The Georgian establishment may be said to anxiously look forward to the decision by the European Union (EU) on whether to grant candidate status to Georgia. However, the decision of the EU is awaited not only in Georgia. The process is most likely being proactively watched by Russia, which is …
Read More »Recentralization Imperils Iraq’s Stability And Fuels Regional Tensions – Analysis
Iraq is at a pivotal juncture, diverging from its post-2003 vision of a federated state as pro-Iranian Shia groups in Baghdad aggressively drive recentralization. This transformation is most evident in Baghdad’s aggressive attempts to erode the federal status of Kurdistan, Iraq’s sole autonomous region. This divergence from the post-2003 vision …
Read More »The Past And Future Of Karabakh And South Caucasus Security – Analysis
The Karabakh conflict and the relationship between Armenia and Azerbaijan are often clouded by misinformation. To address this, it is crucial to highlight some historical facts. Despite claims to the contrary, ethnic Armenians began settling in Karabakh following Russia’s decisive triumph over the Persian Empire in the Russo-Persian Wars of …
Read More »US Diplomacy Lost Traction In Middle East: Isolating Iran No Longer Possible – OpEd
The US President Joe Biden is convinced that one of the reasons why Hamas launched the attack on Israel was because of the announcement during the G20 Summit in New Delhi on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor . But he also admitted that this reading was based purely on his …
Read More »US Asks Gulf States to Help Shut Down Hamas Fundraising
In an emergency session of the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) this week, the U.S. called on allies in the Middle East to increase efforts to cut off outside funding for Hamas, the organization that perpetrated a massive attack on Israeli civilians on October 7. The Treasury Department called on …
Read More »Russia and China choose the UN to continue pressuring the West on Israel
The chess game at the UN Security Council ends with the United States vetoing the Russian resolution on Israel (supported by only four votes including the Chinese one), and Russia and China vetoing the American one . On Wednesday the countries of the world gathered at the Glass Palace to …
Read More »What Follows Hamas in Gaza?
Israel plans to remove Hamas from power in the Gaza Strip but plans for the long-term governance of the territory are yet undefined and fraught with significant challenges.Israel seeks to avoid a renewed occupation of the Gaza Strip and to cede responsibility for its security and welfare to the Arab …
Read More »Iran’s Role in Mideast Crisis Widens Rift with the West
Iran’s prospects to de-escalate tensions with the United States and its allies have dissipated with Tehran’s threats to intervene directly in the Hamas-Israel crisis.Iran’s regional allies have conducted several attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets in sympathy with Hamas and the Palestinians and may escalate further in the coming days, …
Read More »5000 soldats américains ont participé à l’opération terrestre dans la bande de Gaza aux côtés des FDI
On sait que dans la soirée du 27 octobre, les forces armées israéliennes ont lancé une vaste opération militaire contre la bande de Gaza, attaquant simultanément cette semi-exclave de l’Autorité palestinienne depuis la terre, l’eau et le ciel. Les médias israéliens et les FDI ont annoncé cette opération avec confiance …
Read More »The US-Backed Color Revolution In Israel Just Reached Crisis Proportions
At all costs, America believes that it must do whatever’s necessary to prevent the Israeli state from exercising its sovereign right under Bibi’s restored leadership to balance between the US-led West’s Golden Billion and the Sino-Russo Entente in the New Cold War instead of decisively take the former’s side against …
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