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28 September

War

An image grab taken from a video made available on the official web site of the Armenian Defence Ministry on September 27, 2020, allegedly shows destroying of Azeri military vehicles during clashes between Armenian separatists and Azerbaijan in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh

At Least 39 Killed as Karabakh Fighting Enters Second Day

Armenian separatists in the breakaway region of Nagorno Karabakh said Monday 15 more of its fighters have been killed in a flare-up of a territorial dispute, bringing the total death toll to 39.

23 September

Commentary

A Government of National Accord (GNA) fighter in Abu Qurain, Libya.

Raymond V. Mason

US Must Exert Leadership to End Libyan Conflict

Active and engaged US leadership is necessary to unfreeze the intractable Libyan civil war and prevent Turkey and Russia from using it to dominate the Eastern Mediterranean.

22 September

Commentary

An MQ-9 Reaper takes off 8 August, 2007 at Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada.

Alexander Bertschi Wrigley

Is America’s Drone-First Counterterrorism Policy in the Sahel Misguided?

Without efforts to push defense institution building in the Sahel, millions of US dollars pumped into drone support will be fruitless.

18 September

Commentary

People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers march during the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing

Connor Fiddler

China’s New Year of Assertiveness

If China’s first year of assertiveness in 2009 and 2010 inaugurated China’s foreign policy shift from soft power to hard power, China’s second year of assertiveness demonstrates how they plan to utilize that hard power.

17 September

Commentary

American troops walk as a US Army C-47 Chinook helicopter flies over the village of Oreij, south of Mosul, Iraq

Andrew Leonard

US Troop Drawdown in Iraq Is Double-Edged Sword for Iran

The US force reduction in Iraq reinforces the oft-used narrative that Iran is impervious to American imperialism but conversely undermines the efficacy of Khamenei’s domestically-driven “Crusader” propaganda.

16 September

Americas

US Space Force General John Raymond testifies during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the impact of the Federal Communications Commission’s Ligado Decision on National Security on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on May 6, 2020.

Ronald Watkins

US Space Force Chief: ‘Prepare for War in Space’

The United States doesn’t want to engage in warfare in space but must be prepared for such a scenario, Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Raymond said.

16 September

Commentary

Photo of Taliban militants and villagers attend a gathering to celebrate the peace deal with the US in Afghanistan’s Laghman province on March 2, 2020

Ghulam Farooq Mujaddidi

Debunking Prevalent Myths About the Taliban

If not fact-checked and debunked, myths about the Taliban could cloud Afghan peace talks, making reconciliation hard if not impossible.

16 September

Middle East

Flames are seen at a distance after Israel carried out airstrikes over Gaza.

Staff Writer With AFP

Israeli Jets Bomb Gaza After Rocket Fire Clouds Peace Deal Signing

Israel bombed Gaza on Wednesday morning after militants fired rockets through the night, overshadowing the signing of landmark normalization deals with the UAE and Bahrain.

15 September

Middle East