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The Weimar Triangle’s Moment to Lead

Russia’s war on Ukraine makes cooperation among France, Germany, and Poland more important than ever. Public disagreements can only weaken the EU and play into Putin’s hands. It happened back in 1991, just as the Cold War was ending and the Eastern and Central European countries were making the transition …

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The Case for Palestine

The Palestinian Authority Has Outlived Its Purpose—It’s Time for the State Since the first weeks of the brutal war in the Gaza Strip, Washington has devoted an inordinate amount of attention to the idea that reforming the Palestinian Authority is an essential part of any postwar governance in the territory. …

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Niger: pourquoi la base militaire d’Agadez est stratégique pour les États-Unis

La junte au pouvoir au Niger a dénoncé, le 16 mars dernier, l’accord de coopération militaire passé avec les États-Unis il y a douze ans. Un revers pour Washington qui possède une base aérienne de premier plan à Agadez. Détails. Jusqu’au bout, les États-Unis ont pensé pouvoir sauver leurs installations …

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The Leadership and Purpose of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces

The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) is an Iraqi state security service that Iran has infiltrated and uses to wield significant influence in Iraq. Iran’s cooptation of the PMF enables Tehran to pursue its objectives in Iraq while obfuscating its actual involvement in Iraqi internal affairs. Understanding how Iranian leaders wield …

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Messages of the “immersive” operations of “Tahrir al-Sham” in northern Syria

“Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham” recently carried out military operations, in which it attacked Syrian regime forces in various places behind the contact lines in areas under its control, which include Idlib Governorate, part of the western Aleppo countryside, the Latakia countryside, and the Al-Ghab Plain, northwest of Hama. “Indulgent” operations have …

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Tahrir al-Sham’s “Inghamisiyah” targets a regime site in Latakia

Fighters from Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, which has military influence in Idlib, carried out an “immersion” operation on the evening of Sunday, February 26, targeting a Syrian regime forces position in the countryside of Latakia. Fighters of the “Red Bands” brigades, affiliated with “Tahrir al-Sham,” targeted a gathering of regime forces …

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“Inghamisia” by “Tahrir al-Sham” at a regime site in the countryside of Latakia

Fighters in Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, which has military control in Idlib, carried out an “immersion” operation today, Wednesday, March 20, targeting a Syrian regime forces position in the Latakia countryside. Fighters of the “Othman bin Affan” Brigade, affiliated with “Tahrir al-Sham,” targeted regime forces’ points in the Al-Kabina axis in …

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“Rescue” spoke to the “Public Security Department” on the impact of the Idlib demonstrations

The “Salvation” government operating in the city of Idlib issued a decision to create an administration called the “Public Security Administration” that operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Interior, in the wake of the demonstrations that criticized the “General Security Service” in Idlib. The decision issued on Wednesday, …

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Israel’s Strategic Game of Survival

“They wanted Israel’s counterattack, and then they wanted to hold in the tunnels and use the hostages just to buy time for the international community—namely, the United States—to stop the IDF in their operations…. Their only goal is to survive. … It’s all about time. They want to survive Israel’s …

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Israel Betrayed?

It seems clear that the Biden administration would like to see the rapid creation of a Palestinian state or at least a “Palestinian unity government” — unfortunately composed of the Palestinian Authority and the terrorist group Hamas — and, abracadabra, recognize it. The Palestinian leaders have, in fact, been admirably …

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