July, 2020

• 27 July

  Foreign fighters key to ISIS resurgence as thousands join new militias

  Legions of ISIS foreign fighters have fanned out across the globe to pose the threat of a resurgence by the group in territories from Syria into Asia.

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• 27 July

  Mawla the 'Destroyer', brutal new head of IS group

  With monikers as divergent as the “Professor” and the “Destroyer”, the Islamic State group’s new head has a reputation for brutality, but otherwise remains largely an enigma.

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• 27 July

  Qatar's Hezbollah funding exposed by whistle-blower contractor

  A whistle-blower has claimed that he earned tens of thousands of euros from Qatar for hiding a dossier that documented the country’s support for Hezbollah.

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• 27 July

  Israel probes Palestinian Jerusalem governor over 'terrorism'

  Israel is investigating the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem over suspected terrorism, in the first such allegation against the often-arrested leader, his lawyer said Monday.

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• 27 July

  Lebanese Hezbollah's growing crisis

  Caught between trying to keep a gun to the head of Lebanese democracy and attracting international bailout funds, the Lebanese Hezbollah is mired in a growing crisis.

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• 27 July

  A Land Swap Won’t Solve the Serbia-Kosovo Conundrum

  The European Union is again taking the lead role in mediating between Serbia and Kosovo after a planned Washington meeting came to nothing – and that means the idea of resolving the problem with a land swap is unlikely to resurface soon.

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• 27 July

  Bulgaria’s New Protest Movement Must Avoid Old Mistakes

  By bringing together opposition Socialists, environmentalists and the urban middle class, the protest wave in Bulgaria has real potential – if the lessons of past failures are learned.

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• 27 July

  Beyond Kosovo: How Protests Transformed Serbia’s Relations with Russia

  Serbia’s authorities broke an old taboo when they blamed pro-Russian radicals for instigating some of the recent violence in the country, and Russia-Serbia relations may never be the same again.

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• 27 July

  Slovenia Seen Emulating Hungary, Poland with Media Reforms

  Slovenia’s right-wing prime minister, Janez Jansa, is taking a leaf out of Viktor Orban’s book with changes to the way public service media are funded and run, watchdogs warn.

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• 27 July

  The Spreading Scourge of Illusory Superiority

  Illusory Superiority is a quality that now afflicts many in public policy who think they know most things better than the mayor, the governor, or the president.

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