Julian Mcbride

Now is the time for the West to undo past mistakes and integrate a valuable country into becoming a future non-NATO ally

For the past seven months, Israel and Hezbollah have resorted to low-level fighting with tit-for-tat strikes on one another but concerns are increasing that a full-scale war may occur

Now, with Hamas degraded and their once vaunted ballistic missile program exposed to the world, Hezbollah and their growing capabilities become even more important to a growingly unpopular Iranian regime. The Mullahs, realizing their Shiite militia in Lebanon has far better capabilities to confirm Israel, will now put all chips on Hezbollah in an attempt to keep Israel away.

Now, with Hamas degraded and their once vaunted ballistic missile program exposed to the world, Hezbollah and their growing capabilities become even more important to a growingly unpopular Iranian regime. The Mullahs, realizing their Shiite militia in Lebanon has far better capabilities to confirm Israel, will now put all chips on Hezbollah in an attempt to keep Israel away.

Wanting to modernize their fleet against Chinese naval threats, the Philippines are currently in a decade-long military modernization, during which the Gripens can play a crucial role. The JAS-39 Gripen is one of the most capable fighter jets today, and the Gripen-E variant is on par with the F-35A. Helping to control the skies in Northern Europe, the Gripens can supplement the Joint Nordic Air Command and act as an aerial shield throughout the continent.

Restless American diplomatic engagement in the Middle East and backdoor negotiations between Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and other major regional players are keeping the Camp David Accords alive. However, if these regional powers were to take diplomatic mishaps, one of the strongest peace deals in modern history could tread on thin ice.

During the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russia's prized fleet has been decimated, with one-third of its naval vessels either sunk or damaged

East Africa’s regional conflicts could intertwine if another world war were to break out akin to Eastern Europe and Eastern Asia; major players are aligning to interests in Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, and even Kenya. Not talked about as much in mainstream media, MSM should cover East Africa more, as, eventually, our national interests could intertwine with theirs.

East Africa's regional conflicts could intertwine if another world war were to break out akin to Eastern Europe and Eastern Asia; major players are aligning to interests in Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, and even Kenya. Not talked about as much in mainstream media, MSM should cover East Africa more, as, eventually, our national interests could intertwine with theirs.

Syria, due to the civil war, may take decades to recover and is now a frozen conflict. However, one of the biggest winners of the war was the Islamic Republic of Iran, which has not only imported large military assets into Syria but tens of thousands of followers and families into the country to enact a population transfer to continue to export the Iranian Revolution.