January, 2024

• 22 January

  Debunking The Theory That Iran & Pakistan Secretly Coordinated Their Strikes Against One Another

  

  Many among the Alt-Media Community have an over-simplistic view of International Relations whereby they tend to imagine that all countries that support multipolarity are on the same side, which is why they chalk up “politically inconvenient” developments like last week’s tit-for-tat strikes between SCO members Iran and Pakistan as being …

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• 22 January

  L’avertissement du Yémen à l’Union européenne

  

  Déclaration du membre du Bureau politique d’AnsarAllah, Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti Mon message aux pays de l’Union européenne concernant leur éventuelle participation à une mission militaire en mer Rouge est le suivant. L’état exceptionnel de stabilité et de sécurité que l’Europe a connu après la Seconde Guerre mondiale est le résultat des …

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• 22 January

  FICO-ORBAN MEETING IN BUDAPEST: COURTESY CALL OR ‘BROMANCE’?

  

  Slovakia’s new populist prime minister will visit his Hungarian counterpart in Budapest on Tuesday. Experts disagree about the viability of a new Slovak-Hungarian ‘illiberal alliance’.Robert Fico, the recently elected Slovak prime minister, will be in Budapest on Tuesday to meet with his opposite number Viktor Orban. The visit is, after …

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• 22 January

  2023 Ends With Wave of Misinformation, Online Attacks and Scams Across Balkans

  

  At the end of 2023, the Balkans was ensnared in a complex tapestry of digital misdirection, a surge of online attacks targeting women and escalating cyber threats.In the closing months of 2023, a wave of misinformation gripped North Macedonia, Hungary, Romania, and Turkey. Deceptive political narratives, manipulated charts, and orchestrated …

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• 22 January

  UK Defense Minister’s Call – Prepare For War With Russia, China, Iran, North Korea Within 5 Years

  

  UK defense minister Grant Shapps has predicted a global conflict between the West and Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, within five years. Shapps has called on Britain’s allies to increase their military spending in response to this so-called “existential threat.” In his first speech as defense chief on Monday, …

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• 22 January

  Russia’s Outrage Over U.S. Strikes Against Houthis Is Just Bluster

  

  Moscow has little to gain from a major flare-up in the Red Sea, which means Washington’s efforts to stop Houthi attacks on shipping are likely to be quietly welcomed. Predictably, Russia has been deeply critical of strikes by the United States and the United Kingdom against Yemen’s Houthi militia, which …

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• 22 January

  The battle to save Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter

  

  In-depth: Armenian lawyers and the diaspora community in Jerusalem are uniting their efforts to push back against secretive Israeli land deals. Yerevan, Armenia – There are mounting concerns in Armenia regarding a controversial land lease agreement in East Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter, with many fearing the issue goes well beyond just …

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• 22 January

  Syria Insight: Captagon drug trade sees tense stand-off with Jordan

  

  In a sign of mounting concern about the inflow of captagon into Jordan – a highly addictive amphetamine – Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi recently spoke with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to find ways to tackle the trade, according to unofficial reports. The fact that Syria and Iran’s borders lie …

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• 22 January

  After the Islamic State attack, how thick are Iran’s red lines?

  

  The Kerman attack exposes gaping holes in Iran’s security policy, but leaders continue to fan regional flames with hollow threats, writes Ahmet Furkan Ozyakar. The suicidal terrorist attack that took place on 3rd January in Kerman, located in the southeast of Iran, was the most violent and deadly incident in …

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• 22 January

  What Next After U.S. and UK Strikes on the Houthis?

  

  In response to repeated attacks by the Houthis on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, the U.S. and UK launched airstrikes overnight 11-12 January against Houthi positions in Yemen. In this Q&A, Crisis Group looks at the implications. What is happening in the Red Sea? Israel’s war in Gaza has …

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