April, 2024

• 8 April

  The coming civil war on Europe’s Right The EU will never allow populists to win

  

  With the European Parliamentary elections just two months away, the final result seems all but decided. “A far-Right takeover is underway,” warn the experts of Foreign Policy. “This time, the far-Right threat is real,” add the prophets of Politico. And, give or take their hyperbolic use of “far-Right”, these cautions …

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• 8 April

  Spotlight on Iran

  

  The commander of the IRGC’s Qods Force in Syria and Lebanon, Mohammad Reza Zahedi (Hassan Mahdavi), along with his deputy and five other Iranians, were killed in an airstrike on a building adjacent to the Iranian embassy in Damascus. Following the attack, senior Iranian officials, foremost among them the Supreme …

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• 8 April

  Romania’s Draft Law On Dispatching Troops To Protect Its Compatriots Abroad Is Aimed At Moldova

  

  There’s been talk since Moldova’s independence of merging with Romania on the basis of their shared ethno-linguistic heritage and to return to the latter’s interwar “natural” borders. Some also speculate that Moldovan President Maia Sandu and her team are dual citizens of Romania who are secretly trying to advance what …

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• 8 April

  Attentat de Moscou : la Russie «espère que les services secrets français ne sont pas derrière» l’attaque

  Lors d’un rare entretien téléphonique avec son homologue français, Sergueï Choïgou a persisté à accuser l’Ukraine d’être derrière l’attentat qui a visé une salle de concert de la banlieue moscovite, le 22 mars dernier. Le ministère de la Défense russe a dit espérer, après un entretien téléphonique mercredi 3 avril …

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• 6 April

  Iran Update, April 4, 2024

  

  Jaish al Adl, which is a Baloch, Salafi-jihadi militia, conducted unprecedentedly complex and sophisticated attacks targeting Iranian security forces in southeastern Iran on April 4.[i] Jaish al Adl conducted coordinated and simultaneous attacks targeting at least two Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) headquarters, a police station, and a naval facility …

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• 6 April

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: Russia’s Diplomatic Relations With The West Are Dead

  

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gave an interview to Russian media outlet Izvestia that was published on March 29, 2024. In the interview, Lavrov covered several key topics that shape the basis of the current media agenda in Russia. Thus, speaking of the attack at the Crocus City Hall, he …

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• 6 April

  Israel Unleashed?

  

  A Brazen Campaign Against Iranian Targets Could Backfire On April 1, Israel launched its latest attack on Iran in the two countries’ ongoing shadow war, with an airstrike that flattened a section of Iran’s embassy complex in Damascus and reportedly killed at least 12 people. Among the dead was Mohammad …

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• 6 April

  Getting Off the Back Foot: Guiding Principles for a Proactive Western Strategy on Belarus

  

  Western leaders’ apathy and lack of interest in Belarus risk creating a self-fulfilling prophecy that leaves Belarus trapped in Moscow’s smothering embrace more or less indefinitely. This paper identifies options for a more effective Western strategy that takes into account existing opportunities and limitations. For decades, the West has been …

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• 6 April

  Israel on Alert for Iranian Strikes After Damascus Blast

  

  Latest Developments Israel reinforced its air defenses on April 3 amid threats from Tehran to avenge the killing of senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officers in Damascus. The IDF announced that, following a situational assessment, reservists were being called up to fortify its Aerial Defense Array. The statement did …

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• 6 April

  Bonnes feuilles : « La Guerre de vingt ans. Djihadisme et contre-terrorisme au XXIᵉ siècle »

  

  Cette guerre peut-elle se terminer un jour ? La question s’impose plus que jamais aujourd’hui, près de vingt ans après que des avions de ligne se sont écrasés sur le World Trade Center et le Pentagone. Depuis, le terrorisme djihadiste, s’il n’a plus réussi d’opérations d’aussi grande ampleur, a continué …

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