April, 2024

• 21 April

  Putin’s plan to depopulate Ukraine

  

  Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, is in danger of becoming a “second Aleppo” amid a surge in Russian airstrikes, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov warned this week. In an April 17 interview with The Guardian, Terekhov said that unless Ukraine urgently receives additional air defenses from the country’s partners, Kharkiv would suffer …

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• 21 April

  Hamas Leader to Meet With Erdogan in Turkey

  

  Latest Developments Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on April 17 that he plans to meet Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Turkey over the coming weekend, calling Haniyeh the “leader of the Palestinian cause.” In a speech to lawmakers, Erdogan said, “Even if only I, Tayyip Erdogan, remain, I will …

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• 21 April

  Iran and Israel’s Dangerous Gambit

  

  Iran’s April 13 attack on Israel was a watershed moment in the countries’ history. The attack involved the first-ever direct strikes launched from Iranian territory onto Israeli soil, with an unprecedented number of ballistic missiles fired in a single military operation by Iran. The decision to retaliate directly against Israel’s …

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• 21 April

  Why President Zelensky Is Purging His Inner Circle

  

  Zelensky and Yermak find themselves tied to one another and somewhat interdependent: the former on the staffing policy of his head of administration, the latter on the political survival of his patron. President Volodymyr Zelensky is continuing his large-scale purge of the Ukrainian leadership in an attempt to achieve greater …

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• 21 April

  Hamas leader to visit Turkey for talks with Erdogan

  

  Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, will travel to Turkey at the weekend to hold talks with President Tayyip Erdogan, while Ankara’s top diplomat met the Hamas leader during a visit to Doha on Wednesday, Reuters reported. Turkey, a NATO member, has denounced Israel’s offensive in Gaza …

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• 21 April

  The Five Futures of Russia

  

  And How America Can Prepare for Whatever Comes Next Vladimir Putin happened to turn 71 last October 7, the day Hamas assaulted Israel. The Russian president took the rampage as a birthday present; it shifted the context around his aggression in Ukraine. Perhaps to show his appreciation, he had his …

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• 21 April

  How America Can Prevent War Between Iran and Israel

  

  Threaten Tehran, Pressure Netanyahu In the immediate aftermath of Tehran’s spectacular, but almost entirely thwarted, attack on Israel, it appeared that the Middle East had dodged a bullet. Iran’s barrage of more than 300 drones and missiles enables its leadership to claim vengeance for Israel’s April 1 assassination of seven …

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• 21 April

  Azmi Bishara: Iranian strike on Israel a watershed moment

  

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• 21 April

  Israel And Hamas Play Whack-A-Mole – Analysis

  

  Despite its devastating human and physical cost, Israel’s effort to destroy Hamas has a whack-a-mole aspect. Even though Israel asserts it has killed 12,000 of Hama’s estimated 40,000 fighters and wounded or captured thousands more, Hamas retains a presence in swaths of Gaza. It has been able to re-establish itself, …

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• 21 April

  Iraqis Fear Israeli Retaliation After Iran Attack

  

  Iraq, perhaps unsurprisingly, is a hotbed of gallows humor. But the tired old joke: “Iran and the West will keep fighting here until every Iraqi is dead,” is no funnier now than it was years ago. Hundreds of missiles and drones soared over the Middle East this weekend from Iran …

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