Eurasia

Israeli officials have spoken repeatedly about an imminent military campaign against Lebanon, but things are more complicated. Evidently, we’re back to the point where Israel is threatening to embark on a major military operation in Lebanon. This could be the real thing, or it could be, once again, an effort …

Latest Developments Hand-held radios used by Hezbollah terrorists exploded across Lebanon on September 18, one day after thousands of pagers carried by the Iran-backed organization’s operatives similarly detonated, plunging Israel’s northern neighbor into disarray. Lebanon’s state news agency reported that three people were killed in the Bekaa Valley region, while …

What Happened? Twelve people* were killed and nearly 3,000 injured as thousands of pagers exploded across Lebanon, overwhelming the country’s hospitals. Explosions also took place in Syria. Most of those targeted were Hezbollah members. While Israeli officials did not admit Israel’s responsibility for the operation, news outlets such as the …

Israel is refocusing its operations in the Gaza Strip to prioritize “destroying the pillars of Hamas’ civil rule. . . especially the distribution of humanitarian aid,” according to an anonymous Israeli official.[1] The official told Israeli media that controlling aid distribution enables Hamas to project the image that it still …

On September 10, Ukrainian forces launched the largest drone attack of the war to date, targeting Moscow with 144 drones. The assault resulted in 20 drones being shot down, while several multi-story residential buildings near Moscow were set ablaze. Flights from Russia’s most important airports were temporarily suspended. In response, …

Si les principales organisations internationales représentatives de l’ordre mondial multipolaire contemporain poursuivent sereinement et activement leur marche en avant, du côté de la minorité planétaire occidentale à défaut de pouvoir stopper les dits processus sur le plan pratique, la propagande de l’Occident mise sur des méthodes de guerre psychologique, mais …

Shia blocs, holding a majority in the parliament, are determined to push forward the legislation despite the increasing outcry. Despite fierce opposition from Iraqi lawmakers, civil society groups, human rights organisations, and foreign diplomats, the Iraqi parliament is set to hold the second reading of amendments to the highly controversial …

As the Kremlin’s antagonism toward Ukraine and the West sharpens, it will be critically important for policymakers and warfighters to anticipate, monitor, and respond to Russia’s military reconstitution progress in the years ahead. SUMMARY Russia is poised to begin a long-term military reconstitution program designed to restore losses from its …

Iraqi forces and American troops have killed a senior commander with the Islamic State group who was wanted by the United States, as well as several other prominent militants, Iraq’s military said on Friday. The operation in Iraq’s western Anbar province began in late August, the Iraqi military said, and …

Russia’s top diplomat Lavrov teases a possible high-level four-way meeting to tackle Turkish-Syrian normalization, which he says requires many specific parameters to achieve, such as troops’ presence and the YPG problem Russia, Türkiye, Syria and Iran plan to hold a meeting soon to discuss the normalization efforts between Ankara and …