October, 2024

• 20 October

  Israel’s ‘escalation dominance’ against Iran is a gamble that will backfire

  

  Israel is banking on unconditional US military support to engage with Iran. But Iran’s strategic assets may be deeper than anticipated, writes Emad Moussa. The weeks that followed the pager mass terrorism across Lebanon, and the soon-followed assassination of Hezbollah’s top leadership, have Israel drunk on tactical successes. With that …

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• 20 October

  Regime Change In Iran Is Possible Only By Supporting Its Ethnic Minorities

  The following article was written by Kurdish scholar Himdad Mustafa for the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). It expresses the hope that the international community can come to an understanding that a regime change in Iran can only come by creating a coalition of Iran’s ethnic “minorities.” Israel’s imminent …

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• 20 October

  Rethinking Africa Command

  

  Key points As debate grows over U.S. policy towards Africa, consideration should be given to altering the continent’s status under the Department of Defense’s Unified Command Plan (UCP).Eliminating Africa Command (AFRICOM) under the UCP would both signify a policy shift away from a counterterrorism focus and ease the process of …

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• 20 October

  Who Is the Kremlin Backing in Moldova’s Presidential Election?

  

  The issue of relations with Russia and the European Union is firmly back at the heart of electoral politics in Moldova. While there is a long list of candidates in Moldova’s October presidential election, there are no serious challengers to the incumbent president, Maia Sandu. Most of the pro-EU Sandu’s …

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• 20 October

  In Odesa’s Shadows: What Is Russia’s Strategy in Moldova?

  

  Moscow’s approach to Moldova is to play for time and keep the country in geopolitical limbo by stoking internal divisions, stalling reforms, and fueling disenchantment with the pro-European course. An old Moldovan joke goes that the best sight to visit in Moldova is Odesa: a legendary Ukrainian port city on …

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• 20 October

  Iran is Gaining Ground in Jordan

  

  A Jordanian population sympathetic to Iran’s ambitions, coupled with the country’s long border with Israel, could turn Jordan into a potential launching pad for attacks against Israel. Jordanians marched in the capital of Amman last week, holding aloft portraits of the late secretary general of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah. The streets …

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• 20 October

  Jordan in ‘balancing act’ between Palestinian majority and key allies US, Israel

  

  Caught between Hamas-supporting population and strategic partnerships with US and Israel, Jordanian King Abdullah to try to bring weight to bear this week in DC, says expert On Sunday, Jordan’s official news agency Al Mamlaka published a video filmed inside a Jordanian Air Force aircraft that was dropping medical supplies …

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• 20 October

  Jordan: On the Edge?

  

  Popular unrest against ties with Israel and an uneasy economy makes the country vulnerable to Iran’s and ISIS’ malign activity. Jordan, which has enjoyed deep relations with the United States for over seventy years and hosts nearly 3,000 American troops, is a vital partner in America’s presence in the Middle …

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• 20 October

  Iran vows vengeance after assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

  

  Iran’s supreme leader has warned Israel that its assassination of Hezbollah’s veteran leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, will “not go unavenged”, as fears of a spiralling conflict in the Middle East grow. As the shockwaves from Friday evening’s airstrike that killed Nasrallah reverberated through the region, and Israel continued to pound …

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• 20 October

  How Everything Became National Security

  

  And National Security Became Everything In American politics, labeling something a matter of “national security” automatically elevates its importance. In the language of foreign policy observers, national security questions, such as regulating weapons of mass destruction, are matters of “high politics,” whereas other issues, such as human rights, are “low …

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