Sitemap - 2024 - Between the Lines

What’s Going on in Syria Part 2: Down the Uyghur Rabbit Hole

Podcast: China Claims Discovery of World's Largest Gold Deposit and What's Happening in Syria

The Many Dimensions of What's Happening in Syria - Part 1: Great Power Politics

From Trees to Terror: JNIM’s Use of Online Rosewood Sales to Fuel Expansion

Podcast: What's Happening in Syria, a Shaky Ceasefire, and New Restrictions on China Technology Transfers

Chinese Demand for Rosewood Empowers Some of Africa’s Deadliest Terrorist Groups

For a Ceasefire to Work, Lebanon Needs Serious Help

Podcast: Cracks in China's Africa Partnerships and News of Impending Ceasefire in Lebanon

China’s Crackdowns Belie Fears Within the Regime

Podcast: Israel in Lebanon, Chinese Attack Drones, and Rising Tensions in Ukraine

Podcast: Iranian Influence in Somalia, China's role in Mali, and AI Drones in Ukraine

Podcast: Israel's Counter Strike on Iran, Captagon, and North Koreans in Russia

Podcast: Understanding Hezbollah's Shadow Bank and Collaboration between the Houthis and al-Shabaab

Podcast: Questions over Endgame in Gaza, the Chinese Economy, and Indonesia's New President

Data Needed to Fuel the Next Advances in Drone Technology

Podcast: The Middle East from Russia's Perspective, and more...

Iran Strikes Israel: My Analysis of What We Know So Far

Podcast: Hezbollah without Nasrallah and much more

Quick Take: How Did Mali-based Terrorists Get So Many Chinese Weapons?

Podcast: Escalating Tensions in the Middle East, 941 Days in Ukraine, and More

*AUDIO* The Geopolitics of Natural Gas: How America Gained Primacy over Russia in the European Gas Market

The Geopolitics of Natural Gas: Part 2

The Geopolitics of Natural Gas: How America Gained Primacy over Russia in the European Gas Market

Podcast: Dispatch from Jakarta, The Sinaloa Split, and Turkey's Role on the World Stage

Podcast: An Elusive Ceasefire Deal and China's Growing Push into the Developing World

Wrap-up with Preston and Adam - September 5

*Audio* Airstrikes on Somalia and the Specter of Iranian Influence in the Horn of Africa

Podcast: Mexican Politics and the Cartels, Escalating Mideast Tensions, and China's Battle for Chip Supremacy

*AUDIO* Beware Iran’s Military-Industrial Complex: How Tehran is Changing the Nature of Asymmetric Warfare

Exclusive Interview: Ukraine's War on Elite Russian Unit

*AUDIO* Fertile Ground: ISKP Recruitment in Central Asia

Secret Russian Unit Exposed (and Eliminated)

*AUDIO* Does China’s Stockpiling Mean its Readying for War?

Podcast: Israeli Strike on Lebanon, an Increasingly Unified Middle East, and More

*AUDIO* Saudi Arabia's Foreign Policy: a Global Plea for Regional Stability

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Policy: a Global Plea for Regional Stability

Russian Marines Ambush Ukrainians In Kursk

Wrap-up with Preston and Adam - August 19

Russia is Struggling in Kursk

Podcast - Uday Bakshi: Water Wars, Terrorism, and So Much More

*AUDIO* This Time is Different: Iran's New Reformist President

Ukraine's Offensive Looks Like A Diversion

*AUDIO* Understanding China's Global Ambitions Part 3: Xi Inspires Hypervigilance on the World Stage

Understanding China's Global Ambitions Part 3: Xi Inspires Hypervigilance on the World Stage

Podcast: Waiting on Iran's Response and New Cooperation in the South China Sea

This Time is Different: Iran's New Reformist President

Iran-Hezbollah: Cooler Heads... at least for now

Israel-Hezbollah Conflict: All-Out War on the Horizon

Does China’s Stockpiling Mean its Readying for War?

