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Worlds In Brief (18 March 2026)

Iran/Middle East War  (Rebecca Falconer - Axios) Israeli forces' killing of two top Iranian officials in separate strikes Tuesday marked a major blow to Tehran's...

For Orban’s opposition, Russia looms large over Hungary’s election

(Martin Fornusek - The Kyiv Independent) For some Hungarians, next month's parliamentary election is a chance to break with Russia, a country many believe...

From street detentions to car seizures, Russia intensifies conscription of Ukrainians in occupied territories

(Yuliia Taradiuk - The Kyiv Independent) Russia continues conscripting Ukrainians into the Russian army in occupied territories, according to the reports from the National...

Russia slams ‘EU warmongers’ for not backing Trump’s war against its ally

(Tim Zadorozhnyy - The Kyiv Independent) Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev on March 17 accused European leaders of being "anti-Trump" after they declined to support...

Worlds In Brief (17 March 2026 pm)

Iran War (The Associated Press/Al Arabiya) Canada was not consulted over the US-Israeli strikes on Iran that sparked the war in the Middle East and...

Defeating Iran’s Strategy: Energy Security and the “Abraham Shield”

(Assaf Orion - The Washington Institute) Two strategies are currently competing in the Iran war. On one hand, the United States and Israel are...

Cyber Operations as Iran’s Asymmetric Leverage

(The Soufan Center) Iran-linked cyber proxies and hacktivists have become highly active since Operation Epic Fury, showing resilience even as the IRGC and the...

Iraq Unable to Avoid the U.S.-Iran Crossfire

(The Soufan Center) The Iran war threatens to undo two decades of work by Iraqi leaders and their U.S. counterparts to establish an Iraq...

Worlds In Brief (17 March 2026 updating)

Iran War and beyond  (Reuters/Al Arabiya) Iran’s oil production and exports continue without interruption, a spokesperson for the parliamentary energy commission said on Tuesday, adding...

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