Potential Conflicts
In-depth coverage, analysis and breaking updates on Potential Conflicts from around the world.
China Sends Coast Guard Patrol Within 54 Nautical Miles of Taiwan’s Hualien Air Base
4 July 2026 China’s Coast Guard conducted a new patrol east of Taiwan on 4 July, sending vessels to within...
Greece Rules Out War With Türkiye, But Aegean Dispute Remains Unresolved
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has ruled out war with Türkiye, while insisting that Athens will keep expanding its armed...
Ethiopia-Eritrea Tensions Rise as Excluded Tigray Vote Deepens Rift
Tigray’s exclusion from Ethiopia’s June 1 general election followed the electoral board’s May 2025 revocation of the TPLF’s legal status...
Taiwan Drone-Budget Fight Persists as PLA Pressure Drops to Pre-2024 Levels
Taiwan’s legislature reviewed rival funding packages for a NT$210 billion ($6.5 billion) drone-procurement program on Friday, as new defense ministry...
Taiwan Rehearses Blockade, Sabotage and Invasion in ‘Nightmare Scenario’ Drill
Simulated hackers breached government networks. State television went dark before returning with hijacked broadcasts. Residents queued outside banks as authorities...
UN Warns of Atrocity Risk as RSF Tightens Grip on Sudan’s El Obeid
Speaking at an urgent UN Human Rights Council debate on 3 July, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk...
Taiwan Tells Ships to Ignore Chinese Coast Guard Boarding Demands
Taiwan has instructed ships off its east coast to ignore boarding or inspection demands from China’s Coast Guard, as Beijing...
Sudan Extends Adré Crossing as Army Claims Blue Nile Gains
#Sudan has extended the Adré border crossing with #Chad for another three months, preserving one of the last functioning humanitarian...
As Washington Escalates Sudan Sanctions, Beijing Cancels $50 Million in Debt. Two Days Apart.
The U.S. Treasury Department on June 26 designated eight individuals and entities linked to both sides of Sudan’s civil war...
Russia-NATO Confrontation Reshapes European Security as Diplomacy and Deterrence Advance in Parallel
Europe is entering a new period of strategic uncertainty as the confrontation between Russia and NATO continues to redefine the...