*AUDIO* Breakdown of Colombia-FARC Ceasefire Deal Could be Bad News for Hezbollah

Breakdown of Colombia-FARC Ceasefire Deal Could be Bad News for Hezbollah

*AUDIO* Analyzing the Houthi-Israel Attacks

Analyzing the Houthi-Israel Attacks

Islamic State Attack in Oman Signals Broad Regional Threat

*AUDIO* Tensions Rise amid China's Military Expansion in the South China Sea

Houthi Collaboration with Al-Shabaab and the Specter of Iranian Influence

Weekly Wrap-Up: July 15

Tensions Rise amid China's Military Expansion in the South China Sea

*AUDIO* Organized Crime: Another Arm of China’s Gray Zone Tactics

*AUDIO* China's Chip Woes: Dominating Low-End, Missing Out on High-End

Organized Crime: Another Arm of China’s Gray Zone Tactics

*AUDIO* From Past to Present: North Korean Arms Exports

'Destructive Flood' - Houthis Practice Assault on Israeli, British and US Positions

"Why Aren't They Sleeping? Sort Them Out!" - Ukrainian Unit Faces War Crimes Allegations

China's Chip Woes: Dominating Low-End, Missing Out on High-End

Russia Advances at Chasiv Yar and New York - More Airfields Targeted

*AUDIO* Israel-Hezbollah Tensions Could Signal Broad Regional War

From Past to Present: North Korean Arms Exports

Russia Keeps Bombing Themselves

Wire Guided Missiles and Deep Buried Bombs: Serious Threats in Gaza

BTL Roundup: The Rising Threat of War between Israel and Hezbollah

*AUDIO* Blowback: China's Weapons Proliferation in Africa

*AUDIO* New World Order or Hype: Challenging the Dollar's Dominance

Israel-Hezbollah Tensions Could Signal Broad Regional War

Blowback: China's Weapons Proliferation in Africa

Russian Rumors: Drones and ATACMS

What if the goal in Gaza is never-ending war?

Weekly Wrap-up: June 24

First Look Inside a Russian Turtle Tank Captured in Ukraine

Ukraine Unleashed: Green Light to Strike Military Targets Throughout Russia With Western Weapons

New World Order or Hype: Challenging the Dollar's Dominance

*AUDIO* The Islamic State's Growing Threat to the West

*AUDIO* Indian Elections: The Limits of Populism in a Rising Global Power

Russia’s Naval Flotilla in the Americas: Saber-rattling and Strengthening Relationships

Hostage Rescue or Massacre?

Weekly Wrap-up: June 17

Six Ways Israel Can Win In Gaza

Undercover Agents, Commandos & Danger Close Fires: Israel Went All In To Get Their Hostages

The Islamic State's Growing Threat to the West

*AUDIO* Close to Home: Hezbollah in Latin America

The F-16 Effect: Russians Push For 'Defensive' Strikes on NATO Aircraft and Airfields

Indian Elections: The Limits of Populism in a Rising Global Power

*AUDIO* Imran Khan: How the Pakistani Military Showed its Hand

Footage Released from Hostage Rescue - Gaza Ceasefire Vote Passes UN Security Council

*AUDIO* New Caledonia Riots: Old Grievances hit the World Stage

Weekly Wrap-Up: June 10

Details of Israeli Raid - Hostages Held in Civilian Homes - US Involvement

Israel Rescues Four Hostages Held In Gaza

*AUDIO* Africa Corps: Wagner Rebranded

Russian Soldiers Speak About the War in Ukraine

Close to Home: Hezbollah in Latin America

Israel Strikes Gaza School - Hezbollah Targets Iron Dome - Covert Operation Uncovered

Imran Khan: How the Pakistani Military Showed its Hand

Ukraine Cleared to Strike Targets in Russia With ATACMS, HIMARS and Storm Shadow

US Campus Protests Endorsed By America's Enemies - Northern Front Escalation - Jabalia After the IDF

Weekly Wrap-Up: June 3, 2024

*AUDIO* The ISI: Pakistan’s Rogue Deep State

Israeli Forces Ambushed From UNRWA School - US/UK Strikes in Yemen - Biden Lays Out Peace Plan

Africa Corps: Wagner Rebranded

This Is How We Get World War III

The ISI: Pakistan’s Rogue Deep State

New Details on Rafah Strike - Egypt & Israel Exchange Fire - Gaza Pier Remains Operational

