The United States has approved the decision of the Danish and Dutch governments to send F-16 combat aircraft to Ukraine. Ukraine Needs the F-16The Ukrainian Armed Forces have a problem. In the twenty-first century, no land power—regardless of the potency of its heavy armor, infantry, or artillery—can prevail in war …
Read More »Meloni’s Balancing Act – OpEd
Her first year in office has confounded expectations, as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni blended Atlanticism and pragmatism towards the EU with right-wing populism on immigration, cultural issues and green policy. When Meloni became Italy’s prime minister last October, many were worried that the leader of the far-right Brothers of …
Read More »Raisi Says Iran’s BRICS Membership To Strengthen Opposition To US Unilateralism
The Iranian and Chinese presidents stressed the need to bolster bilateral cooperation and the trend of multilateralism especially within the framework of BRICS. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi held talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS+ Summit on Thursday to discuss bilateral ties and international …
Read More »The Folly Of Merging The Indo-Pacific And Europe – Analysis
In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States has embarked upon an ambitious endeavor: containing its two most powerful rivals, China and Russia, at the same time. Central to this strategy is the imperative of garnering the support and cooperation of allies and partners in Eurasia, …
Read More »Biden’s Elusive Search For Legacy In The Middle East – Analysis
There seems to be an unusual scramble in the Biden administration’s West Asia (Middle East) policy, most prominently in its apparent rush to accomplish a normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia. For the United States (US), both external and internal factors impinge on this seemingly hurried approach to strike a …
Read More »US To Train Ukrainian F-16 Pilots, Ground Crews
The Defense Department will begin training Ukrainians to fly and maintain F-16 fighter jets in the coming months, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said Thursday. The training is expected to begin in October at the Morris Air National Guard Base in Tucson, Arizona, and will be …
Read More »Economics, geopolitics force ‘Sultan’ Erdogan to reach out to Gulf ‘hat in hand’
Changing allegiances, regional ambitions, and ideological disputes have long shaped geopolitics in the Middle East. Woven into the fabric of the complex chronicles of the regional state of affairs is the tension between the Gulf States and Egypt on one side and Turkey on the other. Historically, however, these countries …
Read More »La révolution nigérienne prend un virage bonapartiste
L’agitation qui règne depuis quatre semaines dans l’État d’Afrique de l’Ouest prend une tournure curieuse qui ne permet plus une vision binaire du «néocolonialisme et de l’impérialisme» par rapport à la «libération nationale». Les putschistes nigériens font des ouvertures aux États-Unis et tiennent à distance les contractants militaires russes, la …
Read More »In Iraq, Struggles Over Power And Control Of The Chaldean Catholic Church’s Resources And Identity; Iraq’s Interim President Sides With Patriarch Sako’s Rivals
Introduction Although it has been five years since the Islamic State (ISIS) was defeated in Iraq, it appears that the danger to the Christians in the country remains, and is in fact escalating. In the past two decades, the Christian community has suffered persecution and instability and has not managed …
Read More »Can The Three Abrahamic Religions Live In Harmony? – OpEd
Christians believe Jesus is the unique Divine Son of the One God. Muslims believe Jesus was the one God’s Prophet Word and a human Messiah. Jews believe Jesus was a faith healing Jewish teacher (rabbi) Son of Man like Prophet Ezekiel. I believe that since the three Abrahamic religions each …
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