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February, 2024

  • 29 February

    The US-UK Special Relationship: Time For A Reset, Not An End – Analysis

    The US-UK special relationship, one of the longest and closest bilateral relationships of the twentieth century, is often questioned by those who fail to see the benefits that it provides to both sides. The United States benefits from being able to work through British counterparts in many parts of the …

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  • 29 February

    The Decline Of Europe Becomes Increasingly Evident – OpEd

    February 24 this year marks the second anniversary of the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war. In the past century, after experiencing two world wars and boasting significant advancements in civilization, human society has once again witnessed a large-scale war persisting for two years since the beginning of the 21st century. …

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  • 24 February

    Iran Update, February 22, 2024

    Iran and the Houthis are likely using their attacks in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to test and refine their approach to striking naval targets. Houthi leader Abdulmalik al Houthi stated on February 22 that the group will “escalate” its operations targeting shipping around the Red Sea.[i] …

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  • 24 February

    Operation Iron Swords
    Updated to 1 p.m., February 21, 2024

    The southern arena: The IDF forces operated in two main locations, to the west ofKhan Yunis, where the forces increased and expanded their hold, and the Zeitounneighborhood in Gaza City, where they cleared the area. With aerial support, they attackedarmed terrorist squads remaining in the area and terrorist facilities. E_052_24Download

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  • 24 February

    The Strange Resurrection of the Two-State Solution

    How an Unimaginable War Could Bring About the Only Imaginable Peace For years, the vision of an Israeli state and a Palestinian state existing side by side in peace and security has been derided as hopelessly naive—or worse, as a dangerous illusion. After decades of U.S.-led diplomacy failed to achieve …

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  • 24 February

    Iran Has Already Sent Missiles to Russia, Report Says

    Latest Developments Iran has already provided Russia with a significant number of surface-to-surface ballistic missiles and plans to send more soon, Reuters reported on February 21. Three Iranian sources told Reuters that Moscow had received “around 400 missiles” from Tehran, including “many from the Fateh-110 family of short-range ballistic weapons, …

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  • 24 February

    Going the Distance: The Emergence of Long-Range Stand-Off Terrorism

    Abstract: The attack on Tower 22—an outpost in Jordan used by the U.S. military—that killed three U.S. service members was an important reminder about the threat posed by stand-off weapons, especially armed one-way-attack drones. While few details have been publicly released about the location from which the hostile drone was …

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  • 24 February

    Time is running out to help Ukraine and defend the West

    Friends of Ukraine often say to Western political leaders: The West’s economy is 20-25 times bigger than Russia’s, how could we possibly give Ukraine fewer weapons than Russia has? Let’s do more, it is not such a big deal. But it is a bigger deal than that. I would like …

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  • 24 February

    HOW WAS ISRAEL CAUGHT OFF-GUARD?

    Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks did not happen out of the blue. They were preceded by years of bitter conflict, ever since the group consolidated its control of the Gaza Strip in 2007. Months later, it remains deeply puzzling how Israel was caught so woefully unprepared. Conventional explanations advanced over the …

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  • 24 February

    NATO’s New Boss Should Come From the Eastern Flank

    Western Europeans have always held NATO’s top job. It’s time to pass the baton eastward, where governments understand the scale of the threats facing the region and the transatlantic alliance. It’s head-hunting season again! It didn’t take much for Ursula von der Leyen to be nominated by her conservative Christian …

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