As Lebanon nears a breaking point due to its acute financial crisis, the Trump administration faces a policy dilemma: should it financially support a corrupt ruling faction that is allied with Hezbollah – Iran’s friend and Washington’s nemesis – or should it hold off on aid and watch the country …
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Black Sea conflicts: Militarization and peacebuilding
The sheer density of protracted conflicts in the Black Sea region makes it particularly exposed to the geopolitical ambitions of regional and global powers. The rapid militarization in Russia-controlled territories in recent years has only added fuel to the fire, dramatically increasing security concerns and underscoring the need for the …
Read More »Cease-fire in Syria Largely Holds on First Day
Monitors in Syria said Friday that a cease-fire was largely holding on the first day of a truce between Russia, which backs Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, and Turkey, which backs some Syrian rebel groups.
Read More »Precarious Lack of Engineers May Keep Norwegian F-35s Grounded – Report
So far, Norway has received 15 new F-35s, and three more are to arrive in May. Right now, Norwegian F-35s are on their maiden air policing mission in Iceland.
Read More »Tunisia Targets Terrorist Hideouts After Suicide Bombing Near US Embassy
Two assailants on a motorcycle Friday attacked a Tunisian security forces checkpoint outside the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, blowing themselves up, killing one police officer and wounding four others plus a civilian. Police launched raids on the homes of the suspected bombers shortly after the attack.
Read More »More trouble in the House of Saud
Did Bin-Salman thwart a ruling family coup, or launch a pre-emptive strike to ease his ascent to the throne?
Read More »Nasser Salah al Din Brigades republishes details of events leading up to 2018 ambush of IDF soldiers
Nasser Salah al Din Brigades On Feb. 20, a militant group in the Gaza Strip, Nasser Salah al Din Brigades, published a video (which originally aired in 2018) about the details of a 2018 operation that targeted IDF soldiers at the Gaza security fence. In the publication, a series of …
Read More »Targeting the U.S. Intelligence Community
President Trump has installed Ambassador Richard Grenell as the next acting director of national intelligence, overseeing all U.S. intelligence agencies.
Read More »Israel-Gaza sees surge of cross-border violence
The Israeli military has carried out air strikes against the militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Gaza and Syria in response to rocket fire.
Read More »Russia strikes kill 5 civilians as Syria regime advances
Five civilians were killed in Russian air strikes backing Syrian regime forces as they chipped away at the country’s last major rebel bastion in fighting that cost dozens of lives Monday, a war monitor said.
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