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After half a century of non-intervention, Algeria is sending troops abroad to fight jihadists. France learned how that can end. Algiers may be about to.
Paweł Wójcik · November 3, 2026 · 9 min read
Neither bloc can reach 61 seats, Netanyahu keeps his war powers as caretaker, and the Haredi parties may pick the next government — all while Washington and Jerusalem plan the next Iran strikes.
Fronts Staff · November 2, 2026 · 57m
A drone strike killed three US soldiers at a base in Jordan. Washington has responded with airstrikes in Syria — and the escalation may not stop there.
Simon Whistler · October 30, 2026
Russia was expending tens of thousands of shells per day in Ukraine, losing hundreds of artillery pieces per year, and taking thousands more from storage bases. What sort of impact has this had on their forces?
Jompy · October 29, 2026 · 18 min read
Fronts Staff · October 29, 2026
With shipping through Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb under threat, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are betting on rail. The plan could sideline a US-backed corridor through Israel, and redraw the region’s trade map.
William B. Lipscomb · October 27, 2026 · 12 min read
The throttling of Ukraine’s Starshield terminals has set capitals scrambling for an alternative. Europe’s IRIS² is years away, but cheap terminals for the OneWeb satellites already in orbit could close part of the gap sooner.
Jakub Janovsky · October 26, 2026 · 8 min read
Neither side can win: Iran can't export oil, Washington won't lift the blockade, and a third carrier group points to strikes after the midterms. The panel also weighs Netanyahu's pre-election gamble.
Fronts Staff · October 23, 2026 · 39m
Simon Whistler · October 23, 2026
A decade of battlefield losses, killed commanders and squeezed finances has hollowed out the group that once controlled territory across the Lake Chad basin.
Simon Whistler · October 22, 2026
Ukraine’s refinery strikes make good headlines, but its frontline drones kill far more Russian soldiers. The money should follow the results.
Illya Sekirin · October 21, 2026 · 10 min read
Ethiopia’s rebel alliance promised to unite old enemies against Abiy Ahmed. We spoke to a Fano official about how that was supposed to work, and why it hasn’t.
Wilfred Waimiri · October 20, 2026 · 88 min read
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