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October 28, 2024 Eurasia
The ongoing crises in Ukraine and the Middle East are reshaping global energy and trade landscapes. Russia and Ukraine occupy strategic positions in global energy exports and agricultural production, while the Middle East serves as a focal point for oil flows and geopolitical stability. October 2024 marked heightened military engagements, …
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October 28, 2024 Eurasia
The recent expansion of BRICS presents considerable geopolitical ramifications, particularly for Russia, which has leveraged its membership to mitigate the economic and political isolation enforced by the United States and NATO since the commencement of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The strategy employed by Russia to utilize BRICS as a countervailing bloc …
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October 28, 2024 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted three waves of strikes into Iran on October 25. The strikes were in response to the large-scale ballistic missile attack that Iran launched against Israel on October 1. The IDF targeted around 20 locations around Tehran and western Iran, including vital air defense assets …
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October 28, 2024 Eurasia
Bloomberg reported on October 25, citing South Korean intelligence documents, that a second group of North Korean soldiers will soon deploy to Russia. Bloomberg reported that it viewed South Korean intelligence documents from an unspecified date that assessed that the first group of 1,500 North Korean “elite special forces” had …
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October 28, 2024 Eurasia
Certains commentateurs ont écrit que ce blog, et d’autres, avait négligé le sommet actuel des BRICS. Ils ont raison, jusqu’à un certain point. Les BRICS sont un projet à long terme. C’est le développement d’un conglomérat économique et politique d’organisations supranationales conçues pour être une alternative à celles créées par …
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October 28, 2024 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
NYT: Israel hit secretive Parchin base, S-300 air defenses near Tehran airport; reports say Israel aimed to minimize casualties; Iran says 4 soldiers killed Iran said Saturday it was obliged to “defend itself” after Israel conducted strikes on military targets throughout the Islamic Republic — an assault that came in …
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October 28, 2024 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
Warplanes operate freely over skies of Islamic Republic in unprecedented op, with Israel saying it hit air defenses, key missile and drone sites, in response to ‘months of attacks’ Israel launched a long-awaited retaliatory strike against Iran early Saturday, almost four weeks after the Islamic Republic’s massive ballistic missile barrage …
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October 28, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Israel’s weekslong aerial bombardment and ground invasion of Lebanon has targeted the leadership and military capabilities of Hezbollah. Now, Israel has expanded its targets and hit civilian infrastructure, including banks, affiliated with Hezbollah, an armed group and political party that controls much of southern Lebanon. Experts say Israel’s aim is …
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October 28, 2024 Eurasia
From March onwards, Muslim men across Uzbekistan wearing long beards have been arrested, had their beards forcibly shaved, and fined. Muslims who wish to remain anonymous for fear of state reprisals have told Forum 18 of being arrested in and around mosques and street markets by police. Ozodlik.org (RFE/RL)Nationwide, Muslim …
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October 28, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the armed wing of the Autonomous Administration, has announced the restructuring of the “Deir-ez-Zor Military Council”, al-Watan writes. The unrecognized Kurdish Autonomous Administration (AA) has walked back controversial remarks made by Ilham Ahmad, the co-chair of its Department of Foreign Relations. Ahmad had previously offered …
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