The Jordanian Public Security Directorate announced on June 22 that security forces are handling an investigative case in the South Marka area of the capital, Amman, according to the official Jordanian News Agency. Authorities stated that initial investigations indicated several individuals had been storing significant quantities of explosive materials inside …
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The Pivot That Wasn’t
Did America Wait Too Long to Counter China? During the past two decades, many American leaders have argued that U.S. foreign policy must focus more on Asia. In 2009, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said that “the center of gravity of international affairs is importantly shifting from the Atlantic to …
Read More »Ukrainians’ Unwavering Path Toward the EU
The steadfast support for European integration among Ukrainians is rooted in a perception of the EU as a community of shared democratic principles. The union should leverage its democratic appeal to solidify its role as a catalyst for change beyond its borders. Ukraine’s quest to join the EU can be …
Read More »Can EU Enlargement Work?
The EU’s enlargement momentum, fueled by Russia’s war against Ukraine, is wearing off. To make political conditionality work, the union must prioritize securing buy-in from candidate countries’ elites and civil society. Not that long ago, enlargement was a second-order priority for the EU: never off the radar but never really …
Read More »Hezbollah Turns Down Offer From Fellow Iran Proxies to Send Troops for War Against Israel
Latest Developments As fears of a full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah continue to grow, the leader of the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group has turned down an offer from other Iranian proxies in the region to send fighters in solidarity, the Associated Press reported on June 23. During a speech …
Read More »Analysts worried by report of Sahel militants crossing into Nigeria
Regional security analysts are warning Nigerian authorities to take caution following a new report that armed militants operating in Africa’s volatile Sahel region have a found their way into northwest Nigeria through the borders of the Republic of Benin. Wednesday’s security report, “Dangerous Liaisons” by the Dutch research think tank …
Read More »What Role Did Foreign Spy Agencies Play In Sunday’s Terrorist Attacks In Dagestan?
Foreign spy agencies were likely involved to an uncertain extent, but they still relied on radicalized locals to do their dirty work, not their own compatriots. The southern Russian region of Dagestan was hit by several terrorist attacks in Sunday after armed militants targeted a churches, synagogues, and a traffic …
Read More »Clashes Between National Defense and SDF East of Deir-ez-Zor
The SDF has not issued a statement regarding the events. Groups of the National Defense militia (auxiliary forces of the Syrian regime) launched attacks on military positions held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) along the Euphrates River in Deir-ez-Zor’s western and eastern countryside. The SDF retaliated against the sources …
Read More »New Losses for Syrian Regime in Military Campaign Against ISIS
Two officers of the Syrian regime forces and several individuals were killed in renewed ISIS attacks in the Homs governorate, al-Araby al-Jadeed writes. Two officers of the Syrian regime forces and several individuals were killed in renewed ISIS attacks in the Homs governorate desert. Additionally, a child died after being …
Read More »Israel Targets the 112th Brigade in Southern Syria
A local correspondent for Enab Baladi in Daraa confirmed that the airstrikes specifically targeted a military compound associated with the 112th Brigade in the town of Saida al-Golan. Military installations in the southern Syrian governorates of Daraa and Quneitra have come under Israeli airstrikes. According to the Syrian regime government’s …
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