Information Cutoff: 2:00 pm ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. Click here to see …
Read More »Rising Tensions Could Push Iran And Trump Toward A New Deal Or Conflict – Analysis
Regional Setbacks: Iran’s influence in the Middle East suffered major blows. Israel attacked its embassy in Damascus, and key allies Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, and the Assad regime in Syria faced defeats, weakening Iran’s “Axis of Resistance.” (Hamas, though, has regrouped, taking some of the sting out of …
Read More »Three Decades Of Baltic Military Cooperation And The Way Ahead – Analysis
It is well known that the three Baltic States, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, are distinct yet share many similarities. They are comparable in size and have similar social, political, and economic development. They are situated in similar geostrategic positions within the same military operational theatre. For this reason, questions have …
Read More »Iran Update, February 8, 2025
Information Cutoff: 2:00pm ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. Click here to see CTP …
Read More »Overthrow Of Syria’s Assad Echoes Across Post-Soviet Space, Worrying Moscow – Analysis
The effects of the overthrow of the Kremlin’s Syrian client Bashar al-Assad on Russian influence in the Middle East and Africa has become a hot topic of conversation abroad. So far, relatively little attention has been given to what is likely to prove to be an even more important result …
Read More »Send them to hell. Why talk of mass deportation of Palestinians is hindering the search for a settlement to the conflict
US President Donald Trump and his team are seriously proposing to deport two million Gazans to neighboring Middle Eastern countries or even to Indonesia for the time needed to rebuild the war-torn region. Although the likelihood of these plans coming to fruition is extremely low (none of the proposed countries …
Read More »The Real Estate of Empire: How Colonial Gentrification Fuels Trump’s Gaza Plan
Trump, in positioning himself as both a political leader and a real estate mogul, offers a disturbing vision of the future in which state power is wielded to clear land for private enterprise. U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest proposal concerning the future of Gaza has sent shockwaves throughout the international …
Read More »Netanyahu wants to strike Iran’s nuclear sites – why Trump might let him
Israel’s PM is expected to use the high-stakes meeting to secure a commitment from the US to co-operate with it on future military attacks on Iran Benjamin Netanyahu will seek Donald Trump’s support for a joint Israeli-US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites in return for maintaining the ceasefire in Gaza …
Read More »Russia’s Departure from Syria Upends Regional Geopolitics
The departure of most Russian forces from post-Assad Syria has created a power vacuum benefitting Israel and Türkiye, in particular.Moscow’s reported relocation of military assets from Syria to bases controlled by eastern Libya strongman Khalifa Haftar will enhance Russia’s influence in parts of Africa.The Kremlin will rely even more heavily …
Read More »Regional Governments in the Middle East Seek to Rein in Non-State Actors
Governments in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon are trying to strengthen the power of the state by reining in non-state actors backed by outside powers.Leaders of the three countries want to prevent non-state militia forces from further embroiling their countries in unwanted conflict with neighboring and other outside powers.Non-state actors in …
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