In 1961, at the height of the Cold War, a song appeared in the Soviet Union whose title posed a question that still resonates today: Do the Russians want war? The answer the song offered was unambiguous. No, they did not. Its lyrics evoked not ideology or geopolitics, but memory: …

The active military support of North Korea for Russia in the Ukrainian War has been a major shift in the foreign policy strategy of Pyongyang. It has long been recognized for its reluctance in participating in any international conflict through more than mere rhetorical support. North Korea has now leveraged …

As the deadline for the March 10 agreement approaches at the end of this year, statements by the two parties to the deal, the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), have diverged over whether practical steps have been taken to implement its provisions, most notably military and security …