Ben Caspit, Al Monitor
What started out in total silence, deep under the radar or the sea, is fast becoming a violent, dangerous clash attracting wide media coverage. Israel and Iran are lifting the veil over their military conflict and no one seems overly troubled. On the contrary. A day after an April 6 Red Sea attack attributed to Israel's naval commando on the Iranian military vessel the MV Saviz, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made this
Yulia Gorbunova, Human Rights Watch
International attention to the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine had faded in recent years. Recent reports of Russia massing troops near Ukraine's border have brought it back into focus. Monitors reported a significant uptick in hostilities in recent weeks.
John McLaughlin, Ozy
The Biden administration has begun cautious exploratory talks with Iran and other signatories on reviving the 2015 agreement that limited Tehran's nuclear work. As a practical matter, the U.S. has to tackle nuclear issues one at a time, but it is very hard to separate Iran's nuclear and missile ambitions from those of North Korea. Eventually, our diplomats will have to treat the two as a "package deal" because of the close ties the two countries have nurtured over decades ... Читать дальше...
Risa Brooks, Jim Golby & Heidi Urben, Foreign Affairs
When U.S. President Donald Trump left office on January 20, many of those concerned about the state of civil-military relations in the United States breathed a deep sigh of relief. They shouldn't have. Yes, Trump used the military as a political prop, referred to some of its leaders as "my generals," and faced a Pentagon that slow-rolled his attempts to withdraw troops from battlefields around the world. But problems in the relationship... Читать дальше...
