The confluence of these three trends – Ukrainians souring on Zelensky, the West souring on this proxy war, but Zelensky remaining delusional about the latter and consequently ordering a new conscription drive against the will of his own people – could lead to some political surprises in the coming future. …

To summarize: 1) Ukraine is bracing for a Russian counteroffensive by fortifying the entire front; 2) that scenario could be averted, however, by freezing the conflict; 3) but Zelensky refuses to do so due to his messianic delusions of victory despite sobering up a bit lately; 4) A Russian breakthrough …

A two-count indictment was unsealed Monday in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging Vladimir Jovancic, 52, a Bosnia and Herzegovina national who resides in Serbia, with obstructing justice and assisting escape from custody. Jovancic was arrested on Dec. 4 in the Republic of Croatia. In a related operation, Italian …

Trotsky, once a close friend of Lenin, is believed to have said: “You may not be interested in the war, but the war is interested in you.” This is the situation in South-Eastern Europe which the West had neglected for a long time, tolerating Serbia to weave illusions about the …

Executive Summary[1]Economic security is a broad and elusive concept. The term is often used to describe the ability of economies to weather risks and shocks, withstand economic pressure and coercion, manage strategic dependencies, protect critical infrastructure, deter cyber-attacks and misinformation, and maintain and strengthen economic leverage and/or technological edge. While …

The Yemeni Armed Forces announced that it had launched two direct attacks on Israeli ships in the Bab al-Mandab Strait off Yemen’s coast on December 3. The spokesperson for the Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Sare’e, confirmed the operation, stating that it was in response to the demands of the Yemeni …

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will travel to Moscow on Thursday, December 7. Heading a high-ranking political and economic delegation, the Iranian president will visit Russia at the official invitation of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The main topics of discussion during the one-day visit will be the expansion of economic …

Civil society organisations in Bosnia’s mainly Serb-populated Republika Srpska entity are counting down the days until lawmakers begin debating a bill to restrict the work of non-profit organisations that receive foreign funding. Critics of the bill, which appears inspired by similar legislation in Russia, say it smacks of authoritarianism and …

In their recent military campaigns, America and Israel have waged what to the inexpert, keen observer is largely old-fashioned, Third-Generation Warfare—a blitzkrieg, by any other name, against civilian populations. The ostensible use of “tanks, mechanized infantry, and close air support” to “collapse an enemy’s defenses” are really unthinking, disproportionate shows …

Hostilities escalated on Monday on the southern front of Lebanon between Hezbollah and the Israeli army. A preliminary report said that a Syrian national was injured as a result of Israeli shelling targeting the Al-Wazzani border village. Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army spokesperson, said that “three soldiers were slightly injured” …