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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to neighboring North Korea for the first time in over two decades to meet with Kim Jong Un, where the two leaders signed a treaty upgrading their relationship to a strategic partnership which includes promises of military assistance if either is attacked. …

In an era where global peace and stability are increasingly threatened, the idea of forming a military alliance among Turkic-speaking nations akin to NATO has resurfaced. Prompted by Kyrgyzstan’s recent proposal to Azerbaijan, this concept seeks to leverage historical alliances, shared values, and mutual interests to enhance regional security. This …