Eurasia

Après le pogrom du 7-Octobre: Macron, rallié à la «rue arabe»

Le pogrom perpétré par le Hamas il y a un an est un séisme qui a eu des répercussions en France. «Les images du 7-octobre ont été considérées, entendues comme un appel à la haine des juifs», estime le président du Crif Yonathan Arfi. Mais, le progressisme national préfère en …

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What Israel Has Lost

And How It Can Regain Its Strategic Edge The massacre of October 7, 2023, was one of the most horrific atrocities perpetrated since World War II. On that day, Hamas-led militants kidnapped Israeli children, raped Israeli women, beheaded Israeli men, and burned alive entire Israeli families in their homes. But …

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Israel’s Full-Scale War on Lebanon is Already Here

As Israel escalates attacks across Lebanon, experts say the full-scale war is no longer just a possibility. On Friday night, the bombs struck one after another. Thunderous booms and shockwaves erupted throughout the Lebanese capital of Beirut. Large pillars of smoke billowed from the southern suburbs, visible from well outside …

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The Houthis’ leadership structure

On October 4, the US military said it attacked Iran-backed Houthi military facilities in Yemen. “U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted strikes on 15 Houthi targets in Iranian-backed Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen today at about 5 p.m. (Sanaa time). These targets included Houthi offensive military capabilities. These actions were taken …

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Israel’s deadly bombing of Yemen with UK-made weaponry

British-supplied fighter jet parts linked to “indiscriminate” Israeli attacks on major port, worsening Yemen’s already dire humanitarian situation. Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s port-city of Hodeidah have killed and injured up to 155 people since July and caused more than $20 million of damage to a vital harbour. Most of the …

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Keir Starmer’s 100 spy flights over Gaza in support of Israel

Labour continues the Conservatives’ policy of spying on Gaza despite stopping some arms exports to Israel over war crimes concerns. Britain’s Labour government has ordered 100 spy flights over Gaza to aid Israeli intelligence, it can be revealed. This amounts to an average of more than one a day since …

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Amid Lebanon invasion, UK covers up Israel military training

To protect its ally, Britain’s military is refusing to give details about its coaching of Israeli troops. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has rejected a freedom of information request that would shed light on training it is providing to Israeli armed forces personnel in Britain. The refusal comes as …

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The Middle East’s strategic landscape one year on

Paul SalemVice President for International EngagementPaul Salem While Israel is winning on the battlefield, it does not have a sustainable vision for any of the days — or months or years — after in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, or the region; for the Palestinians, the last year has been …

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Ukraine’s Donbas Strategy: Retreat Slowly and Maximize Russia’s Losses

The idea is to use rope-a-dope tactics, letting Russian forces pound away until they have exhausted themselves. It’s far from clear if the Ukrainian strategy will succeed. Throughout the year, Ukraine has lost a series of cities, towns and villages in its eastern Donbas region to Russia, typically withdrawing its …

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Iran Update, October 6, 2024

Western and Middle Eastern outlets have suggested that Israel killed or injured Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Commander Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani on October 4. Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah have been unable to contact Ghaani since Israel conducted an airstrike targeting Hashem Safi ed Din—the presumed successor to …

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