Israeli Strike Sparks Fire in Gaza Refugee Camp - What We Know So Far

Russia Considers Nuclear Response to Ukrainian Drone Strike

Weekly Wrap-up: May 25

Putin Open To Ceasefire on Current Frontlines in Ukraine

New Caledonia Riots: Old Grievances hit the World Stage

Arrest Warrants Sought in Israel-Hamas War

Shocking Reports From Volchansk, Ukraine

*AUDIO* Understanding China's Global Ambitions Part 2: New Problems atop Old Ones

Understanding China's Global Ambitions Part 2B: New Problems atop Old Ones

Understanding China's Global Ambitions Part 2A: New Problems atop Old Ones

Russia's Military Strategy in Ukraine Is Gaining Momentum

Weekly Wrap-Up, May 20

*AUDIO* Understanding China's Global Ambitions – Part 1: A Violent Thrust Into Modernity

Understanding China's Global Ambitions – Part 1: A Violent Thrust Into Modernity

Deadly Urban Battle in Jabalia - IDF Says 50 Tunnels Connect Rafah to Egypt

What Russia Hopes to Achieve in Kharkiv - Shakeup Atop the Russian MoD

*AUDIO* Georgia at a Crossroads

Georgia at a Crossroads

Hezbollah Strikes Deep Inside Israel - Friendly Fire in Gaza - Gallant on the Day After

*AUDIO* Mexican Cartels: How the World's Most Powerful Crime Groups Became Militarized Units

IDF Returns To North Gaza - UN Casualty Data Changes - US Generals In Support of Israel

*AUDIO* Sudan: A Breeding Ground for Global Moneyed Interests

Sudan: A Breeding Ground for Global Moneyed Interests

*AUDIO* Down but Not Out: Why Al-Qaeda Remains a Major Threat

Russia Advances Towards Kharkiv - Strikes Key Bridge

Weekly Wrap-Up, May 11, 2024

Russia Launches Kharkiv Offensive

*AUDIO* Manipur: The Massive Political Failure Underpinning India’s General Elections

Down but Not Out: Why Al-Qaeda Remains a Major Threat

Russian Nukes - Map Comparison - US Soldier Detained

Manipur: The Massive Political Failure Underpinning India’s General Elections

IDF Begins Major Operation in Southern Gaza - Problems with Ceasefire Proposal

*AUDIO* In Cold Blood: A Rise in State-Sponsored Killings Abroad

Israel Begins Rafah Operation - Civilians Ordered to Evacuate

*AUDIO* Air Defense Systems: Low-Cost Weapons Spur Experimental New Technologies

Intelligence Failures and their Deadly Consequences

Aboard an Deployed Aircraft Carrier - FS Charles de Gaulle during NATO Mission Akila

Weekly Wrap-up, May 4, 2024

Inside The UCLA Student Protests: Ideologies, Concerns & Seeking an Opportunity for Peace

*AUDIO* Egypt on the Brink

Egypt on the brink

RU Advances at Ocheretyne, Chasiv Yar - $7B Aid Package - ATACMS Strikes in Crimea - War Trophies

Community Thread: Ukraine and NATO

Gaza Pier Update - Campus Protests - IDF Preps for Rafah Operation

*AUDIO* Nigeria Slips Into Lawlessness amid an Eroding Security Situation

Air Defense Systems: Low-Cost Weapons Spur Experimental New Technologies

Bellingcat Investigation Into Israeli Destruction of Palestinian Homes

*AUDIO* Starlink: The Latest Advance in Military Technology with Unforeseen Consequences

Myths About A Russian Defeat in Ukraine

Gaza Ambush: Planning, Emplacement, and Execution

In Cold Blood: A Rise in State-Sponsored Killings Abroad

Starlink: The Latest Advance in Military Technology with Unforeseen Consequences

Nigeria Slips Into Lawlessness amid an Eroding Security Situation

Iran Just Set the Stage For A Major War

Submit Your Questions For Carrier Visit

*AUDIO* Global Crime Rising as Groups Adapt Technologically

Major Aid Bill Passes for Ukraine and Israel - Here's What's Next

Technology and Trenches in Ukraine

Evading Sanctions: Can Iran, Russia, and Turkey Find Common Ground?

