July, 2024

• 22 July

  Lessons from Vietnam: Why Israel’s ‘Gaza security bubbles’ will fail

  

  Tel Aviv’s plan to launch a political phase in its ill-conceived Gaza war is likely to end in strategic disaster, just as US artificial constructs failed in Vietnam. One cannot simply sidestep complex social dynamics and strong local resistance to erect false leaders atop synthetic ‘bubbles.’ Lessons from Vietnam: Why …

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• 22 July

  Anti-nuclear reaction. How Europe Can Respond to Putin’s Nuclear Threats Without U.S. Help

  

  Russia may deploy nuclear missiles in response to the deployment of American weapons in Germany, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov threatened. Russian propagandists, meanwhile, are scaring Europeans with the “death of civilization,” and Vladimir Putin is backing up his traditional nuclear threats with practical steps for the first time …

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• 22 July

  L’OTAN lance un défi à Pékin, la Chine apporte une réponse inattendue

  

  Il est utile de méditer comme le font les Russes aujourd’hui sur la capacité d’innovation dans les rapports de force des Chinois : face au bellicisme, au défi de l’hégémonie occidentale, ils répondent en matière de puissance «il est difficile de savoir qui est le plus fort mais nous nous …

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• 22 July

  Israeli airstrikes near the Hodeida port in Yemen kill three, wound 87

  

  Yemen’s Houthi rebels have vowed to respond to Israel after deadly airstrikes on Hodeida’s port area left some killed and dozens wounded. Israeli warplanes struck the Houthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeida Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding another 87 according to health authorities. It comes a day after …

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• 21 July

  ISIS attacks in Syria and Iraq rising dramatically

  The Islamic State is on pace to carry out more than double the number of attacks in Iraq and Syria in 2024 than it did the year before, representing the terrorist network’s attempt to reconstitute. The U.S. Central Command announced on Monday that it had tracked 153 ISIS attacks so …

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• 21 July

  Egypt Buffeted by Regional Turmoil

  

  Egypt has a direct and material stake in an end to the Gaza conflict, and its officials are central actors in the diplomacy to arrange an end to the Hamas-Israel war.Israeli demands to exercise enduring security control on the Gaza-Egypt border have strained relations between Egypt and Israel and complicated …

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• 21 July

  Baghdad Works Through a Multiplicity of Challenges

  

  Baghdad is trying to balance its relations with regional and global powers that wield substantial leverage over Iraq.Iraq has downplayed its opposition to Turkish military operations against Kurdish oppositionists inside Iraq to further its bilateral agenda with Ankara.Iraq’s relations with Türkiye are intertwined with tensions between Arab Iraq and the …

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• 21 July

  How Kyiv Drove Russia’s Fleet Out Of Crimea – Analysis

  

  A significant development in the war in Ukraine is not getting much attention. The last Russian warship departed occupied Crimea last week, according to the head of the Ukrainian Navy. While the peninsula remains under Russian control, its ports have not been safe for Vladimir Putin’s warships for months. The …

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• 21 July

  Iran: An Impregnable Fortress At The Crossroads Of Worlds – Analysis

  

  In October 2018, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivered a speech at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in front of 80,000 members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to promote the patriotic political program “Islam First.” He urged his fellow countrymen to take pride in Iran’s prestige in the region …

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• 21 July

  Ukraine Military Situation: Russian Combat Formation Continue Advance In Eastern Ukraine – Analysis

  

  Battlefield Assessment Last week, Russian combat formations advanced in several locations in eastern Ukraine, most notably in the direction of the city of Pokrovsk. Russian forces also registered tactically significant territorial gains, including the capture of the long-contested town of Yasnobrodivka, although the Ukrainian General Staff denies the town has …

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