Global Hotspots: Israel Ramps Up Lebanon Operations

New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy

This week, Israel continued its airstrikes against Lebanon and Gaza, as the U.K. proposed increasing sanctions against West Bank settlers and members of the UN General Assembly repeatedly called for a ceasefire. In the Indo-Pacific, a Russian aircraft breached Japanese airspace for the first time, while the U.S. announced new partnerships in the region to increase resiliency for critical infrastructure and the critical minerals supply chain. In Ukraine, Russia expanded its nuclear doctrine and its cooperation with China while Zelensky visited the US to discuss a roadmap to victory.