Stepping Back From the Brink: Israeli Strike May Prevent Larger War

New Video Game Follows Ukraine War Battle - Updates on Crimea, Chernihiv and Chasiv Yar

Israel's Options For Striking Iran

Global Crime Rising as Groups Adapt Technologically

Iran vs. Israel: What We Learned and What to Watch For

*AUDIO* Migrant Crisis: Gaining at the Expense of the World's Most Vulnerable

Iranian Counterattack: Tensions Rise as the World Pushes for De-escalation

*AUDIO* Battleground Arctic: Militarization in the High North

*AUDIO* Fortress Taiwan: Why a Chinese Invasion is Unlikely, but not Impossible

The Russian Military is Learning, Adapting and Growing

Battleground Arctic: Militarization in the High North

Leader's Family Targeted in Gaza - Israel Braces for Iranian Response

When Plans Backfire: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Has Strengthened NATO

Migrant Crisis: Gaining at the Expense of the World's Most Vulnerable

NATO Opened Their HQ To 8 Creators - I Brought Your Questions

*Audio* Pakistan: the Edge of Abyss

Israel Withdraws Troops From Gaza, Preps For Rafah Operation

Fertile Ground: ISKP Recruitment in Central Asia

Giveaway from NATO trip

Venezuela's Military Buildup: Legitimate Threat or Angling for a Better Deal?

Weaponized Starvation: A Dangerous Trend in an Increasingly Hungry World

Sea Drones: Game Changer on the High Seas

Iran Vows Revenge After IRGC Leaders Targeted

Leaders Flushed From Hospital - US Ships More Bombs to Israel

Announcements: Name Change and NATO Trip

Top Ukrainian General Discusses Goals, Personnel and Why They Fight

Continued Fallout From ISKP Moscow Attack

Fortress Taiwan: Why a Chinese Invasion is Unlikely, but not Impossible

Will the UN Vote Matter?

Pakistan: The Edge of Abyss

Is The US Prepared For A Major War?

My Response to Breaking Points Gaza Coverage - The Tactical Fight and Drones in War

The ISKP Thrives in a Disunited World

Tiny Drone IDs Threat in Gaza - China & Russia Veto Ceasefire Proposal

Cyber Front: Russia - Ukraine

The War Comes Home: Russia Evacuates Thousands From Border Town

Afghanistan: Major Potholes along China’s Belt and Road

Half of the Story: An Example of the Media Divide In Gaza

Israel Returns to Shifa Hospital, Eliminates HVT (18MAR2024)

Mexican Cartels: How the World's Most Powerful Crime Groups Became Militarized Units

Ukraine Aid is NOT a Money Laundering Scheme

TikTok Faces Ban - The Shifting Air War Over Ukraine

How does Russia keep hitting high value targets?

IDF Officer Goes Off Script - Why Rafah Matters (14MAR2024)

*AUDIO* AI Warfare: No Going Back

The Russians Fighting With Ukraine Against Putin

Water Wars: The Growing Conflict Along India and China’s Disputed Borders

Israel is Winning Battles But Losing International Support

Patriot or S-300 Destroyed - Ukraine 'Running Out of Time'

AI Warfare: No Going Back

Ukraine is Running Out of Time

US Military Ordered to Build Gaza Pier Amidst Humanitarian Crisis (08MAR2024)

Supply Shortages: How Ukraine and Russia Address this Key Strategic Challenge

First HIMARS Destroyed - Another Russian Ship Sunk (06MAR2024)

*Audio* Ecuador’s Descent into Chaos Highlights Power of Narco Traffickers

Kashmir: An Intense Flashpoint between two Nuclear States

*Audio* Dual-Use: How China, Russia, and Iran Harness American Technologies to Counter U.S. Dominance

Lebanon & Rafah Operations Loom As Ceasefire Talks Continue(04MAR2024)

Dual-Use: How China, Russia, and Iran Harness American Technologies to Counter U.S. Dominance

*AUDIO* France's Grip On the Sahel Continues To Slip Following Niger Withdrawal

Ukrainian Special Ops Assault - A Dilemma For Russia’s Air Force (02MAR2024)

