February, 2026

• 2 February

  Board of Peace proposal appears to relegate Gaza panel with Turkey, Qatar to ‘advisory’ role

  

  Draft resolution seems to back PM’s claim that Gaza Executive Board made up of regional players will have less pull than separate panel of White House-linked figures; ex-UN envoy Mladenov given wide power A draft resolution laying out the powers of various bodies tasked with managing postwar Gaza under US …

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• 2 February

  Xi Jinping’s Military Purges Leave Him Increasingly Powerful but Isolated

  

  Key Takeaway: Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping has expanded his military purges to include two of the seniormost officers in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Xi may have purged them because he saw them as undermining his leadership and military objectives. The continued purges have reduced the …

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• 2 February

  The Damascus Agreement and the SDF will enter into force tomorrow. A gap in interpretation

  

  Amid an atmosphere of ambiguity and the absence of a clear institutional framework, the implementation of the terms of the agreement between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will begin tomorrow, Monday, February 2. Despite the announcement of the start of procedural steps, the past hours witnessed …

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• 2 February

  The End of the Balance, Eastern Syria Charts Its Course Toward Damascus

  

  Mowaffaq al-Khouja, Mohammad Kakhi, Mohammad Deeb Bazt The file of northeastern Syria, defined by negotiations and clashes between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), is nearing a decisive stage, following a military operation that led to broad control by the Syrian army, backed by Arab tribes, across …

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• 2 February

  Technocracy without power: Is Gaza’s post-war Palestinian committee doomed to fail?

  

  Lacking sovereignty and security control, there are fears that Gaza’s post-war technocratic committee could become a new model for Palestinian governance A new US-appointed Palestinian Technocratic Government has been described by analysts as lacking political authority and functioning primarily as a tool for relief efforts and daily affairs, raising questions …

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• 2 February

  Reshaping Syria’s northeast: What now for the SDF?

  

  The government’s push into the northeast is reshaping Syria’s balance of power, leaving the SDF’s future and the country’s reunification hanging in the balance Deir Az-Zour, Syria – Two nail-biting hours after the deadline for last week’s ceasefire in northeast Syria expired on Saturday, Syria’s Ministry of Defence announced that …

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• 2 February

  Iran Update, January 31, 2026

  

  Toplines Iran may be attempting to deter a possible US strike by moving forces and conducting a live-fire naval exercise in the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on January 30 that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy will hold a two-day live-fire naval exercise in the …

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• 2 February

  Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 31, 2026

  

  Toplines Russian forces’ months of strikes have significantly degraded and damaged the Ukrainian energy grid, which is now facing significant problems even during the moratorium on Russian strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Ukraine’s power grid suffered a significant shutdown of the 400-kilowatt (kW) line between the Romanian and Moldovan power …

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• 2 February

  L’homme malade et vieillissant du monde : l’Europe

  

  Initialement employée pour désigner des États européens pris individuellement, l’expression «l’homme malade» est devenue une métaphore structurelle pour l’ensemble du continent. L’Europe perd rapidement sa capacité à dicter les règles dans le nouveau contexte de la concurrence mondiale. La métaphore de «l’homme malade» a été utilisée pour la première fois …

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• 2 February

  Manuel de survie impériale : comment l’Amérique gère son déclin

  

  La Stratégie Nationale de Défense 2026 des États-Unis est plus qu’une doctrine militaire.C’est un document historique qui, sous un vernis martial, acte un changement d’ère.Ni plan de conquête ni aveu de faiblesse, il constitue le premier manuel explicite de gestion du déclin relatif de l’hyperpuissance.Loin de promettre encore de façonner …

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