Eurasia

Ukraine’s Unmanned Surface Vehicles Hunt Russian Warships In the early morning of August 4, Ukrainian kamikaze drone boats rammed a Russian landing vessel in the waters off Novorossiysk, some 70 miles east of occupied Crimea. An uploaded video of the attack showed that the targeted Russian vessel employed no countermeasures …

Sensing the changing mood, many left-wing parties and politicians in Moldova have begun criticizing the war and reversing their pro-Russian positions. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has turned life upside down for traditionally pro-Russian political parties in Moldova. Public calls for closer ties to Russia have become extremely rare, and …

Abstract: After the historic events leading to the Taliban’s capture of Afghan territory and return to government in the summer of 2021, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)—better known as the Pakistani Taliban—has begun a trajectory to emulate its allies in Afghanistan. Founded in 2007 as an umbrella movement in Pakistan’s tribal …

Abstract: The key mission of the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) is to defend the Iranian Islamic Revolution and create armed militias in the countries of its “Axis of Resistance.” Its organization is opaque and complex, coordinating combat operations with soft-power actions aimed at, among other initiatives, establishing …

Abstract: Despite dominating the headlines for almost a decade, surprisingly little is known about the Islamic State’s internal organization. After the declaration of the caliphate in June 2014, the organization’s center of gravity rested in the offices of the caliph and the spokesman and the Delegated Committee. Yet, with the …

Les médias occidentaux ont finalement changé de cap. Ils admettent à présent que la contre-offensive ukrainienne tant vantée a échoué. En fait, ils reconnaissent qu’elle n’a jamais eu la moindre chance de l’emporter. The Hill, le Washington Post et CNN s’accordent désormais à dire que l’armée ukrainienne n’atteindra jamais ses …

A powerful state was threatening to protect its compatriots over the border by intervening in the neighboring country. The neighbor had a well-equipped army but could not have beaten back the powerful state all by itself. The world stood on the brink of another world war. But thanks to the …

The Pentagon will provide Ukraine with $200 million in weapons and ammunition to help sustain Kyiv’s counteroffensive as troops on the front lines face significant hurdles against a well-entrenched Russian defense, according to two US officials. This latest package will include missiles for the High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and …

Elsewhere, Czechs finally have law to protect whistleblowers; Poland adopts amended version of a panel to investigate ‘Russian influence’; and Slovaks don’t want the next government to help Ukraine militarily.US-Hungarian relations were in the news this week. After Washington imposed sanctions on four top Bosnian Serb officials for undermining a …

Hungary’s government is hopeful its presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of 2024 will be an opportunity to end its isolation within the EU, and has for the first time established a Ministry of EU Affairs to help manage the process. The countdown has begun. …