Russian Nuclear Plans Show Chinese Targets

France's Grip On the Sahel Continues To Slip Following Niger Withdrawal

Aid Delivery Turns Violent in Gaza - Biden Faces Pressure for Israel Policy (29FEB2024)

*AUDIO* Chinese Weapons Found on Both Sides of a Growing Conflict in Eastern Congo

Maritime Militias: How Paramilitary Forces Redefine the World’s Key Waterways

Ukrainian Losses Announced -Russia Advances Past Avdiivka (27FEB2024)

Israel Threatens Full Scale War - US/UK Strike Houthi Targets in Yemen

*Audio* Myanmar’s Spring Revolution is Redefining 21st-Century Warfare

*AUDIO* Iranian Nexus: How Sectarianism furthers Tehran’s Grand Strategy

Current US Strategy Risks American Lives - Israeli Polls Show Support For Invasion (24FEB2024)

Netanyahu's Plan For Gaza - Russia Takes Avdiivka

Subscriber Questions: Why care about TikTok, what Israel could do better and introducing the team

Netanyahu’s Plan for Gaza: Indefinite Security, De-Radicalization, Foreign Financing (23FEB2024)

Ecuador’s Descent into Chaos Highlights Power of Narco Traffickers

400 Iranian Missiles to Russia - Mysterious Deaths - 72% of Americans Want Ukraine to Win (22FEB2024)

Houthis Strike the Wrong Ship - Israel Investigates Illegal Acts by IDF Soldiers (21FEB2024)

Myanmar’s Spring Revolution is Redefining 21st-Century Warfare

Tensions Rise on Northern Front - US/EU Pushback on Rafah Operation (20FEB2024)

Breakdown of Iran's Middle East Strategy - Comparing US Forces to IDF in Gaza (19FEB2024)

Iranian Nexus: How Sectarianism furthers Tehran’s Grand Strategy

Avdiivka Falls - Russian Battlefield Tactics (18FEB2024)

*AUDIO* Funding a War Chest: Hezbollah’s Strategic Position Bolstered by Global Crime

Israel Accused of Twin Blasts in Iran - Details of UNRWA Affiliations (17FEB2024)

Russia's War Plans in Ukraine for 2024

Israel Begins Nasser Hospital Operation - Polls Show Hostage Rescue as Secondary Goal (16FEB2024)

Chinese Weapons Found on Both Sides of a Growing Conflict in Eastern Congo

Open Secret: Iranian Weapons Used by the Houthis (15FEB2024)

February Q&A

Israel Readies Rafah Operation - Tragic Story of Hind Rajab (14FEB2024)

West Papua: The Insurgency that Indonesia Can No Longer Hide

Ukraine In Trouble at Avdiivka - Zelensky Calls For Military Reforms (13FEB2024)

Israeli Rescue Operation - UNRWA and al Jazeera Under Scrutiny (12FEB2024)

Funding a War Chest: Hezbollah’s Strategic Position Bolstered by Global Crime

Tunnel Network Discovered Under UNRWA Headquarters in Gaza (11FEB2024)

Top Ukrainian General Replaced - Syrskyi Named New Commander

Israel Prepares Push into Rafah - Polls Show Changing US Support (09FEB2024)

Beyond the Frontline: Ukrainian Forces Targeting Russian Assets in Sudan

US Strikes Militia Leader in Baghdad - Israeli PSYOP Uncovered (08FEB2024)

Footage of Gaza Tunnel - Long List of Ceasefire Terms Released (07FEB2024)

A Thorn in Tehran’s Side: Afghanistan’s Multifaceted Threat to Iranian Security

Iran's Unique Way of War In Action - Bad Take on Houthis (06FEB2024)

Beware Iran’s Military-Industrial Complex: How Tehran is Changing the Nature of Asymmetric Warfare

Top General On His Way Out - $70M Russian Ship Sunk (05FEB2024)

US/UK Strike Houthis - Results from Iraq and Syria (04FEB2024)

Major US Strike Campaign Targets Iranian Backed Groups in Iraq and Syria (03FEB2024)

