Monthly Archives: May 2018

The war in Afghanistan is lumbering on with no end in sight despite decades of fighting. It is commonly treated as having begun in 2001 when Operation Enduring Freedom was begun in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. The United … Continue reading →

The situation on the Korean peninsula has returned to the headlines with the cancellation of talks between North and South Korea and a threat from Pyongyang to withdraw from the forthcoming talks between President Trump and Kim Jong Un. Pyongyang … Continue reading →

The long regional rivalry between Israel and Iran has undergone a dramatic escalation and has seen Israel directly target Iranian facilities in Syria, raising the possibility of an undeclared war becoming an intra-state one. The history of the relations between … Continue reading →

In the northern Myanmar state of Kachin the war between the military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has re-escalated as government forces have struck KIA bases in force. The military and the KIA resumed hostilities in 2011, breaking a … Continue reading →