel and Palestine -The Growing Houthi-Al Shabaab Partnership -Israel's Druze Alliance Check it out below. www.youtube.com/watch?v=707A...

Today on WarFronts: A breakdown on Sudan's RSF declaration of a parallel government, and the impact on Sudan's ongoing, and worsening genocide. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6rT...

Despite a Western focus on France, the UK, and now Canada and Portugal agreeing to recognize Palestinian sovereignty, it's THIS move by powerful Middle Eastern nations that matters most. Carrot: Condemnation and disavowal of Hamas. Stick: Palestinian statehood.

M23 offenses continue in the Congo, despite the signing of a preliminary agreement widely heralded as a peace deal with Kinshasa. As we explained on Situation Room, the agreement is far from a true guarantee to end the fighting, with several likely points of failure. actualite.cd/2025/07/26/r...

On the Thailand-Cambodia Crisis, Military Disparity, and the Future of Southeast Asia: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z28r...

Massive rhetorical shift by several powerful Arab nations, and a potential game-changer for the Israel-Hamas conflict. Also: France and the UK commit to recognizing Palestinian statehood in exchange, with conditions aimed at Israel. Germany next? www.france24.com/en/live-news...

This Week on the Situation Room: -Updates on the Al-Shabaab Offensive -Iran's Rearmament of its Proxy Network -The Congo's "Peace Deal" Isn't So Simple www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKAh...

Today on WarFronts: An exploration of the recent fighting in Syria's Suwayda Governorate and the surrounding territory. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSFb...

Another very fragile ceasefire, this one in Syria. There are basically five factions here: -Druze armed militias -Bedouin armed militias -Syrian security forces -Syrian government-allied, potential rogue actors -Israel For a local peace to hold, ALL FIVE must participate.

Despite all the talk of the Rwanda-DRC peace deal a few weeks ago, this is the ceasefire arrangement that really matters. Ceasefires in the Congo are broken easily and often; let's hope this one can avoid that same fate.

Today on the Situation Room: -Houthis Resume Attacks in the Red Sea -Ukraine's Russia-Style African Expansion -Togo's Growing Political Crisis And More... www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HBq...

Today on WarFronts: We explore China's geopolitical involvement in the recent India-Pakistan conflict, delve into China's incentives to pick a side, and analyze the potential repercussions for a rising multipolar Asia. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxu4...

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This Week on the Situation Room: -Is Trump Getting Played by Putin? -Rwanda and the DRC's Fragile Peace. It's an abridged version this week, but it's a lovely bite-size bit of geopolitics to complete your Monday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnkv...

Today on WarFronts Weekly: Why Pakistan accusing India of terror sponsorship may make future direct conflicts more likely. Plus a round-up of global conflict news. Read it here, and sign up to receive two newsletters each week: subscribepage.io/WarFrontsWee...

Out Now: Our full overview of the Israel-Iran War -Key Background -Sequence of Events -Critical Context -What Happens Now? www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcJA...

Crackdowns now spreading across Turkey, in both an indicator of the strength of resistance to Erdogan's increasingly autocratic tendencies, and an indicator of the Turkish government's thoughts on the strength of its own position.

@reuters.comInternational media confirm a large number of coordinated attacks across Mali. Elements to watch: -Scale of attack at each location; proportion of diversionary versus maximally destructive attacks. -Targeting or avoidance of Russian Africa Corps positions.

This week on the Situation Room, we introduced several guest contributors, to discuss: -The growing North Korean Navy -China's brinksmanship in the Taiwan Strait -Kenyan weapons turning up in Sudan -The release of Belarusian opposition candidate Sergei Tikhanovsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4S2...

Khamenei's survival may now be accounted-for, but the question of regime change remains: -Khamenei's advanced age and health status -Escalating discussion around succession -Potential hardliner disillusionment and/or internal push for further confrontation

The Collapse of the New 'Axis': Why Russia, China, and North Korea didn't come to Iran's aid. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQhZ...

Today on the Situation Room: -Wa State Takes an Active Role in Myanmar Conflict. -Russia's Grip on Africa is Slipping. -Colombian Security Rapidly Deteriorates. -ISIS Preparing for a Resurgence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWN9...

The Wagner Group: A WarFronts Autopsy. Happy Two-Year Prigozhiversary of the Wagner assault on Moscow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV6f...

Trump says US bombed three Iran nuclear sites, including Fordow