From blueprint to the battlefield, how the US is preparing for tomorrow’s world order

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UN peacekeeping forces prepare to leave Lebanon, but what comes next?

According to analysts, the UNIFIL withdrawal will have significant implications for southern Lebanon.
Russia launches unannounced nuclear exercise, including Belarusian launch sites

The dual messaging − nuclear muscle-flexing at home, high-profile diplomacy abroad − fits a pattern the Kremlin has used repeatedly.
NATO eastern deterrence strategy takes shape around ‘autonomous zone’

“What we see in Ukraine, no vehicle movements are in the gray zone at all,” one Latvian commander said. “Any movement is destroyed.”
Italy settles on Airbus tanker purchase in swing toward European equipment

The deal marks a shift from Boeing to Airbus for the Italian Air Force, which flies four Boeing 767-based tanker aircraft which entered service from 2011.