The Turkish president said cooperation against terrorism and removing defense sale obstacles against his country will top his agenda during his trip. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Washington on Tuesday to attend the NATO’s three-day summit, where Ankara is expected to make its case for boosting defense sales …
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12 July
Iran: Reformer Pezeshkian On The Path To Reforms? – Analysis
Reformer Masoud Pezeshkian, who advocates for greater openness towards the West, was elected President of the Islamic Republic of Iran in a decisive second round of presidential elections held on 5 July 2024. He faced hardline conservative candidate Saeed Jalili, succeeding President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash …
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10 July
Russia Sees Signs of Diplomatic Rehabilitation in Orbán Visit
For Moscow, the significance of the Hungarian leader’s most recent visit had nothing to do with any peace proposal he may have put to Putin. It simply proved to the Kremlin that Russia is treading a similar path to the one it followed after 2014: from international outcast to a …
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10 July
Énergie, défense, diplomatie : Les enjeux du voyage de Modi en Russie
La Russie, actuellement aux prises avec des sanctions occidentales sans précédent, attend avec impatience l’arrivée de son allié de toujours, le Premier ministre indien Narendra Modi. Il s’agira de la première visite de Modi en Russie depuis 2019, année où il a participé au Forum économique oriental à Vladivostok. La …
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10 July
Le rédacteur en chef du Wall Street Journal, Gerry Baker, déclare : Nous avons été éclairés et trompés – pendant des années – tout cela au nom de la «démocratie»
Le rédacteur en chef du Wall Street Journal, Gerry Baker, déclare : «Nous avons été «éclairés» et trompés» – pendant des années – «tout cela au nom de la «démocratie»». Cette tromperie «s’est effondrée» avec le débat présidentiel de jeudi. «Jusqu’à ce que le monde voie la vérité… [contre] la …
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10 July
NATO Summit: Georgia And Armenia Will Get Some Attention
A NATO summit will convene July 9 in Washington with the main objective being enhancing Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against Russian aggression. But an ancillary aim for the Atlantic Alliance will be strengthening relationships with states in the Caucasus and Central Asia in the hopes of crimping Russia’s ability …
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10 July
Orbán And Le Pen Form New Far-Right Group ‘Patriots For Europe’
A new far-right group, the Patriots for Europe, was formed in the European Parliament on Monday (8 July) after swallowing their predecessor, Identity and Democracy (ID), and unifying enough lawmakers on the right and far-right side to become the third-largest group. The intention to form a group of “patriotic and …
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10 July
What The Iranian People Want And Don’t Want – OpEd
Within the span of a week, the world saw two very contrasting picture of the Iranian people and their desires. On the one hand were the first and second round of the Iranian regime’s sham presidential elections, held on June 28 and July 5, which were met with an unprecedented …
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10 July
Ukraine, Not Trump, Is NATO’s Achilles’ Heel
As NATO convenes in Washington, it faces internal tensions and Trump’s potential return as U.S. president. But it is the alliance’s approach to Russia that will determine the future of transatlantic security. NATO has a few worries as its leaders meet on July 9-11 in Washington for a summit marking …
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10 July
Spotlight on Terrorism: Hezbollah, Lebanon and Syria (July 1 – 8 , 2024)
This past week Hezbollah claimed responsibility for 47 attacks on military and civilian targets in northern Israel, up from 38 attacks the previous week. The intensity of the attacks increased in response to the killing of Muhammad Naama Nasser, commander of the Aziz Unit. In response to the IDF’s eliminating …
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