How the Drone War in Ukraine Is Transforming Conflict
Jan 16, 2024 · Drone technology has been used extensively in twenty-first-century armed conflict, but the Russia-Ukraine war is driving innovations in autonomous warfare not seen on other battlefields.
Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign Relations
Learn about the world's top hotspots with this interactive Global Conflict Tracker from the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations.
What Does Putin Really Want in Ukraine?
May 16, 2024 · What unsettled Putin was the ever-closer military and security cooperation between Ukraine and individual NATO members, especially the United States, which included more frequent and complex joint ...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Global Conflict Tracker
Oct 6, 2024 · The Israeli-Palestinian conflict dates back to the end of the nineteenth century. In 1947, the United Nations adopted Resolution 181, known as the Partition Plan, which sought to divide the ...
The Role of the ICC | Council on Foreign Relations
Nov 22, 2024 · The Hague-based ICC seeks to investigate and prosecute those responsible for grave offenses such as genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.; There are 124 member countries, but dozens ...
Who Governs the Palestinians? | Council on Foreign Relations
May 28, 2024 · Introduction. A complex mix of authorities governs the 5.5 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip and West Bank territories. Palestinians, like Jews, trace their ancestry to the geographic ...
Mexico’s Long War: Drugs, Crime, and the Cartels
Aug 5, 2024 · Sinaloa Cartel. Formerly led by Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, Sinaloa is one of Mexico’s oldest and most powerful drug trafficking groups with considerable influence in the Mexican government ...
The Iraq War - Council on Foreign Relations
In March 2003, U.S. forces invaded Iraq vowing to destroy Iraqi weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and end the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussein. When WMD intelligence proved illusory and a ...
The Israel-Hamas War: The Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
In October 2023, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a massive surprise assault on southern Israel, the deadliest single attack on Israelis in history. Israel’s subsequent declaration ...
Argentina’s Struggle for Stability - Council on Foreign Relations
Feb 5, 2024 · Introduction. Argentina is Latin America’s second-largest country by area and the region’s third-largest economy. Over the past century, it has vacillated between economic growth and ...