Eurasia

This week, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) concluded what it called on social media, “the largest ever U.S.-Israel combined exercise.” Juniper Oak 2023 was the first of its name and massive in terms of scale, scope, and complexity. Building on previous bilateral exercises like the biennial Juniper Cobra and …

The U.S. military killed a key ISIS facilitator, Bilal al-Sudani, and about 10 ISIS operatives in a counterterrorism mission that resulted in no U.S. casualties, senior administration officials said Thursday. Officials said that after “extensive planning and exquisite execution of the plan, there were no casualties among American service members …

Russia, like other empires, will need a military defeat to give up its expansionist goals. The United States and its allies are seeking ways to promote a sustainable peace in Europe — one that ends Russia’s brutal assault on Ukraine and strengthens a global prohibition on such wars of aggrandizement. …

The regime is more vulnerable than ever, even as domestic reforms, nuclear diplomacy and better relations with the West appear remote. Iran marks the anniversary of the Islamic revolution in February amid increasingly existential challenges at home and in relations with the outside world. Four months of nationwide protests — …

While speaking at the recently concluded Jaipur Literature Festival, former Indian ace spy master AS Dulat shared his observations and views on the current situation in J&K and abrogation of Article370 with his characteristic gusto and candour. Having held high positions in the Intelligence Bureau [J&K Division], Research and Analysis …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran imposed fresh sanctions on dozens of European Union (EU) and British officials and entities for supporting terrorism. The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday released an updated list of sanctions against a number of EU and British individuals and entities. Those individuals and entities …

While Finland seems one step closer to NATO membership after Helsinki’s decision to resume defense sales to Turkey, Ankara’s anger at Sweden shows no signs of abating. Finland lifted on Wednesday a nearly three-year-long arms embargo on Turkey in a fresh move aimed to facilitate Helsinki’s entry to NATO, while …

In a tense exchange, Iran’s top diplomat has accused Paris of being intentionally confrontational while his French counterpart piled pressure on Iran over the detention of French nationals. Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Wednesday that France was meddling in his country’s affairs and taking a confrontational approach toward the …

Washington says UAE-based Kratol Aviation helped Wagner operations ship personnel and weapons to Libya, the Central African Republic and Mali. The Biden administration slapped economic sanctions Thursday on a United Arab Emirates-based aviation company for its alleged role in transporting Russia’s Wagner mercenaries to conflict zones abroad. “The Wagner Group …

After more than half a century after the first edition of the World Economic Forum (WEF), namely in 2023, its 53rd edition unfolded and brought together again… …an important part of the personalities of the political, economic and financial, and media fields and others or, briefly said, the planet’s plutocracy …