The new NSS has some notable differences from the 2015 version on Russia’s approach to the Asia-Pacific – and China in particular. For the first time since 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin has updated the National Security Strategy (NSS). On July 2, Putin signed an Executive Order “On the National …

A Qatari delegation has attended the inauguration of a naval base on Egypt’s western coast near the Libyan border, in the latest sign of improving ties between Cairo and Doha. For the first time in years, Qatar took part July 3 in the inauguration of an Egyptian naval base in …

The IRGC intelligence chief’s visit to Iraq last week followed one by top commander Ismail Ghaani. The intelligence chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) encouraged local militia leaders during a recent meeting in Iraq to increase their small-scale attacks against US positions in the country, Reuters reported today. …