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Erdogan’s private military company looks to raise an Islamist army

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeks a role for Turkey in Gaza’s post-war reconstruction if not governance, and the Biden administration appears ready to accede to this request. Others also see Turkish involvement after the conflict as a fait accompli. “It’s tough to imagine any long-term solution to the Gaza …

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When it comes to Iran’s rulers, there can be no dialogue

Ruling mullahs duly rolled into New York City to attend the U.N. General Assembly, led by Iran’s new “moderate” president, Masoud Pezeshkian. Two years have passed since the murder of Jina (“Mahsa”) Amini, a young Kurdish-Iranian woman, at the hands of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s morality police. Amini was …

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Puzzling Pieces: OSINT and War Crime Accountability in Ukraine

Following Ukraine’s signature of the Rome Statute, paving the way towards full ICC membership, it is more important than ever to ensure that open source intelligence can successfully enable accountability for Russian war crimes. Kyiv’s signature of the statute on 21 August came several weeks after Russia’s 8 July attack …

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