Eurasia

Tensions are rising in Kosovo’s restive Serb-majority north, as Pristina enforces its writ against the backdrop of continuing disputes with Belgrade. The parties and outside supporters should first work on defusing the short-term risk of violence and then look for ways to foster lasting stability. What’s new? A clash between police …

Since Russia’s 2022 large-scale invasion of Ukraine, NATO militaries have been getting ready to fight. Thus far, less attention has been given to societal readiness for war, but there are signs that this imbalance is starting to be addressed. The 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea was an insufficient wake-up call …

More than three months have elapsed since the United States launched its naval task force Operation Prosperity Guardian, accompanied by American and British airstrikes in January, that aimed to deter Yemen’s Houthis from attacking Red Sea trade. Despite these efforts, the Houthis have not relented on their drone and missile …

In the Syrian village of al-Baghouz, in the eastern Deir Ezzor province, the last battles between the Islamic State organization and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), supported by the International Coalition Forces, took place on February 9 and ended on March 23, 2019, marking the end of the organization’s geographical …

L’islamo-gauchisme est loin d’être uniquement un problème français. Le Premier ministre écossais, le musulman Humza Yousaf, a invité un imam à lancer un appel à la prière depuis sa résidence officielle, à Bute House, alors que se terminait le weekend de Pâques ! Quelques jours plus tôt, la très controversée …

Saudi Arabia announced a packed calendar of events for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday, from theater to concerts and daily firework displays. Public and private sector employees in the Kingdom will get five days off from April 9, including the weekend, to mark the end of the holy month of …

One of the U.S.’s closest Mideast allies, Jordan, has been hit by demonstrations that, according to some analysts, have spilled over into a serious threat to the Hashemite Kingdom with open declarations of support for the Hamas terrorist organization. Jordan’s government has been one of the most vocal opponents of …

Iranian security forces battled simultaneous terrorist attacks by a militant separatist group in a southwest province that raged for nearly 17 hours, with intense gunfights in the streets of two cities that resulted in the deaths of 10 security officers and 18 militants, according to the Ministry of Interior on …

There seems to be a hidden hand that pushes the players, and not anyone you would think of at first. Over the last few months, we are witnessing a long line of assassinations of mainly top operatives, allegedly performed by Israeli units, acting in Lebanon, Syria and Iran. This should …

On April 4, Iranian media reported a series of attacks by the Baluch separatist group Jaish al-Adl in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan Province. The militants claimed they targeted six regime outposts in the port city of Chabahar and the border town Rask, which are more than 100 miles apart. Gunmen …