Beijing Expands Footprint | Iran War Stalemate | Ukraine's Drone Diplomacy

Satellite images reveal antelope reef, once one of Beijing's smallest outposts, is rapidly expanding into what could become one of Beijing’s biggest outposts. The move signals a renewed push to reshape maritime geography and tighten strategic control. Two months in, and the Iran war has no clean ending in sight. U.S. And Israeli strikes sparked the conflict. A fragile ceasefire has slowed the fighting, but this is not peace. It is a pause. North Korea’s nuclear arsenal is approaching a critical threshold....One that could potentially overwhelm the ground-based missile defense systems the United States has spent decades and billions developing. Volodymyr zelenskyy has announced that Ukraine will now permit the export of domestically produced weapons. The latest faultlines edition delves deep into the aforementioned stories with expert takes, packages and explainers.