June, 2024

• 19 June

  Ron Paul: We Spent A Billion Dollars Fighting The Houthis…And Lost – OpEd

  

  Why does it seem the Pentagon is far better at spending money than actually putting together a successful operation? The failed “Operation Prosperity Guardian” and the disastrous floating Gaza pier are but two recent examples of enormously expensive initiatives that, though they no-doubt enriched military contractors, were incapable of meeting …

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• 19 June

  The Timely Revival of the Weimar Triangle

  

  France, Germany, and Poland have concrete ideas for making EU foreign policy more coherent and effective. The union’s incoming leadership should use these proposals to strengthen the bloc. France is in the middle of an election campaign after President Emmanual Macron called a snap parliamentary election in the wake of …

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• 19 June

  Spotlight on Terrorism: Hezbollah, Lebanon and Syria (June 9 – 17 , 2024)

  

  This past week Hezbollah claimed responsibility for 80 attacks on military and civilian targets in northern Israel, compared to 52 attacks the previous week. Attacks escalated in response to the killing of Taleb Sami Abdallah, the commander of the al-Nasr unit and a long-time Hezbollah operative. Hezbollah increased its use …

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• 19 June

  A New Marshall Plan for Ukraine

  

  It’s not too early to plan for Ukraine’s reconstruction as a strong, free-market democracy. Today, the free world is united in supporting Ukraine in its struggle against Russian aggression and understands that the eventual winner must be the Ukrainian people, not Vladimir Putin. But while winning a war is important, …

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• 19 June

  The Iran-Israel War And The Clash Of Civilizations – Analysis

  

  CIA Director William J. Burns has declared that the “key to Israel’s—and the region’s—security is dealing with Iran. The Iranian regime has been emboldened by the crisis and seems ready to fight to its last regional proxy, all while expanding its nuclear program and enabling Russian aggression.” [1] Hamas’ invasion …

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• 19 June

  L’intégration eurasiatique comme réponse aux acteurs non invités en Eurasie

  

  Le Congrès international de Kazan sur l’intégration eurasiatique se positionne comme une plateforme importante pour le grand espace que représente l’Eurasie et les processus d’interaction et d’intégration qui s’y déroulent, mais également constitue un rappel aux acteurs néfastes qui n’y sont pas les bienvenus. Tous ces aspects renforcent d’une manière …

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• 19 June

  Poland Was Just As Much To Blame As Britain For Sabotaging Spring 2022’s Peace Talks

  

  The risk of World War III breaking out is now higher than it’s ever been since the Cuban Missile Crisis due to the US’ dangerous game of nuclear chicken with Russia, and the only reason why everything got to this point in the first place is because Poland helped sabotage …

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• 19 June

  Smoke on the horizon – trends in arms trafficking from the conflict in Ukraine

  

  Arms trafficking is a loaded term. It conjures images of containers full of AK-47s, gangsters toting grenade launchers or fierce shootouts between rival gangs. And there is some truth to this in many parts of the world, from shiploads of assault rifles sent by Iran to the Houthis, Mexican cartels …

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• 19 June

  Khaled Qaddoumi

  

  Terror organization: Hamas Status: Khaled Qaddoumi is Hamas’s representative in Tehran, Iran. Role: Khaled Qaddoumi is Hamas’s representative in Tehran, Iran. He is responsible for raising Hamas’s interests with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of the Iranian government. He also acts as a public mouthpiece for Hamas …

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• 19 June

  The absolute control of Hezbollah of the border crossings to Syria is critical to its survival and leads to the destruction of the state of Lebanon

  

  Maher Al Assad, the younger brother of President Bashar. The second layer is that of building a cartel-like apparatus within the border crossings. Hezbollah members infiltrate any position in the crossing management – police officers, customs officers, immigration officers, and other service providers – all of which become informers, the …

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