March, 2024

• 20 March

  There Goes Latin America: Iran’s Regime in America’s Backyard

  

  The Iranian regime, which… has been calling for “Death to America,” now has ballistic missiles which it says can reach the US, and claims to have a hypersonic missile that, according to one report, “Can Destroy US In 40 sec.” Venezuela appears to have willingly embraced Iran’s overtures. The Iranian …

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• 20 March

  Russia Claims Indonesian Mercenaries Fighting For Ukrainian Military

  

  Moscow has alleged that 10 Indonesians were fighting alongside the Ukrainian military as “mercenaries” against Russia since it invaded the former Soviet republic in February 2022, according to the Russian Embassy in Jakarta on Friday. Meanwhile, neighboring Malaysia said this week it had no information that any of its citizens …

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• 20 March

  France, Germany, Poland Try To Mend Cracks By Setting Out Joint Ukraine Priorities

  

  German, French and Polish leaders highlighted on Friday (15 March) a joint set of priorities in supporting Ukraine, including stronger defence industrial cooperation, to quell rumours of disunity. Talks between the three leaders – in the so-called ‘Weimar Triangle’ format – came after weeks of tensions between France and Germany …

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• 20 March

  Swiss Model For Bosnia And Herzegovina – Analysis

  

  Almost thirty years after the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is still in a sort of coma, and some say that there has never been a worse crisis, which is often said since the war. This text[2] is not daily-political and should not be interpreted …

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• 20 March

  The Fire That Didn’t Burn: Transnistria’s Unanswered Call For Russian Support – Analysis

  

  On February 28, the legislature of Transnistria, a pro-Russia, de facto independent state internationally recognized as part of Moldova, appealed to Moscow for “protection” from the pro-European government in Chisinau. This preceded Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual address the following day, offering the prospect of a surprise public announcement about …

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• 20 March

  Iran Parliament And Assembly Of Expert Elections: Hardliners On The Rise – Analysis

  

  The moderates continue to be sidelined in Iran in the wake of the failure of their outreach to the West as conservatives have consolidated power amid an ongoing generational change in Iran’s political leadership. The exclusion of reformists and an insignificant presence of moderates in the new Assembly of Experts …

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• 20 March

  ‘You Are Doing It Now’: If The Palestinians Are Forgotten, So Is The Holocaust

  

  “What would I do if I was alive during slavery? Or the Jim Crow South? Or apartheid? What would I do if my country was committing genocide? The answer is, you’re doing it. Right now.” – Aaron Bushnell, martyred on Feb 26, 2024. The basic kernel of truth about the …

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• 20 March

  Iraq’s Development Road: Geopolitics, Rentierism, and Border Connectivity

  

  Summary Iraq’s Development Road project aims to create an Iraqi transborder transportation network connecting the Persian Gulf with Türkiye. This network would enhance Iraq’s geopolitical status as a trade corridor and provide financial returns, reducing the state’s reliance on hydrocarbons. However, the project faces obstacles, including challenges of financing and …

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• 19 March

  How tensions between Hamas and Fatah could change Gaza

  

  Tensions between Hamas and Fatah, the two largest Palestinian groups, appear to be growing and becoming more openly visible. While the two groups have been rivals historically, the October 7 attack led to focus on Gaza, and the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, where Fatah is strongest, has appeared …

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• 19 March

  White House: Israel Killed Hamas Deputy Chief

  

  Latest Developments U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan confirmed on March 18 that Israeli forces killed Marwan Issa, deputy chief of Hamas military operations, in an airstrike last week. Issa, 59, constitutes one of the most senior Hamas figures killed during the more than five-month-old war in Gaza. Issa, also …

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