July, 2025

• 30 July

  The Intifada That Hasn’t Arrived

  

  Why Have Israel’s Recent Wars Led to Little Terrorism and No Mass Uprising? The Middle East is in crisis, and Israel is at the center of the storm. Since Hamas’s surprise attack on October 7, 2023, that killed around 1,200 Israelis, the Israeli military has assailed and occupied much of …

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• 30 July

  Moving Targets: Implications of the Russo-Ukrainian War for Drone Terrorism

  

  Abstract: Small and commercially available drones in the hands of violent extremists pose a rapidly growing terrorist threat. This article examines that threat in the light of the invasion of Ukraine. Consumer drones such as DJI Mavics, FPV racing drones, and Shahed-style one-way attack drones have become potent weapons. Their …

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• 30 July

  Revealed: How Palestine Action was banned

  

  Exclusive: Documents seen by Declassified reveal serious concerns within the UK government and MI5 about proscribing Palestine Action. The UK government was secretly advised that Palestine Action is “highly unlikely” to advocate for violence while officials struggled to produce evidence the group posed a national security threat, it can be …

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• 30 July

  Which Palestine should Britain recognise?

  

  Many Palestinians, as well as many people within the solidarity movement for Palestine, have little faith in the current state of Palestine, as it is defined by Palestinian Authority (PA). The geographical space of this state of Palestine is not entirely clear, given the fact it is bisected by the …

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• 26 July

  PKK disarmament opens new page for Turkey, Erdogan says

  

  Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called for full support of the disarmament of Kurdish militants that began with a handover of the first batch of weapons by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) forces, a step he said opened a new page for the country. Thirty PKK militants burned their weapons …

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• 26 July

  Israeli fighter pilots training with UK equipment

  

  Exclusive: The UK government suspended fighter jet exports to Israel but still allows the sale of parts which help Israeli pilots learn to fly F-35s and F-16s. Israeli fighter pilots are being trained with UK equipment, Declassified and The Ditch can reveal. Cargo documents show that an engineering firm in …

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• 26 July

  Squirming axis. After the strikes of the United States and Israel, Iranian proxies are weakened, but not defeated

  

  In a short war with Israel and the United States, none of the many proxies could help Iran: the “axis of resistance” for years built by the Islamic Republic, formed from groups that oppose Israel and the United States, was practically broken. However, according to the orientalist Marianne Belenka, the …

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• 26 July

  How Turkey Views Azerbaijan-Russia Tensions – Analysis

  

  In recent days, relations between Azerbaijan and Russia have entered a new phase of unprecedented tension due to several incidents and shifting geopolitical dynamics in the South Caucasus. These tensions hold significant implications not only for Baku and Moscow, but also for Turkiye, a close ally of Azerbaijan and a …

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• 26 July

  PKK militants begin disarmament after 40-year conflict with Turkey

  Members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group have begun to lay down arms at a ceremony in Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, marking an end to its armed struggle against Turkey in one of the world’s longest-running insurgencies. The Friday ceremony was held in the morning at the …

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• 14 July

  Iran’s New Trap vs. Trump’s Once-in-a-Lifetime Chance to Transform the Middle East

  

  President Donald J. Trump, through a bold and unapologetic foreign policy, has emerged in just a few short months, as the only leader in recent history capable of reshaping the region and challenging Iran’s theocratic dictatorship with real consequences. His actions have already produced historic results… If Trump settles into …

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