February, 2026

• 20 February

  Iran cites ‘good progress’ in nuclear talks with US

  

  Iran’s foreign minister said Tuesday that “good progress” had been made in indirect nuclear talks with the United States in Geneva, describing broad agreement on guiding principles for a potential deal even as tensions between the two countries remained high. The negotiations, mediated by Oman, took place in Switzerland against …

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• 20 February

  The Mass Escape of ISIS Detainees Is a Warning Against U.S. Withdrawal From Syria

  

  Serious concerns are emerging over the ability of the Syrian government to maintain security in the northeast of the country following its recent offensive against the Kurdish-led, U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). A Syrian government spokesman admitted on February 17 that since the end of January, thousands of detainees had …

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• 20 February

  For a Better Druze Future, Jumblatt Needs New Ideas

  

  Walid Jumblatt, Lebanon’s most seasoned and cunning political operator, has navigated every twist of the country’s turmoil since taking the reins of the Druze community in 1977. Convinced that his father Kamal’s assassination stemmed from political overreach, Jumblatt has pursued relentlessly cautious and conservative policies, always hedging his bets and …

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• 17 February

  How Israel Is Eroding Life For Palestinians In The West Bank

  

  Today, a quiet transformation is advancing in the West Bank. It isn’t the same spectacular form of violence that once commanded the global news cycle in Gaza, but it is more methodical and durable — and more difficult to interrupt. It unfolds in three seemingly unrelated processes: financial warfare against …

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• 17 February

  Turkish foreign minister warns of nuclear arms race if Iran gets the bomb

  

  On February 9, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan suggested that Turkey would begin developing nuclear weapons should Iran obtain them. During a televised interview with CNN Turk, Fidan warned that Iranian nuclearization would upset the “balance of power” in the Middle East and likely initiate a regional nuclear arms race, …

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• 17 February

  Iran Update, February 16, 2026

  Toplines The Syrian government is transferring all residents from al Hol internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Hasakah Province to Aleppo Province and Iraq.[1] The government will close the camp in the coming days.[2] The Syrian government had reportedly planned to close both al Hol and al Roj IDP camps …

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• 17 February

  Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 16, 2026

  

  Toplines Russian officials are unlikely to deviate from their original war demands during the upcoming February 17 to 18 trilateral US-Ukrainian-Russian talks in Geneva, Switzerland. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated on February 16 that Russian Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky will head the Russian delegation at the upcoming trilateral meetings.[1] Peskov …

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• 17 February

  La dictature des libéraux

  

  Argent créé à partir de rien et exploitation: la dictature financière des seigneurs apatrides de la notation Sur la base de la nouvelle alchimie bancaire, qui transforme le papier imprimé en or et, en outre, en chaînes inoxydables de l’endettement, la classe liquide-financière des seigneurs de la globocratie sans frontières …

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• 17 February

  Les trois Europe à une époque de danger maximal

  Il appartient aux hommes et aux femmes de cette génération de revivre une fois de plus des temps dangereux. En réalité, l’exception est le contraire : la chance de connaître, au cours d’une seule vie, de longues années de paix relative, entrecoupées seulement de conflits locaux qui ne menacent pas …

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• 17 February

  L’effondrement de l’hypocrisie internationale

  Le problème posé par la conceptualisation du Premier ministre canadien, Mark Carney, sur la fin de « l’ordre international fondé sur des règles » est courant dans les capitales occidentales. L’histoire commence lorsque les élites au pouvoir souhaitent un second mandat pour Donald Trump. Elles sont indignées, mécontentes et inquiètes …

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