Eurasia

Can the West still provide the arsenal of democracy? The war in Ukraine has proven that the age of industrial warfare is still here. The massive consumption of equipment, vehicles and ammunition requires a large-scale industrial base for resupply – quantity still has a quality of its own. The mass …

Besser spät als nie. Lange hat der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyi auf hohen Besuch aus Berlin, Paris oder Rom gewartet. 93 Tage nach dem ersten Besuch eines EU-Staats- oder Regierungschefs sind nun die Vertreter der EU-Schwergewichte in Kiew eingetroffen: Italiens Premier Mario Draghi, der französische Präsident Emmanuel Macron und der …

At the June summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, maintenance of support to Ukraine, the applications for NATO membership by Finland and Sweden, and the rollout of the new Strategic Concept will appropriately be front and center. But, if NATO is to maintain its long-term capacity for deterrence and …

In a press release issued on June 13, 2022, on his blog[1] pro-Islamic State (ISIS) British preacher Anjem Choudary warns of possible violent reactions by Muslims to perceived insults made against the Prophet Muhammad in two unrelated events. Recent disparaging comments made by two senior Indian officials from the ruling …

NATO should have a few objectives for its summit in Madrid later this month, said former NATO Secretary General George Robertson: “weapons, weapons, weapons—and a free, democratic Ukraine.” Robertson joined three other former NATO chiefs—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, and Javier Solana—at an Atlantic Council Front Page event …

Kurdish units and Iranian-affiliated factions in Syria have formed a joint operations room under Russian supervision to counter a possible Turkish military operation in northern Syria. Several Syrian groups and battalions with different affiliations announced on May 25 the formation of a joint operations room ahead of an imminent Turkish …

The U.S. does not want the Syrian parties to unite in the face of Turkey’s threats, according to al-Watan. Civilian sources in Tal Rifaat and Manbij, located in north and northeast Aleppo, expressed fear that the Turkish regime would launch an aggressive campaign to divide the region into two sections. …

Zuhair Muhammed said Iran continues to strengthen its influence in Syria amid total international inaction, according to the SOC Media Department. The Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC) stressed that Iran is seeking to increase its influence in Syria through various means, adding that Iran’s efforts are not limited to military control …

The delegation briefed President Assad on the situation in the Donbas region, according to SANA. President Bashar al-Assad received a joint delegation from the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People’s Republic headed by Deputy Dmitry Sablin, head of the Russian side in the Syrian-Russian Parliamentary Friendship Committee, and Donetsk Foreign …

These are the first tankers to reach the country as part of the new credit line between Iran and Syria, according to al-Watan. Informed sources in Tehran revealed that two tankers arrived on the Syrian coast on Monday. They are the first tankers to reach the country as part of …