August, 2023

• 31 August

  Le monde se portera mieux sans l’OTAN

  

  Eva Ottenberg a parfaitement raison si l’on ne voit pas la nature de l’OTAN et si l’on ne voit pas que cette organisation de l’Atlantique nord que les États-Unis projettent d’étendre sur la planète relève d’un système de gouvernance mondial qui non seulement n’assure plus le développement mais détruit toute …

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• 31 August

  Biden Administration Funding Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program, Incentivizing Terror

  

  The Biden Administration has destabilized the Middle East, launched a potential international nuclear arms race, incentivized global terrorism, increased American taxpayers’ funding both sides of the Ukraine war, crushed even further a people fighting for their freedom and appeased yet another rogue regime — after Afghanistan, China and Venezuela – …

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• 31 August

  Peshmerga reform hangs in the balance in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

  

  Efforts to reform the Iraqi Kurdish security forces known as the Peshmerga are at serious risk of failing. Tensions between the ruling parties of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region are not new, but the working relationship between the leaders of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) …

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• 31 August

  Syria’s economic freefall continues despite Arab League return

  

  Syria’s dramatic readmission into the Arab League in May was perceived as a turning point for the country’s fortunes. A swift normalization agreement was concluded with Saudi Arabia and an official meeting — albeit tense and brokered by Russia — was even held between the Turkish and Syrian foreign ministers, …

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• 31 August

  The successes and failures of Turkey’s new economic team

  

  It has been two months since Turkey’s new economic team took over and some progress has been made. Under the new minister of treasury and finance, Mehmet Şimşek, and the new governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT), Gaye Erkan, market normalization has begun and the …

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• 30 August

  The Future of South Yemen: Will Conflicting Interests Collide?

  

  For the last year, the media has been abuzz with rumors of Saudi Arabia’s impending withdrawal from Yemen. Many analysts have ascribed the normalization deal with Iran to the Saudi exist strategy from the conflict, which has cost the Kingdom tens of billions of dollars in humanitarian aid alone, let …

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• 30 August

  Al Qaeda’s Growing Presence in Southern Yemen Is a Threat to the Regional Security Framework

  

  The recent announcement of an assassination of the commander of the Security Belt forces (in South Yemen), Brigadier General Abdul Latif Al-Sayed, by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is yet another reminder that not only have the security and terrorism concerns in South Yemen have not been put to …

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• 30 August

  From pariah to peacemaker? Jeddah summit reimagines Saudi diplomacy

  

  Riyadh is redefining its role as a trusted mediator and diplomatic force in the international arena, using its strategic relationships with both east and west to achieve those ambitions. Last weekend’s gathering in Jeddah of over forty nations marked a significant milestone in Saudi Arabia’s political landscape. The event, ostensibly …

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• 30 August

  A Sino-Turkish balancing act: Economy vs geopolitics

  

  The geopolitical competition between Beijing and Ankara challenges their mutually harmonious Silk Road initiatives. As western pressure on China and its Asian periphery increases, will NATO-member Turkiye choose growth and development over a hegemonic clash? In the highest-level meeting between Chinese and Turkish officials since 2011, Turkish President Recep Tayyip …

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• 30 August

  Armenia Officially Requests UN Security Council Meeting

  

  On August 11, the Republic of Armenia appealed to the United Nations Security Council with a request to convene an emergency meeting regarding the deterioration of the humanitarian situation as a result of the total blockade inflicted upon the civilian population of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan, the Foreign Ministry said. Permanent …

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