Council on Foreign Relations The World This Week August 30, 2024 Where the Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Stands Steven A. Cook

 

The World This Week August 30, 2024 Where the Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Stands Steven A. Cook A missile monument erected after the 2006 war is seen on the roadside on August 26, 2024. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images) Cross-border fighting has returned to a lower intensity following Israel’s preemptive strike in Lebanon, but the conflict could escalate again, and a reprisal from Iran remains likely. Read the analysis The False Promise of Ukraine’s Deep Strikes in Russia Stephen Biddle To achieve a game-changing effect, Ukraine would need to combine deep strikes with tightly coordinated ground maneuver on a scale that its forces have been unable to master so far in this war. Read more on ForeignAffairs.com New Thai Prime Minister Shows Excessive Elite Power Joshua Kurlantzick Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thailand’s new prime minister, is a member of a political dynasty. The Shinawatra family has continued to resonate in the Thai political realm in the last two decades, demonstrating their lasting influence despite coups and other attempts to push them out of power. Read more on Asia Unbound Aging Will Hit China’s Economy Hard Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding Aging will hit China considerably harder than it will the United States and is not only shrinking the labor force but damaging productivity—and therefore per capita GDP growth. Read more on Geo-Graphics Ukraine’s Attack on Kursk On this episode of The President’s Inbox podcast, CFR Fellow for Europe Liana Fix joins James M. Lindsay to discuss Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia. Listen Peru’s Anti-Law Enforcement Turn Threatens Stability Will Freeman Peru’s Congress is recklessly dismantling the nation’s crime-fighting institutions to the benefit of the country’s mafias—increasing the risk of instability, outmigration, and manipulation by malign foreign actors. Read more on Americas Quarterly

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