Terror organization: Houthis Status: Financier Role: He is running a network (companies in the Middle East, Asia and Africa) generates tens of millions of dollars in revenue from the sale of Iranian commodities, Iranian petroleum, a significant portion of which is then directed through a complex network of intermediaries and …
Read More »Iran Update, April 3, 2024
Several Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have signaled their desire to disrupt the “land bridge” connecting Israel to the Persian Gulf. Harakat Hezbollah al Nujaba Secretary General Akram al Kaabi criticized the “land bridge,” which passes through the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan, in a speech on April 3.[i] Kataib …
Read More »Germany As Collateral Damage In America’s New Cold War – OpEd
The dismantling of German industry since 2022 is collateral damage in America’s geopolitical war to isolate China, Russia and allied countries whose rising prosperity and self-sufficiency is viewed as an unacceptable challenge to U.S. hegemony. To prepare for what promises to be a long and costly fight, U.S. strategists made …
Read More »Is Hungary A Model For The American Right? – OpEd
In recent years, my homeland, Hungary, a small country in central-eastern Europe, has captured the attention of the American public, particularly those on the political Right. Led by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s government has championed a somewhat “Pat Buchanan” style of conservatism, with a strong emphasis on putting the …
Read More »Is BRICS Offering An Alternative Model For Global Governance? – Analysis
After the landmark 15th BRICS Summit in August 2023, foreign policy analysts raised concerns that BRICS — a grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa at the time — may be seeking to construct an alternate world order and upend Western-led global governance. Before the 2023 BRICS Summit, …
Read More »The Islamic State’s branch in Afghanistan is at war with the world
The group which claimed responsibility for the Crocus City Hall attack is increasingly worrying No government formally recognises the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, partly because its restrictions on female education are the world’s most oppressive. Yet even the Taliban are not radical enough for the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), …
Read More »Interview with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia S.V. Lavrov, Izvestia International Research Center, Moscow, March 28, 2024
Question: We would like to start with a general problem that has affected your department. Let me express my condolences on the death of your employee . Young girl. This shows that this terrorist attack is not local, it has a much more global scale, primarily for our country. Sergey …
Read More »Who Was The Iranian Military Commander Killed In Damascus Strike? – Analysis
Born on Nov. 2, 1960, in Isfahan, central Iran, Mohammad Reza Zahedi was a contemporary and close friend of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the 62-year-old commander of the Quds Force, who was killed by a US drone strike in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 3, 2020. Soleimani had enrolled in what …
Read More »Iran’s Proxy Wars Reshape Middle East Security – Analysis
Iran, China, and Russia Unite Their Navies for a Geopolitical Power Play in the Gulf of OmanIran, China, and Russia flexed their military muscles in a significant joint naval drill in the Gulf of Oman. The bold show of strength, led by Iran, signifies a mounting threat to the West …
Read More »North Caucasus: Militant Underground Becoming More Active – Analysis
Since the start of Russia’s expanded invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, underground militants, both ethnic and Islamist, in the North Caucasus have been relatively quiet. This lull is the result of Russia’s security services and, perhaps more importantly, the product of the militants’ decision not to take action lest …
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