Ceasefires and Peace Deals
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#5149: What 40 Million Tons of Rubble Does to a Landscape
Satellite imagery shows the scale. It doesn't show the eight meters of crushed concrete, the asbestos dust, or the ordnance beneath.
#5146: Who Decides What Food Aid Gets Sent?
There's no master list of survival foods — just a performance standard. And "acceptable" is written into it.
#5119: The Strait of Hormuz Toll Booth War
How a failed decapitation strike turned the world's busiest oil route into a toll booth with missiles.
#5109: Inside Israel's Snap Drills: Rehearsing the Worst Day
What actually happens when a country rehearses its own worst day? Inside the surprise, the planning, and the October 7 lessons reshaping Israeli dr...
#5085: Was the System Built for a Slow Prime Minister?
Moving past blame to ask whether governance systems assume leaders won't fail.
#5069: When Probes Can Punish: Israel's Inquiry Dilemma
Why Israel's state commissions can blame—but often fail to deliver—and what Australia, the UK, and the US do differently.
#5068: The PM's Diary: 3 Hours, 2 Versions, 1 Hard Question
An edited official diary, a three-hour gap, and what we actually owe leaders in a crisis.
#5039: Who Actually Counts Wars? The Data Behind the Headlines
The UN doesn't track wars. Here's who does, how they define them, and what the numbers really show.
#5038: Ukraine's War: How Narratives Shifted but the Invasion Didn't
How Putin's justifications evolved from "denazification" to a civilizational war—and why Ukraine's legal counterattack matters.
#5036: What Happens to a War When the World Stops Watching?
Why do wars fade from our minds? We explore the structural forces behind attention decay and how Russia exploits it.
#4956: Settlements Under Law: Israel, the West Bank, and the ICJ
The ICJ says settlements are illegal. Israel says the land is disputed. Here's both legal arguments.
#4952: How Safe Is Israel Really? Homicide, Policing, and Perception
Israel feels safe to walk around despite headlines. We compare crime data, policing, and what safety actually means.
#4948: Why Mercenaries Keep Wars Going
How for-profit armies become stakeholders in endless war.
#4942: How Israeli Politics Became a Permanent Fire Drill
How security fears swallowed every other issue in Israeli politics — and why domestic problems rarely get solved.
#4940: The Right-Wing Spoiler Who Could Unseat Netanyahu
A hardline general launches a party that might accidentally hand the left a government.
#4938: What's the Point of War Laws?
Exploring the tension between clear treaty obligations and fuzzy battlefield enforcement.
#4935: How the World Court Actually Works (via a Genocide Case)
South Africa vs. Israel as a map of the ICJ’s jurisdiction, provisional measures, and enforcement gap.
#4862: Who Polices the Temple Mount Checkpoint?
How Muslim Israeli police officers enforce a ban on Jewish prayer at Judaism's holiest site.
#4711: When AI Agents Need a Compliance Checkbox
ISO 42001 is coming for your agentic pipeline. Small businesses need to know what's heading their way.
#4556: How Embassies Decide When to Say "Leave Now
Travel advisories aren't just warnings—they're diplomatic signals, legal triggers, and operational plans. Here's what happens before you see them.
#4538: Inside Dubai: Pearls, Oil, and the 90% Expat Nation
Dubai's towers hide a deeper story: a tiny citizen class, a 90% expat workforce, and two economic collapses that forced reinvention.
#4493: How a "Spontaneous" Summit Actually Gets Planned
Behind the scenes of how heads of state actually schedule meetings — and why "impromptu" is mostly diplomatic theater.
#4410: Flights vs Feelings: Israel-UAE 5 Years After the Accords
60+ weekly flights but declining warmth — what the Israel-UAE relationship actually looks like 5 years in.
#4381: How a Nuclear Strike Became an Oil War
How did a joint US-Israel nuclear operation become a solo US campaign against Iranian infrastructure?