June, 2023

• 15 June

  Iraq calls for closure of Al Hol camp for ISIS suspects in Syria

  

  Baghdad officials urge all countries with citizens held at the camp to repatriate them Iraq has called for the closure of a Syrian displacement camp housing tens of thousands of people with suspected links to ISIS, saying that it has become a “source for terrorism”. Al Hol camp, named after …

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• 15 June

  US sends military supplies to Syrian city occupied by terrorist PKK

  The U.S. Army sent a convoy of about 40 vehicles from Iraq to Syria in another sign of support for the terrorist group PKK terrorist group’s Syrian offshoot YPG. The convoy arrived in Hassakeh, a city controlled by the terrorists, on Sunday, the same day the terrorist group fired rockets …

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• 15 June

  Did Kurdish PKK call off truce with Turkey to make peace or war?

  

  Ending the ceasefire that the group announced after the earthquakes reflects the reality that Erdogan will continue in power. The outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party announced late Tuesday that it had ended its unilateral ceasefire declared in the wake of twin earthquakes in February. The move signals a hardening of the …

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• 15 June

  NATO Secretary General Meets President Biden To Prepare For Vilnius Summit

  

  Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with US President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday (13 June 2023) to prepare for next month’s NATO Summit in Vilnius. The Secretary General thanked President Biden for his leadership and the U.S.’s commitment to NATO in the most dangerous security situation in …

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• 15 June

  Iran: IRGC Holds War Games In West

  

  The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force has staged a military exercise in Iran’s western province of Kurdistan, one of whose purposes is to cleanse the mountainous areas in Sarvabad city of the forces affiliated with anti-Revolution groups. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the war game on Wednesday, …

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• 15 June

  Ukraine: Russia Carries Out Deadly Strikes On Odesa

  

  A Russian missile struck the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa early Wednesday, killing at least three people and injuring 13 others. Ukraine’s military said the attack involved four Kalibr cruise missiles. Regional authorities said a missile struck a warehouse where the three people were killed and that the Russian …

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• 15 June

  The Afghan And Ukrainian War Contexts And Features: A Comparative Perspective

  

  It was Afghanistan’s irresistible desire for independence from foreign occupation that bled and weakened the Soviet Union substantially during its nine-year occupation and led to its subsequent disintegration. Thus, Ukraine emerged as an independent sovereign state from Afghanistan’s unremitting desire for independence. Now that Ukraine is fighting for its own …

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• 14 June

  How the West Can Secure Ukraine’s Future

  

  Kyiv Needs a Binding Commitment Before NATO Membership Although Ukraine’s long-planned offensive operation is still in its initial phases, it is not too early to begin mapping out what comes next. In the short term, the answer is obvious: the United States and its allies must continue to surge weapons …

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• 14 June

  Consolidating Germany’s Russia Policy

  Refine existing approaches and clarify trade-offs The “Zeitenwende” in international politics implies a need to improve strategic think­ing and better prepare for future challenges. Germany is already doing so by drafting strategic documents on national security and relations with China. With respect to Russia, a similar approach suggests itself. First, …

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• 14 June

  Keeping America close, Russia down, and China far away: How Europeans navigate a competitive world

  

  Summary Russia’s war on Ukraine has shown European citizens that they live in a world of non-cooperation. But their cooperative foreign policy instincts are only slowly adapting to this new reality. Europeans want to remain neutral in a potential US-China conflict and are reluctant to de-risk from China – even …

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