September, 2023

• 18 September

  US Steps Up Fight Against Terror Financing With Hezbollah Sanctions – OpEd

  

  In a significant move to combat the financing of Hezbollah, the US Treasury Department last week imposed terrorism sanctions on a family network spanning seven individuals and several businesses with ties to Lebanon and South America. Among those targeted was Amer Mohammed Akil Rada, a Lebanese man alleged to have …

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• 18 September

  Confusion And Uncertainty Shape Debate About US Gulf Policy – Analysis

  

  Debates about the US commitment to Gulf security are skewed by confusion, miscommunication, and contradictory policies. The skewing has fuelled uncertainty about US policy as well as Gulf attitudes in an evolving multi-polar world and fuelled misconceptions and misunderstandings. The confusion is all the more disconcerting given that the fundamentals …

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• 18 September

  Tensions On Belarus Border: A Look At Military Spending And Arms Import Patterns – Analysis

  

  Relations between Belarus and its NATO neighbours deteriorated further over the summer. Troops have been deployed on both sides of the Belarus–Poland border, and each country has accused the other of escalating tensions. Lithuania this month closed two of six border crossings with Belarus. Belarus’s defence minister, Viktor Khrenin, went …

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• 18 September

  Neo-Eurasianism In The Baltics During An Age Of Russian Expansionism

  

  Abstract: Much of the analysis of Russian war aims and motivations in Ukraine has pointed to the Russian ruling elite’s expansionism and nostalgic imperialism fueled by the ideology of Neo-Eurasianism. However, how this inherently expansionist Neo-Eurasian ideology extends beyond Ukraine has been given substantially less attention. Drawing on content and …

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• 18 September

  What Do We Know About Self-Finance Terrorism?

  

  Abstract: The landscape of terrorist financing has transformed owing to the self-starter phenomenon, characteristics of terrorist organizations, self-funded terrorism, and weapons of choice. On a different note, nationally and internationally, financial institutions still rely on traditional counterterrorist financing policies. These policies against the financing of terrorism were drafted as a …

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• 18 September

  La destruction des navires de guerre de la marine britannique par des bateaux sans pilote non identifiés est un signal adressé à tous les pays de l’OTAN

  

  Un navire de guerre aux contours rapides et aux superstructures en forme de pyramide a quitté la base navale de Portsmouth : il s’agissait d’un destroyer britannique de type 45 Daring. Contrairement au mauvais temps anglais habituel, cette fois le soleil brillait dans le ciel, les mouettes volaient dans les …

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• 18 September

  The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC): A Game-Changer for India – OpEd

  

  India’s G-20 summit, held in New Delhi, has been a truly historic and successful summit among all previous G-20 summits. One of the concrete plans out of this G-20 summit is the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), which would be the biggest economic corridor that connects two continents, i.e., Asia …

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• 18 September

  In letter to Biden, Barzani warns of Iraqi Kurdistan’s collapse, urges mediation

  

  KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani’s letter to Biden is aimed at jolting the administration into action as tensions rise between Erbil and Baghdad. Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani has appealed to President Joe Biden to intervene in a deepening crisis with the central government in Baghdad, airing …

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• 18 September

  A Daft Policy: The US Economic Strangulation of China

  

  The broad lament from commentators about global economic growth is that China is not pulling its weight. Not enough is being done to stir the sinews and warm the blood, at least when it comes to the GDP counters. And many such pundits hail from countries, most prominently the United …

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• 18 September

  Le général Sourovikine remplacera-t-il Prigojine ?

  

  Des photos du général Sourovikine faisant partie de la délégation militaire russe en Algérie sont apparues sur le net. Apparemment, l’ancien chef de l’armée de l’air russe a été nommé par les hauts responsables du pays pour remplir les fonctions de Prigojine au sein du PMC Wagner. La structure devra …

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