Members of the House Armed Services Committee ripped apart a Pentagon proposal to move about 12,000 troops out of Germany during a Thursday hearing, questioning the civilian and uniformed officials testifying on everything from the lack of a cost projection to whether the move is just in response to an …
Read More »Israel delivers first Iron Dome battery for US Army
The agreement to purchase two batteries was signed last year A year after the Defense Ministry and the US Army signed a deal for two Iron Dome missile defense batteries, the first battery has been delivered.
Read More »Two armed Palestinians cross border from Gaza into Israel
Two men threw an inactive grenade that did not explode towards troops who arrived at the scene after the suspects crossed the fence from the Hamas-run coastal enclave.
Read More »For Macron, Being Right on European Strategic Autonomy Isn’t Enough
It’s been a busy few months for Emmanuel Macron. The French president has taken the lead in seeking to resolve a range of crises and conflicts within Europe and on its borders and periphery.
Read More »Amid a Diplomatic Spat with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan Rethinks Its Foreign Policy
The historically close relationship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia hit a snag recently over differences in how to address India’s decision last year to revoke the special autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir, a Muslim-majority state that is also claimed by Pakistan.
Read More »Macron Hits a Familiar Wall in Lebanon, and Puts the Blame on Hezbollah
Did anyone really believe that the catastrophic explosion at Beirut’s port in August that devastated large sections of the city would compel Lebanon’s politicians to end their disastrous political stalemate? French President Emmanuel Macron apparently did, as he made it his personal project to help pull Lebanon out of its …
Read More »Troika of Imperialist Projects From NATO, Quad to D-10
The colonial and imperialist powers have imposed bipolar world order after the Second World War by establishing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The idea was to destroy every alternative like USSR experiments and establish capitalism as the only political and economic ideology.
Read More »Steinitz: Gas development after Israel-Lebanon talks critical for Beirut
Israel’s natural gas and renewable energy innovation has strengthened its ties to countries in Europe and the Middle East. The coronavirus pandemic has not stopped Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz from having a major international footprint.
Read More »First Israeli-Lebanese talks in 30 years to be held on maritime dispute
Israel’s energy minister confirmed that two sides would hold US-mediated talks. For the first time in 30 years, Israel and Lebanon will hold direct negotiations to try to resolve their maritime border dispute, officials for both sides and the United States said Thursday.
Read More »Israeli drones in Azerbaijan raise questions on use in the battlefield
Israeli “loitering munitions” or what are called “kamikaze drones” reportedly make up a portion of Azerbaijan’s arsenal. Drone footage, released by Azerbaijan of a drone strike on an artillery position in the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, appears to show an Israeli drone in the frame.
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