A defence agreement signed between Croatia, Albania and Kosovo has sparked a diplomatic spat with neighbour Serbia, which still sees Kosovo as part of its territory and does not recognise its independence. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic accused Croatia and Albania of starting an “arms race” in the region by signing …
Read More »A New Military-Industrial Complex Arises: The Secret War Within The Pentagon – Analysis
Last April, in a move generating scant media attention, the Air Force announced that it had chosen two little-known drone manufacturers — Anduril Industries of Costa Mesa, California, and General Atomics of San Diego — to build prototype versions of its proposed Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), a future unmanned plane …
Read More »Kosovo: a new government or a political crisis
The Vetëvendosje movement won the elections on February 9, but this time it does not have the numbers to govern on its own. The alternatives are the creation of a difficult majority or new early elections Kosovars do not know yet who will manage to form their new government, despite …
Read More »Ćacilend and the attempts to create incidents in Belgrade
The oceanic demonstration on Saturday, March 15 in Belgrade was repeatedly obstructed, with buses and trains cancelled and groups of fake students “wanting to return to class” supported by veterans of the infamous Red Berets The days preceding the large protest in Belgrade were marked by a considerable increase in …
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Read More »U.S. Attacks Houthis, Sends Signal to Iran
The Trump administration ordered airstrikes against a range of Houthi targets in Yemen over the weekend, following through on threats that came on the heels of redesignating the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). The attack was a not-so-subtle signal to Iran, as President Trump has been unequivocal in …
Read More »IDF Strikes Dozens of Hezbollah Targets in Lebanon After Rockets Fired at Israeli Communities
Latest Developments Rockets Fired from Lebanon: Six rockets were fired from Lebanon at the northern Israeli town of Metula on March 22. Three of the projectiles fell short and landed in Lebanese territory, while the other three were intercepted by Israel’s air defense array. There were no reports of injuries …
Read More »Germany and the EU Embrace Military Keynesianism
Just days before its dissolution, Germany’s outgoing parliament rushed through a revision of the constitution and a massive spending package to facilitate unlimited borrowing for militarisation. Half a trillion euros have been earmarked for the vague category of ‘infrastructure and climate neutrality’, while increased military spending is now exempt from …
Read More »Spotlight on Syria (March 12 – 19, 2025)
IDF forces continued targeted raids in the Golan Heights buffer zone and attacked a largenumber of military sites in southern Syria and a structure belonging to the Palestinian IslamicJihad (PIJ) in Damascus. Syria and several other Arab states condemned the attacks andaccused Israel of “escalation.” Syrian security forces exchanged fire …
Read More »Iran Update March 19, 2025
President Donald Trump’s March 5 letter to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei set a two-month deadline to reach a new nuclear deal, according to an Axios report.[1] Iran is very unlikely to agree to a new deal on a two-month timetable given its current policies on negotiations. Trump’s May 2025 …
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