Eurasia

Deadly bomb hits de facto capital of Taliban-governed Afghanistan

Authorities in Afghanistan said Monday that a bomb blast had killed at least one person and injured three others in the southern city of Kandahar, the political headquarters of the country’s hardline Taliban rulers. The bomb was planted in a handcart on a road leading to the national capital, Kabul, …

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A Theory of Victory for Ukraine

With the Right Support and Approach, Kyiv Can Still Win The U.S. government decided to provide more assistance to Ukraine just in the nick of time. By the end of April, right before the aid package passed, the war-torn country was emptying its last reserves of ammunition and rationing artillery …

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How China Will Squeeze, Not Seize, Taiwan

A Slow Strangulation Could Be Just as Bad as a War Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee in 2021, Admiral Philip Davidson, the retiring commander of U.S. military joint forces in the Indo-Pacific, expressed concern that China was accelerating its timeline to unify with Taiwan by amphibious invasion. “I …

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India’s Assertive Role In Indo-Pacific: Balancing Power Dynamics And Regional Stability – OpEd

Due to the geostrategic significance, geographical certainty, intricate para dynamics and strategic problems, the value of the Indo-Pacific region can’t be overemphasised. India’s escalating economic and military prowess allows its dominance in this maritime region. However, India’s aggressiveness in the Indo-Pacific region is not without risks and consequences, especially when …

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Why Raisi’s Death Is A Big Blow To Iran’s Regime – OpEd

The helicopter crash that killed Iranian regime president Ebrahim Raisi and other senior regime officials has exploded like a bomb within the clerical regime and plunged the entire regime into shock. Although the regime, in its usual deceitful manner, tried to mitigate the impact of this incident by spreading contradictory …

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US Says Houthis Fired Ballistic Missile Over Gulf Of Aden

Yemen’s Houthi militia launched a ballistic missile over the Gulf of Aden on Sunday, the US military said. This comes as the Houthis intensified attacks on Yemeni government soldiers around the country. The US military said in a statement on Monday morning Yemen time that at about 9:35 p.m. (Sanaa …

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Brass Tacks: Why Russia’s Military Fails To Reform – Analysis

“On a freezing winter dawn, a column of Russian troops moved through what the leadership in Moscow considered to be Russian territory. By midday, commanders were receiving alarming reports. In one town at the border, local fighters had stopped the column and burned and overturned 16 trucks. Later, another convoy …

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“A BIG MESS IS BEING PREPARED”: WHY RUSSIA IS BUILDING UP ITS MILITARY PRESENCE IN LIBYA

Thousands of military personnel and mercenaries from Russia were transferred to the African country Since the beginning of the year, Russia has been building up its military presence in Libya. Career military personnel of the Ministry of Defense are being transferred there under the guise of mercenaries, as well as …

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War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu

The chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court sought arrest warrants Monday for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war. While Netanyahu and his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, do not face imminent arrest, the announcement by the …

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War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu

The chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court sought arrest warrants Monday for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war. While Netanyahu and his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, do not face imminent arrest, the announcement by the …

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