May, 2024

• 10 May

  Hamas Fires Rockets at Kerem Shalom Crossing Hours After Reopening

  

  Latest Developments Hamas launched rockets at a key Gaza humanitarian aid entry point on May 8, just hours after Israel reopened it following a fatal strike by the terrorist group the previous week. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), terrorists launched eight rockets toward the Kerem Shalom crossing from …

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• 10 May

  EU’s ‘Foreign Agent Law’ Is Misguided

  

  The proposed EU directive is a threat to civil society and the media, both inside and outside the EU’s borders. For the second time in two years, tens of thousands of protesters in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi are braving police tear gas, water cannons, rubber bullets and beatings to block a …

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• 10 May

  Win-Win Game: Western Balkans Should Up Arms Flows to Ukraine

  

  Ukraine is short of artillery and other hardware – and the Balkan countries can help fill important gaps. The Western Balkans face a multi-faceted threat from Russia, either through its allies in the region or through hybrid threats coming from Russia itself. The region is also faced with several divisive …

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• 10 May

  Withdraw U.S. troops from syria and iraq

  

  Key points The war between Israel and Hamas has increased the threat to U.S. troops in the Middle East, particularly for the 3,400 personnel in Syria and Iraq. Since October 7, 2023, dozens of U.S. troops have been injured in attacks perpetrated by Iran-backed Shia militias in both countries, at …

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• 10 May

  Where U.S. troops are stationed in the Middle East

  

  With the Israel-Hamas war escalating, the United States risks becoming involved in a larger conflict that could entangle some of the more than 40,000 U.S. military personnel based across the region. Why it matters: U.S. troops and military contractors in Iraq and Syria have been targeted in over a dozen …

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• 10 May

  Who is an ally, and why does it matter?

  

  Key points In addition to the 51 allies the United States is obligated by treaty to defend, it has a number of quasi-allies: states the United States is not committed to defend but to which it provides a substantial degree of military and political support. By creating uncertainty about U.S. …

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• 10 May

  Russia’s Crimean Red Line Has Been Erased

  

  Claims about the territory’s spiritual status have been revealed to be fiction. In December 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin stood in the middle of the Kremlin’s St. George’s Hall, delivering his annual address to the country’s Federal Assembly. Nine months removed from his formal annexation of Crimea, the Russian president …

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• 10 May

  Replacing America

  

  China’s Communists rulers intend to establish a new world order It’s been said that the last thing a fish is likely to be aware of is water. By the same token, the last thing most Americans are likely to be aware of is the world order. There has always been …

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• 10 May

  Is Hezbollah working more closely with the Houthis?

  

  Hezbollah now plays a greater role in deciding where the Houthis allocate funds. A report in Al-Ain media in the UAE claimed to reveal an interesting development in Yemen. According to the report, Hezbollah has “confiscated” funds in Yemen from the Houthis and is playing a role in that country. …

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• 10 May

  Israel Wants to Destroy Gaza, Annex the West Bank: But What Does Gaza Want?

  

  What is taking place in occupied Palestine is not a conflict, but a straightforward case of illegal military occupation, apartheid, ethnic cleansing and outright genocide. Those who insist on using ‘neutral’ language in depicting the crisis in Palestine are harming the Palestinian people beyond their seemingly innocuous words. This morally …

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