What does friendship mean? How deep are historic diplomatic ties? Dramatically, President Trump announced tariffs against Canada and Mexico, the two closest U.S. neighbors and longstanding traditional allies as well as threatening tariffs against the European Union. Whether or not these tariffs are implemented, they are unfriendly menaces towards countries …

The leader of Daesh in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraq’s prime minister said on Friday, describing him as “one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world.” Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rufay’i, also known as Abu Khadija, had been killed by …

Pas d’intro ici. Pas nécessaire. Se lancer et relancer direct suffisent… Tout le faux chaos ne serait qu’une «mise en scène» mondiale, conçue par les principaux grands décideurs mondiaux. Et dont les politiciens seraient des figurants ? À moins que ces politiciens décident et jouent leurs rôles «ensembles», soit concoctent …

The Iranian foreign minister stressed the right of the Palestinians to continue their “resistance” against Israel, criticized President Trump’s proposal to transfer Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, and called for international sanctions on Israel. He also reiterated Iran’s opposition to the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Iranian media reported …

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani spoke to supporters at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus hours after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani has dropped that nom de guerre associated with his jihadist past, and been using his real name, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in official communiques issued since Thursday, …

This report highlights the contradictions in Trump’s second-term discourse—the inconsistency between the idea of “America First” and peace. There is substantial evidence suggesting that Trump’s strong return to power will only accelerate the destruction of the remnants of the status quo in the Middle East—a process he initiated during his …

Ukraine became the world’s largest importer of major arms in the period 2020–24, with its imports increasing nearly 100 times over compared with 2015–19. European arms imports overall grew by 155 per cent between the same periods, as states responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and uncertainty over the future …

It didn’t have to be this way. I’m pleased to say that a little Substack bird has told me that we have just passed 9000 subscribers. Far more than I ever hoped for, let alone expected. Thanks to all of you, and especially those who subscribed recently. And especial thanks …

On March 10, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) signed an agreement with Syria’s interim government, integrating the SDF’s 100,000-strong, predominantly Kurdish force into the new Syrian military. This move is surprising, given the deep distrust Syria’s Kurds have toward the interim government led by Ahmed al Sharaa. Sharaa, formerly the …

Like our earlier reports on the combat situation in Ukraine, this article takes stock of the recent developments on the battlefield based on open-source information. Meduza has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from the very start, and our detailed military analyses are part of our commitment to objective reporting on …