Despite longstanding ideological and political differences, Tehran is working to rebuild ties with Egypt and Bahrain, hoping to ease regional tensions. Recent remarks by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi about restoring relations with Bahrain and Egypt have once again drawn attention to Iran’s strained diplomacy in the region. The comments …

Kosovo continues to face significant obstacles on its path to EU membership. To move forward, Prishtina must revive its dialogue with Belgrade, while the union should provide a clear road map for easing its punitive measures against the country. Kosovo has lately ceased to generate angst-ridden headlines in international media. …

The EU’s recent deregulatory shift risks eroding democratic oversight and the union’s norm-setting credibility. To secure Europe’s technological sovereignty, the bloc must increase investments, develop its own digital infrastructure, and regulate dual-use AI applications. SummaryFrom the outset, the European Union (EU) has positioned itself as a trailblazer in AI governance …

A variety of Syrian armed groups, including those associated with the new transitional government, the Assad regime, and hardline Islamic groups, have committed a series of extrajudicial killings since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. CTP-ISW absolutely condemns these extrajudicial killings. Salafi-jihadi groups, such as the Islamic …

Alexeï Pouchkov est sénateur, président de la Commission pour l’information et les médias au Conseil de la Fédération de Russie. Fin connaisseur des relations internationales, il est l’auteur de plusieurs ouvrages, dont «Le jeu russe sur l’échiquier mondial», dans lequel il expose la stratégie géopolitique de la Russie face à …

Russia will seek to intensify offensive operations to build pressure during negotiations, but the pressure cannot be sustained indefinitely. US President Donald Trump had been calling for a ceasefire in Ukraine from his inauguration in late January. But when Ukrainian negotiators met their Russian counterparts in Istanbul last week, Russia …

E_104_25Download IDF forces continued operations against Hezbollah’s presence in south Lebanon, whichviolates the understandings of the ceasefire agreement, and against the organization’sattempts to renew its military capabilities. A specialist in constructing facilities for theproduction of precision surface-to-surface missiles and operatives from the organization’s eliteRadwan Force were eliminated. Hezbollah used the …

An Israel-backed NGO began distributing aid in southern Gaza on Tuesday, following weeks of delays and mounting criticism. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) handed out food parcels in the Tel al-Sultan area west of Rafah under a new Israeli-run system that bypasses UN agencies, drawing sharp condemnation from Palestinian officials …

European leaders and governments have moved away from what once bound Europe and the United States, such as freedom of speech and free and fair elections, the results of which are actually enacted. Can the anti-democratic drift that has gripped several large European countries be stopped? (Images source: iStock) February …

Operation Gideon vehicles constitutes an unprecedented Israeli escalation in the Gaza Strip, with the aim of dismantling Hamas and redrawing the map of the Strip demographically and militarily, amid mounting international and regional pressure. Despite its ambition to end the war, Israel faces internal and external challenges that could turn …