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On February 3, 2025, the Australian Government imposed anti-terror sanctions on several entities worldwide, including Lebanese Hizbullah’s new Secretary-General Na’im Qassem, saying the Iran-backed organization is responsible for the deaths of countless civilians in Lebanon, Israel and across the Middle East.[1] On the following day, Lebanese Hizbullah and Palestinian factions, …
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Senior Iranian Regime Officials Claim Victory For The Iran-Led Resistance Axis, Saying The Palestinian Resistance Forced The Zionist Regime To Accept Ceasefire; Iran’s Apologetic Explanation For The High Price Paid By Its Proxies: The Resistance Axis Was Merely Preemptively Defending Itself Against An Imminent Attack By Israel And The West
Introduction After the Israel-Hamas ceasefire went into effect January 19, 2025, senior Iranian regime officials, headed by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, praised the resistance of the Palestinian people for, as they depicted it, forcing Israel to submit to its demands and accept the ceasefire. Along with statements such as …
Read More »FAQ: Is Turkey the Next Nuclear Proliferant State?
Q. Has Turkey taken any steps to acquire nuclear weapons? Ankara appears to be taking quiet but deliberate steps toward producing enriched uranium fuel, which has dual purposes in fueling nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. In October 2024, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and National Intelligence Chief Ibrahim Kalin visited …
Read More »From The Gaza Strip To The U.S. Border With Mexico – A Growing Strategic Threat From Terrorist Use Of Tunnels
Since October 7, 2023, the issue of terrorist use of tunnels has been front and center for those involved in strategic planning and military preparedness. While Western officials responsible for border security should be concerned about the tunnels that Hamas has used in its warfare and that Hizbullah has built …
Read More »Achieving burden-sharing: Retrenchment vs. conditionality
Key points Observers and practitioners are frequently frustrated at the level of defense burden-sharing in U.S. alliances—alliance members’ contributions to collective defense objectives—and particularly at allies’ low level of investment in their own defense. This paper compares two approaches to soliciting burden-sharing in U.S. alliances: retrenchment and conditionality. Retrenchment refers …
Read More »Trump’s Syria sequel should end better than last time
President Donald Trump recently informed Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in Israel that he intends to withdraw the 2,000 U.S. troops stationed in Syria to combat the remnants of Islamic State, according to Israeli media. If true, that news is sure to stir the pot in Washington, where Trump’s pledge to remove …
Read More »Trump Should Remove U.S. Troops From Syria
The fall of the brutal Assad regime marks a critical opportunity for the United States to remove itself entirely from Syria, avoiding entanglement in further war. American troops have been in Syria for the past decade with the primary objective of defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), …
Read More »Trump’s Gaza plan has stunned the region. Here’s a look at the serious obstacles it faces
President Donald Trump’s stunning proposal to forcibly transfer hundreds of thousands of Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip and develop it as a tourist destination faces major obstacles. The Palestinians and many others view such plans as an attempt to drive them from their homeland after Israel’s 15-month offensive against …
Read More »Syria-Based Jihadi Clerics Celebrate Al-Sharaa’s Appointment As First Sunni President Of Syria In 54 Years, Canada-Based Pro-Al-Qaeda Cleric Declares Self-Appointed Dictator’s Presidency A ‘Disaster’
On January 29, 2025, a “Convention to Announce the Victory of the Syrian Revolution” was held in Damascus, where Ahmed Al-Sharaa aka Abu Muhammad Al-Joulani, who had served as leader of jihadi group Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), was announced interim president of Syria.[1] A “Statement Announcing the Victory of the …
Read More »Syrian Leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa Delivers ‘Victory Speech,’ Outlines Syria’s Future Roadmap, Announces Dissolution Of Ba’ath Party, Armed Factions Into New ‘Syrian Army’; Military Operations Command Declares Al-Sharaa President Of Syria During Transitional Phase
On January 29, 2025, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa aka Abu Muhammad Al-Joulani, described as the “leader of the new Syrian administration,” delivered an address titled “Victory Speech.”[1] Al-Sharaa celebrated the triumph of the Syrian revolution, as he announces radical transformation marked by leadership change, political restructuring, economic …
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