In today’s summary:Due to the defense crisis in the Toretsk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces transferred the “fire” 95th airborne assault brigade thereAfter months of fighting, Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the Kanal microdistrict in the east of Chasov YarCounterattacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Serebryanskoye forestry area …
Read More »Genocide and Propaganda: What is Really Known About Civilian Casualties in Gaza
On June 19, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights published a report according to which “the Israel Defense Forces may not distinguish between civilians and terrorists.” In fact, we are talking about accusations of war crimes, namely, the IDF’s deliberate killing of civilians in Gaza. But given that Hamas …
Read More »Without making new people. Why the decline in birth rates cannot be stopped by any decrees
Russia is preparing a bill to ban the “childfree ideology,” Deputy Minister of Justice Vsevolod Vukolov said , calling the conscious refusal to have children “extremistically oriented.” In his latest May decree defining Russia’s “national development goals,” Vladimir Putin ordered an increase in birth rates. The average number of children …
Read More »“Neglecting Considerations of Morality and Ethics”: How the SVR Organizes Disinformation Campaigns in the West
The Insider has obtained hacked correspondence of SVR employees responsible for the “information war” with the West. The leaked documents, which were prepared for various government agencies, reveal the Kremlin’s strategy in the field of information warfare: spreading disinformation on topics that are painful for Western society, leaking information on …
Read More »Why Are Arabs Whitewashing Iran-Backed Terrorist Organizations?
By removing Hezbollah from its terror list, the Arab League has sent a message to Iran and its terror proxies that they have a green light to pursue their terrorist attackers not only against Israel, but also against some of the Arab countries, especially the Gulf states. Many Lebanese citizens …
Read More »Iran: ‘Reformist Loyalist’ Masud Pezeshkian Is New President, Here’s What To Expect – Analysis
Elections in Iran are neither free nor fair, but they can still surprise. The election of reformist veteran lawmaker Masud Pezeshkian as Iran’s new president is one of those surprises. Pezeshkian beat his ultraconservative rival Saeed Jalili in a runoff vote on July 5, winning more than 16.3 million votes …
Read More »From Raisi To Pezeshkian: What Next For Iran? – Analysis
In a significant turn of events, reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has emerged victorious in Iran’s presidential election, defeating his hard-line rival, Saeed Jalili. The results were announced after Pezeshkian secured 53.3 percent of the more than 30 million votes counted, compared with Jalili’s 44.3 percent. This pivotal vote comes at …
Read More »From Unpredictability To Risk Management: Modi’s Visit To Moscow – Analysis
The speculations about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Moscow, published in late June, were immediately picked up by the world media. Everyone understood that the interaction with Russia’s leadership would carry important political and symbolic significance as it would be the first foreign bilateral visit after India’s general elections …
Read More »The Jews Of Syria’s Qamishli: Short History, Lasting Legacy – Analysis
The history of Jews in the majority-Kurdish city of Qamishli in northeast Syria is less ancient than in other Kurdish regions across the Middle East. It is not even comparable to that of the Jewish communities in Aleppo and Damascus. However, not only did this small community play a central …
Read More »Astana : Les pays de l’OCS appellent à une réforme complète de l’ONU
Dans une déclaration commune adoptée à l’issue du sommet de l’Organisation de coopération de Shanghai (OCS) qui s’est tenu du 3 au 4 juillet à Astana, au Kazakhstan, il y a un point qu’il convient de bien mettre en exergue : «Les pays de l’OCS appellent à une réforme complète …
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