International Conflict Studies https://internationalconflictstudies.com Factual open-source intelligence analysis, geopolitical risk forecasting, and hybrid warfare telemetry. en-us Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:43:05 -0000 <![CDATA[The GCC’s wartime borrowing machine is helping counter the Iran war]]> https://internationalconflictstudies.com/articles/378f0cde-bef2-47ed-9825-02e15faa3b04/index.html https://internationalconflictstudies.com/articles/378f0cde-bef2-47ed-9825-02e15faa3b04/index.html Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[China’s Asian Affairs Reshuffle]]> https://internationalconflictstudies.com/articles/cc93d17a-842c-4385-82e4-fb88591d5b42/index.html https://internationalconflictstudies.com/articles/cc93d17a-842c-4385-82e4-fb88591d5b42/index.html Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:04:00 +0900 <![CDATA[The Middle East Tries Its Hand at a NATO-Style Pact]]> https://internationalconflictstudies.com/articles/52b097a6-02ee-4fc6-9a29-99b42941bd4c/index.html 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+0000 <![CDATA[Lichfield quoted in the Japan Times on the US defending its own Treasury yields. ]]> https://internationalconflictstudies.com/articles/ffcd5a7e-ef0d-4ec7-9e08-d9c1779adfc7/index.html https://internationalconflictstudies.com/articles/ffcd5a7e-ef0d-4ec7-9e08-d9c1779adfc7/index.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:18:08 +0000 <![CDATA[Tran quoted in CNN Business on Japan’s persistently low interest rates and its relation to the yen]]> https://internationalconflictstudies.com/articles/5a8c9107-da7f-4e7f-a401-ef1c223c815e/index.html https://internationalconflictstudies.com/articles/5a8c9107-da7f-4e7f-a401-ef1c223c815e/index.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:17:49 +0000 <![CDATA[Taiwan’s Missing Deterrent]]> https://internationalconflictstudies.com/articles/d81dbfa5-1d69-4b9e-b1a2-90f3c36b8bec/index.html https://internationalconflictstudies.com/articles/d81dbfa5-1d69-4b9e-b1a2-90f3c36b8bec/index.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:28:00 +0900 <![CDATA[China’s Military Is Now Using AI to Plan Strike 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https://internationalconflictstudies.com/articles/a3fbf3a0-4149-4328-8253-1518c2e61cd1/index.html https://internationalconflictstudies.com/articles/a3fbf3a0-4149-4328-8253-1518c2e61cd1/index.html Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:00:09 +0000 <![CDATA[The Blood Price: In Israel, Military Sacrifice Is Becoming Political Power]]> https://internationalconflictstudies.com/articles/9bc7dd04-3159-407a-a872-a6eb816e949f/index.html https://internationalconflictstudies.com/articles/9bc7dd04-3159-407a-a872-a6eb816e949f/index.html Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:30:42 +0000 <![CDATA[Beyond Hormuz: The Future of Maritime Chokepoints]]> https://internationalconflictstudies.com/articles/13414480-647c-4335-a5c5-796bd36d67cb/index.html https://internationalconflictstudies.com/articles/13414480-647c-4335-a5c5-796bd36d67cb/index.html Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:30:07 +0000 <![CDATA[Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance in the Western Hemisphere]]> 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