The EU’s selective application of international law has tarnished its reputation in the Middle East and the Global South. Repairing the damage will be extremely difficult. Stefanie Babst – Strategic advisor and former NATO deputy assistant secretary general Credibility is a commonly used but very fuzzy term. Who in the …

Last week, five British special forces soldiers were arrested for alleged war crimes during their deployment in Syria two years ago. They stand accused of using excessive force in the killing of a suspected militant, found with a suicide vest nearby, although the suspect was reportedly not wearing it when …

Contrary to popular opinion, the United States and its local partners can benefit from a US withdrawal from Syria. Both have strong incentives to support this policy as alternative options will produce worse outcomes down the road. Washington should consider a complete drawdown of troops in Syria to ensure its …

Russia isn’t pleased with being squeezed out of Armenia, but it might take some consolation knowing that this corridor could dissuade the West from exploiting Armenia to destabilize the region, which India and Iran could help it realize. The New York Times (NYT) drew the world’s attention to the North-South …

The Salvation Government of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), including Jabhat al-Nusra and its allies, has announced a General Amnesty decision aimed at releasing detainees arrested by HTS over recent months, following widespread protests demanding the departure of HTS leader Abu Muhammad al-Julani. According to the decision issued by the Salvation …

The trial of Adnan Ćatić for allegedly organizing a terrorist group and engaging in foreign battlefield activities commenced following the reading of the indictment and the opening statement by the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Concurrently, on Wednesday, 6 February, Syrian opposition activist and researcher Sheikh Jumaa Lehib received …

Emmanuel Macron l’offensé s’imagine être en mission pour restaurer la «grandeur de la France», semblant nourrir le fantasme de diriger également le reste de l’Europe sous tutelle parisienne. Le président russe Vladimir Poutine a vu juste cette semaine lorsqu’il a expliqué pourquoi le Français Emmanuel Macron se pavanait et parlait …

In 2015, the New Syrian Army was established with the goal of fighting the Islamic State organization and the Syrian regime forces, but successive developments in the events led to the disintegration of the faction, with its nucleus remaining centered at the al-Tanf base, known as the “55-kilometer area,” where …

The Iranian regime, which… has been calling for “Death to America,” now has ballistic missiles which it says can reach the US, and claims to have a hypersonic missile that, according to one report, “Can Destroy US In 40 sec.” Venezuela appears to have willingly embraced Iran’s overtures. The Iranian …

Moscow has alleged that 10 Indonesians were fighting alongside the Ukrainian military as “mercenaries” against Russia since it invaded the former Soviet republic in February 2022, according to the Russian Embassy in Jakarta on Friday. Meanwhile, neighboring Malaysia said this week it had no information that any of its citizens …