Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for War on the Rocks members. Each week, we bring you a curated selection ...

The United States military has had 81 aircraft destroyed or damaged in the war with Iran, a Congressional Research Service report released this week says. The number includes both airplanes and ...

Sudan’s civil war has now entered its fourth year with its two main factions locked in a grinding war of attrition. The conflict began on April 15, 2023, between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) led by ...

Russia is using artificial intelligence to create patriotic songs aimed at boosting morale at home. The music mimics Soviet war songs, with styles ranging from ballads to thrash metal. Songs glorify ...

Global economic growth is set to slow this year before making a modest recovery next year amid higher-than-expected inflation from the conflict in Iran, the International Monetary Fund forecast in its ...

London — Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have dramatically upped the stakes in the complex Middle East war, killing at least 20 people — including an American — and wounding hundreds more with ...

Hungary to Open Communist-Era Informer Files in Reckoning With Cold War Past By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST, Oct 6 (Reuters) - In a historic move, Hungary will soon start releasing tens of ⁠thousands ⁠of ...

This book review appeared in the Spring 2026 issue of The Independent Review. Though I have been thinking about Tolkien—sometimes deeply, sometimes romantically, sometimes in a scholarly way—since The ...

President Trump spoke with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Friday to discuss freeing up millions of tons of diesel, but the Russian president also relayed Iran's position on a peace deal to his ...

A classified CIA file reportedly warns that Israel is at the brink of "civil war" or "state collapse." The CIA Red Cell unit produced a cautionary file titled "Fractures From Within" in August, ...

Oil exports from the Middle East have rebounded, fueling claims that the United States is winning its war with Iran. But the Strait of Hormuz remains treacherous, Tehran isn’t any closer to accepting ...

Only relatives and researchers have had access to files until now New online database will be accessible to the general public Records include names of 50,000 to 60,000 collaborators, archive chief ...