Repeated balloon intrusions from Belarus have become a symbol of the wider hybrid pressures facing Lithuania and Europe, demonstrating how simple tools can create significant security, economic, and political challenges.

The United States is expanding counterterrorism operations in the Horn of Africa as extremist groups strengthen their influence amid political instability, humanitarian crisis, and rising regional tensions.

Years of careless social media use by Israeli soldiers, combined with broader intelligence and leadership failures, allowed Hamas to turn everyday online posts into a detailed playbook for the October 7 attacks.

Rising public protests, intensifying U.S.–Venezuela tensions, and shifting regional dynamics now create a volatile moment that could escalate both overseas and at home.

Anti-migrant protests across Western democracies are expanding in scale and intensity, driven by broader political unrest and exploited by extremist networks.

Twin bombings in Delhi and Islamabad, a foiled attack in Pakistan’s borderlands, and a fierce blame game involving India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan have created a dangerous three-way crisis in a nuclearized region already on edge.