US Strikes Targets Across Iraq & Syria

US Hesitates In Response - 60% of Gaza Buildings Damaged (02FEB2024)

Islamic Insurgency, Murder, and Narco Trafficking: The Islamic State Mozambique is Down, but not Out

Unit 669 MEDEVAC In Gaza - A Ceasefire Won't Calm The Region (01FEB2024)

Israel Floods Gaza Tunnels - US Preps Weekslong Strike Campaign (31JAN2024)

US Weighs Military Response - Gaza Health Data Manipulated (30JAN2024)

What To Expect in US Response - Somali Pirates Add to Chaos (29JAN2024)

Airstrikes on Somalia and the Specter of Iranian Influence in the Horn of Africa

Axis of Resistance Videos Drop - Northern Front Looms (28JAN2024)

Covering The War From Gaza to Lebanon with Mannie Fabian of the Times of Israel (28JAN2024)

A Look Inside the Tunnel Network In Gaza (Underground Fortress)

Houthis Strike British Ship - UN Employees Involved in October Attack (27JAN2024)

ICJ Issues Initial Ruling in Genocide Case - China Leans on Houthis (26JAN2024)

ICJ Orders Israel to Prevent Genocide in Gaza, Does Not Request Ceasefire

Reliability of Gaza Health Ministry Data - US Considers Leaving Syria (25JAN2024)

Ukraine Downs Russian Cargo Plane - What 2023 Produced on the Battlefield (24JAN2024)

This Is War With Iran - US Public Mixed on Question of Genocide (24JAN2024)

US/UK Hammer Houthi Targets - Israel Suffers Deadliest Day of Fighting in Gaza (23JAN2024)

Sudan Is Burning With No End In Sight

Red Sea Shutdown: Why Houthi Attacks are Here to Stay

US Prepares for Long War - A Look In Tunnels Where Hostages Were Kept (21JAN2024)

Sudan Is Burning With No End In Sight (21JAN2024)

Israel Targets Iran Intel Officers - US F/A-18s Strike Houthis (20JAN2024)

Battling Narratives Across Social Media with Khalid Albaih (20JAN2024)

January Q&A

If It Doesn't Work, Try Again - Rift Deepens Over Future of Gaza (19JAN2024)

Iran's Role in Houthi Targeting in the Red Sea

US Strikes Houthis (Again) - Pakistan Fires Missiles into Iran (18JAN2024)

US Preemptive Strike in Yemen - Iran Missiles Target Group in Pakistan (17JAN2024)

Iran Launches Strike - US Ship Hit by Houthis (16JAN2024)

Houthis Continue Strikes - Report Says US at Risk of Attack (15JAN2024)

Breaking Points Coverage of the War in Gaza Falls Short

Perfect Military Execution by the US and UK - Germany Defends Israel (14JAN2024)

War Goes Regional as US/UK Strike Houthi Targets in Yemen

US/UK Strike Houthi Targets in Yemen - Israel Responds to Allegation of Genocide (12JAN2024)

'Genocidal Intent' Focus of South Africa Charge - Iran Seizes Tanker in the Gulf (11JAN2024)

We've Got a Problem in Somalia: Are Government Forces Ready?

US Navy Attacked - Israel Faces Genocide Charge (10JAN2024)

Major Munitions Facility Cleared - The Path to US Involvement (09JAN24)

Structure, Key Leaders, and Capabilities of this Group in Gaza

Special Ops Commander Eliminated - Biden Faces Pressure for Ceasefire (08JAN2024)

Israel Says Northern Group Dismantled - Journalist Targeted (07JAN2024)

The Rugged Militia Taking on Indonesia (and Sort of Winning)

The War Has Escalated - Iran Seeks Revenge (05JAN2024)

Tensions Mount in Middle East while Russia, Ukraine Trade Strikes

US Warns Houthis of Military Response - Group Claims Attack in Iran (04JAN2024)

Key Leaders Eliminated - Third Phase Begins in Gaza (03JAN2024)

Israel Strikes Syrian Targets - IDF Pulls Some Troops Out of Gaza (02JAN2023)

Graphic Report from Oct 7th - US Takes on Houthi Ships (01JAN2024)