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Serbia’s Two Traditions Of Freedom – OpEd

Today, Serbia does not enjoy a reputation as a free country. The philosophy of strong hand, top-down organization of society, a socialist understanding of economy, and fierce nationalism are its trademarks. The legacy of socialism with a human face, of which I have written elsewhere, has entrenched a statist mentality …

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Houthi military-terrorist escalation and the
deterioration of the situation in the Red Sea

Since the start of Operation Iron Swords (October 7, 2023), the Houthi campaign in the RedSea area has escalated and drawn in many participants, the most important of which are theUnited States, Britain and Iran, whose involvement has increased. Initially the Houthislaunched missiles and UAVs at Israel, but their tactics …

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Hamas makes comeback in northern Gaza

Hamas has deployed officers and made salary payments to civil servants in Gaza City in recent days Hamas is resurging in Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip, AP reported on 3 February, following repeated claims by Israel’s army that its military wing has been dismantled there. Israel has withdrawn …

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US forces loot more Syrian oil

The oil theft and smuggling operation comes two days after a brutal US attack on Syria and Iraq US occupation troops in Syria’s northeastern Jazira region looted 60 tankers of crude oil and transported it through an illegal border crossing into its military bases in Iraq, Syrian state media reported …

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‘Diamond in the sky’: Hezbollah flashes new missile at Israel

Hezbollah’s launch of the Iranian-made Almas missile — reverse-engineered from the Israeli ATGM, Spike — is a major military development in the northern battlefield, and a dismaying surprise for Tel Aviv. On 25 January, the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah orchestrated a bold strike against Israel’s strategic Jal al-Alam site, using …

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Armenia Should Decide If It Is Part If The West Or The Anti-Western Axis Of Evil – OpEd

The brutal terrorist attack on October 7 of last year by Hamas on Israel has shed a spotlight on the Russian-Iranian military alliance. Ten countries are now dragged into the fighting in the Middle East. Over the weekend the killing of three and wounding of 34 US servicemen in Jordan …

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Can Two-State Solution Be Salvaged From The Ruins Of The Middle East Conflict? – Analysis

Since the eruption of the latest war in Gaza on Oct. 7, the international community has sought an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and a clear pathway to a two-state solution as a means to settle the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. However, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, has made it clear he …

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Three US Soldiers Killed And 34 Others Wounded In Attack On Syria-Jordan Border

At least three U.S. soldiers were killed and 34 were wounded in an attack on a U.S. outpost near the Syria-Jordan border on January 28. The Islamic Resistance Forces in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, also claiming that they had targeted at least two other U.S. bases in Syria …

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Europe And Africa Forging A New Relationship – OpEd

Late January 2024, prominent African leaders and corporate business executives attended the summit intended to forge a new relationship between Europe and Africa. It was hosted by Italy’s hard-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni who who came to power in 2022. The significance of the summit was to reshape and place …

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Tripwire Tripped In Syria: Now What? – OpEd

Early Sunday morning, local time, a drone successfully struck a US military facility on the Iraq/Syria/Jordan border. Three US servicemembers were killed and several dozen were injured. The US Central Command claims that the attack hit a facility inside Jordan, but Jordan and the “Iraqi Resistance,” which took credit for …

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