On April 13th, the "shadow war" that has raged between Israel and Iran for decades finally broke into the open. That day, Iran's clerical regime fired over 300 drones and missiles at Israeli territory in retaliation for Israel's targeting of a top Iranian military commander in Syria days earlier. The massive Iranian attack, and Israel's limited response days later, has ushered in an ominous new "balance of terror" in the Middle East.
Floods paralyze parts of the Persian Gulf;
A mounting Sudanese hunger crisis;
Another step forward for Russia in the Arctic;
China’s floating reactors spark U.S. worries
All proposed solutions to the deterrence problem on the Taiwan Strait require the United States to modernize and expand manufacturing facilities and infrastructure to increase the production and availability of military hardware.
South Africa tilts east;
Report: America needs Africa's mineral wealth;
Why Senegal matters;
Russia dips its toe into Africa's nuclear energy market
A new energy source... in a different gulf;
China's rise to clean energy sector dominance;
A geothermal breakthrough;
Can Washington and Beijing cooperate on climate?;
Floods threaten the mining status quo in Russia