Regional Stability
Geopolitics
Lebanon’s Near-Million Displaced Signal Largest Levant Refugee Crisis in Decades
Israeli offensive forces 800,000+ from homes in 12 days, straining border infrastructure and exposing funding gaps as UNHCR operates at 14% capacity.
Geopolitics
CIA Arms Kurdish Forces in Iran as Nuclear Diplomacy Collapses
Washington's covert plan to weaponize Kurdish insurgents marks a strategic pivot from airstrikes to protracted proxy warfare—with Turkey, Iraq, and regional stability as collateral.
Geopolitics
Pakistan Deploys Army After 24 Killed in Pro-Iran Protests Over Khamenei Assassination
Violence erupts across major ally as Shia minority reacts to U.S.-Israeli strikes, exposing Pakistan's strategic dilemma between Washington and Tehran.