The Houthis’ Bold Advance Has Transformed the Middle East’s Wars; 9/11 and the Unraveling of American Democracy; Al Qaeda Changed the World—but Not in the Way It Expected
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Houthi fighters in Sanaa, Yemen, September 2026

Iran’s Second Front

The Houthis’ Bold Advance Has Transformed the Middle East’s Wars

By April Longley Alley and Allison Minor

 

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Lights illuminating the Manhattan skyline during the 11th anniversary of 9/11, Bayonne, New Jersey, September 2012

The Other War on Terror

9/11 and the Unraveling of American Democracy

By Daniel Benjamin and Steven N. Simon

 

Bin Laden’s Catastrophic Success

Al Qaeda Changed the World—but Not in the Way It Expected

By Nelly Lahoud

 

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 2026

The Future of Ukraine’s Drone Democracy

Transforming the Military Has Changed the War—and Upended Politics

By Nataliya Gumenyuk

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