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The United States is well aware of Taliban threats to the U.S. military drawdown, which are scheduled to begin May 1 and be completed by Sept. 11, 2021, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby told the media Friday at the Pentagon. “We’ve seen their threats, and it would be imprudent …
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India And France Enhancing Strategic Cooperation In Indian Ocean Region – OpEd
Quite recently, on 30th March 2021 two ships of the French Navy ‘assault helicopter carrier-Tonnerre’ and ‘frigate Surcouf’ reached Kochi (a port city on the South-West coast of India) to participate in the three-day joint naval exercise ‘La Pérouse’. Though the exercise was led by France, four other members of …
Read More »Iran Opens Pandora’s Box With Attacks Against Rivals In Iraq – OpEd
A drone attack on Irbil airport in northern Iraq, where US forces are stationed, and a rocket attack on a military compound in the nearby town of Bashiqa, where Turkish troops are deployed, took place on Wednesday. The latter resulted in the death of a Turkish soldier and injured a …
Read More »Egypt joins Gulf region’s Combined Maritime Forces led by US
Egypt’s participation in the task force comes as Russia seeks closer defense ties with Cairo and Sudan. Egypt became the 34th member of the US-led Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) on Wednesday, marking the latest regional contribution to the multinational security and counterterrorism coalition. The US Navy’s 5th Fleet commander, Vice …
Read More »Israel targets Hamas sites after rocket attack
The Israeli military said its warplanes struck a Hamas weapons manufacturing site, a tunnel and a military post. Israeli warplanes struck Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early on Friday in what the Israel Defense Forces said came in retaliation for a rocket fired at southern Israel several hours before. …
Read More »Dahlan Plays The Long Game – OpEd
The forthcoming Palestinian elections have generated a good deal of speculation. Among the many players, one rather enigmatic figure is Mohammed Dahlan. Long believed to harbor the ambition of succeeding Mahmoud Abbas as president of the Palestinian Authority, he is currently facing a political dilemma. “Dahlan is a convicted criminal,” …
Read More »America’s Neoliberal Financialization Policy Vs. China’s Industrial Socialism – OpEd
Nearly half a millennium ago Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince described three options for how a conquering power might treat states that it defeated in war but that “have been accustomed to live under their own laws and in freedom: … the first is to ruin them, the next is to …
Read More »Israel stands alone on Iran
It is now clear that Israel has been left on its own as the Americans strive for a diplomatic resolution of the conflict with Iran. Lt. Gen. Gregory Guillot, head of the US Central Command’s Air Force, visited Israel at the end of February. His host, Air Force Commander Maj. …
Read More »Taliban, Assad continue to unite Russia, Iran
While Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed ways to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal in his visit to Tehran this week, the topics of Syria and Afghanistan also featured prominently on the agenda. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov paid a working visit to Tehran on April 13, where he held …
Read More »Afghanistan Withdrawal Could Pose ‘Significant Risk’ To US, Intelligence Officials Say
The plan to pull troops from Afghanistan could give terrorist groups like al-Qaida and Islamic State a chance to regenerate the capabilities they would need to carry out an attack against the United States, according to top U.S. intelligence officials. Their warning, coming the same day U.S. President Joe Biden …
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