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A Lebanese army officer shows to Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam an Israeli military positon on the horizon, in the southern village of Khiam near the border with Israel, on February 28, 2025.
A Lebanese army officer shows to Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam an Israeli military positon on the horizon, in the southern village of Khiam near the border with Israel, on February 28, 2025.

The Lebanese State Is Done With Hezbollah

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Anchal Vohra
France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks next to France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin during a national defense council meeting on Middle East war at the Elysee Palace in Paris on March 17, 2026.
France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks next to France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin during a national defense council meeting on Middle East war at the Elysee Palace in Paris on March 17, 2026.

Europe Is Looking for Its Own Hormuz Fix

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Anchal Vohra
A large banner hangs over a street strewn with rubble but lined with mostly standing midrise buildings beneath a cloudy sky. The banner shows the smiling face of Hassan Nasrallay, a man with a gray beard and glasses.
A large banner hangs over a street strewn with rubble but lined with mostly standing midrise buildings beneath a cloudy sky. The banner shows the smiling face of Hassan Nasrallay, a man with a gray beard and glasses.

How Hezbollah Stands to Benefit From an Israeli Invasion This article has an audio recording

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Anchal Vohra
Estonian Minister of Climate Yoko Alender, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics stand behind lights at the Litexo Exhibition Center in Vilnius, Lithuania on February 9, 2025.
Estonian Minister of Climate Yoko Alender, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics stand behind lights at the Litexo Exhibition Center in Vilnius, Lithuania on February 9, 2025.

The Iran War Is Pushing Europe Back to Nuclear Energy This article has an audio recording

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Anchal Vohra
A man reacts while holding a Hezbollah flag during the funeral of people killed after hundreds of paging devices exploded in a deadly wave across Lebanon the previous day, in a south Beirut district, on September 18, 2024.
A man reacts while holding a Hezbollah flag during the funeral of people killed after hundreds of paging devices exploded in a deadly wave across Lebanon the previous day, in a south Beirut district, on September 18, 2024.

Is Lebanon Inching Toward Civil War? This article has an audio recording

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Anchal Vohra
Flags of Yemen, Palestine, Lebanese armed movement Hezbollah, Iraq, Iraqi Hashed Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation Forces or PMF) paramilitary forces, and Iran are raised during a denouncing Israel and in solidarity with Palestinians in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on January 3, 2025.
Flags of Yemen, Palestine, Lebanese armed movement Hezbollah, Iraq, Iraqi Hashed Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation Forces or PMF) paramilitary forces, and Iran are raised during a denouncing Israel and in solidarity with Palestinians in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on January 3, 2025.

Iran’s Proxies Are Out for Themselves for Now This article has an audio recording

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Anchal Vohra
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at the European Digital Sovereignty Summit on November 18, 2025 in Berlin.
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at the European Digital Sovereignty Summit on November 18, 2025 in Berlin.

Europe Is Decoupling From U.S. Tech This article has an audio recording

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Anchal Vohra
Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump before the start of the North Atlantic Council plenary meeting at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit in The Hague on June 25, 2025.
Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump before the start of the North Atlantic Council plenary meeting at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit in The Hague on June 25, 2025.

Does Germany’s Trump Policy Make Sense? This article has an audio recording

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Anchal Vohra
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks during a joint press conference with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso following talks between the Russian government and the European Union executive at the EU headquarters in Brussels on February 24, 2011.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks during a joint press conference with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso following talks between the Russian government and the European Union executive at the EU headquarters in Brussels on February 24, 2011.

Europe Is Getting Ready to Pivot to Putin

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Anchal Vohra
A protester flashes victory signs as traffic slows during demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026.
A protester flashes victory signs as traffic slows during demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026.

The U.S. Military Can’t Fix Iran’s Opposition This article has an audio recording

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
An Israeli army soldier sits by a machine gun deployed on a tripod at a position in the upper Galilee region of northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on October 28, 2023.
An Israeli army soldier sits by a machine gun deployed on a tripod at a position in the upper Galilee region of northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on October 28, 2023.

Israel Wants Hezbollah’s Weapons by Any Means Necessary

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Anchal Vohra
Ukrainian Army replacement troops go through combat training on February 24, 2023 in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian Army replacement troops go through combat training on February 24, 2023 in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.

There’s No Precedent for Ukraine’s Proposed Peace Deal

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Ukrainian troops being trained to command Challenger 2 tanks at a military facility on February 8, 2023 in Dorset, England.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Ukrainian troops being trained to command Challenger 2 tanks at a military facility on February 8, 2023 in Dorset, England.

Ukraine Can Only Rely on Itself This article has an audio recording

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
President Donald Trump addresses the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem on October 13, 2025.
President Donald Trump addresses the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem on October 13, 2025.

Israel Is Wondering if America Is Still on Its Side

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Anchal Vohra
Spanish soldiers with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) stand guard at the entrance of their base near the southern Lebanese village of Taibeh, 18 September 2006.
Spanish soldiers with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) stand guard at the entrance of their base near the southern Lebanese village of Taibeh, 18 September 2006.

The Desperate Search for Gaza Peacekeepers

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Anchal Vohra
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