Eurasia

US-German missile plans at NATO summit threaten cities deep inside Russia

The decisions taken as the NATO summit in Washington closed Thursday show the NATO imperialist powers are planning direct military intervention against nuclear-armed Russia. The day before, the NATO alliance had announced the creation of an office in Ukraine and of a NATO command in Germany to coordinate the war …

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What Starmer’s Labour victory means for UK policy in the Middle East

As expected, Keir Starmer’s Labour Party won a majority in the UK General Election on 4 July, marking the collapse of the Conservative Party after 14 years in government. Labour’s majority in parliament, with 411 seats out of 650, means the party will have significant influence over parliamentary decisions going …

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After 9 months of war, Palestinian armed groups adopt ‘guerrilla warfare’ against Israel

On July 1, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Israeli army is advancing to the “end of the phase of eliminating” the “army” of Hamas. After more than nine months of war, Israeli political and military circles claim that they are “close to eliminating” Hamas’s military capabilities in …

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Migrations: Greece and Cyprus: from solidarity to fatigue

Driven by economic difficulties, European public opinions have taken increasingly skeptical positions on migrants and asylum seekers in recent years, an extremely visible phenomenon in “front line” countries such as Greece and Cyprus It took years of debate and disagreements for the European Union to finally adopt the new Pact …

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Why Europe Needs Africa

Introduction: Why Europe Needs Africa (and Africa Needs Europe) In 2017, Africa’s population under twenty-five years old surpassed the total population of Europe. By 2050, Africa will have added 796 million people to the workforce, while Europe’s working-age population (aged sixteen to sixty-four) will decline by 156 million.1 Europe is …

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Lebanese Daily Al-Akhbar: Iraqi Militias Train Hundreds Of Operatives Under Iranian Supervision In Anticipation Of Israeli Operation In Lebanon; Threaten ‘Strategic Blows’ To U.S. Interests In Such Scenario

On June 28, 2024, the pro-Hizbullah Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar published[1] an article reporting on preparations of Iraqi resistance factions for a potential Israeli operation against Lebanese Hizbullah. This report is based on the article. Iraqi Militias Train Hundreds Of Operatives In Iraq And Iran In Anticipation Of War Between Israel …

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Yemen’s Houthi Ansar Allah Movement Opens ‘Representation Office’ In Baghdad, Houthi Representative Visits PMU Operation Room, Meets With Iraqi Shi’ite Tribes

On July 8, 2024, the Qatari online daily Al-Arabi Al-Jadid reported that according to an unnamed Iraqi official source, Yemen’s Iran-backed Ansar Allah Movement (Houthis) had opened, that same day, a headquarters in Baghdad. The outlet also cited Iraqi news reports confirming that the Houthis inaugurated what was described as …

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The Dangerous Push for Israeli-Saudi Normalization

Without a Real Path to a Palestinian State, a Deal Will Destabilize the Middle East During his first three years in office, U.S. President Joe Biden based his Middle East strategy on a single, straightforward project: normalizing relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Such a deal, Washington thought, would stabilize …

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A Better Path for Ukraine and NATO

What Kyiv Could Do Now for a Place in the Alliance We know what will not happen at NATO’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington this week: Ukraine becoming the alliance’s 33rd member. U.S. officials are talking instead about giving Ukraine “a bridge to NATO,” as National Security Council Senior Director …

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Russia’s Speedy Military Rebuild Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story

As the fighting in Ukraine grinds on, Western policymakers and military officials are thinking ahead to the next war. Given how fast Russia is reconstituting its military, they are asking, when might it be able militarily to launch another large-scale offensive operation? German Chief of Defense Carsten Breuer told reporters …

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