Yearly Archives: 2024

Lebanese troops pull back from border as Israeli ground invasion looms

Lebanese troops pulled back from the border with Israel late on Monday as a ground invasion by Israel looked imminent, just days after Israel killed the head of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in an escalation of regional tensions. Israeli strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs, a security source said, with a …

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‘Propaganda material will need to be disseminated’

Whitehall officials and ministers connive with the BBC and the press during wars, to promote ‘propaganda’ to domestic and foreign audiences, declassified files show. Britain’s media is failing to report the true extent of UK support to Israel amid the genocide in Gaza. This is not the exception in Britain’s …

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Hezbollah Got Caught in Its Own Trap

How Nasrallah’s death remade the strategic landscape During a year of conflict in the Middle East, Israel and the Palestinians have bled while Iran and its regional allies have benefited at virtually no cost. Now Israel appears to have reshaped the landscape with its devastating war on Iran’s most powerful …

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France’s new government aims to calm the political storm. What will it mean for foreign policy?

This summer threatened to upend French politics. European Parliament elections in early June saw strong support for the far right in France. Then, two rounds of French parliamentary elections resulted in left-leaning parties gaining ground. Bitter negotiations on forming a new government followed in August. As fall begins, however, a …

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Special Briefing: Nasrallah killing reshapes the regional power balance

A tectonic shift in the Middle East Paul SalemVice President for International EngagementPaul Salem Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and the rapid degradation of the group’s power shows Hezbollah can no longer deter or defend against Israeli attacks, although it could still put up a fight against a …

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Israel launches a ‘limited’ ground offensive in southern Lebanon

TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israeli military has launched what it called a “limited, localized” ground offensive in southern Lebanon against the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. “These targets are located in villages close to the border and pose an immediate threat to Israeli communities in northern Israel,” the Israeli …

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Israeli Ground Forces Enter Lebanon, First Time since 2006

The IDF has initiated a “limited” incursion into southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah assets, according to the Israeli military. “The IDF began limited, localized, and targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence against Hezbollah terrorist targets and infrastructure in southern Lebanon,” the IDF said in a statement. “These targets are located …

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Moyen-Orient : la colère au cœur d’une violence inextinguible

Dans Géopolitique de la colère. De la globalisation heureuse au grand courroux, dont une seconde édition actualisée et enrichie est parue le 29 août 2024 aux éditions Le Cavalier Bleu, Myriam Benraad, professeure en relations internationales à l’Université internationale Schiller à Paris, aborde la question des émotions dont découlent de …

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Le Liban et le Hezbollah après Nasrallah

Hassan Nasrallah, secrétaire général du Hezbollah depuis 1992, a trouvé la mort dans un bombardement israélien sur l’immeuble du sud de Beyrouth où il se trouvait le 27 septembre 2024. La disparition de l’homme le plus puissant du Liban aura sans doute de profonds retentissements. Entretien avec Jihane Sfeir, historienne …

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Iran Update, September 29, 2024

The Iran Update provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities abroad that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. It also covers events and trends that affect the stability and decision-making of the Iranian regime. The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute …

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