March, 2025

• 24 March

  Syrian Army Deaths Lead to Overnight Clashes Across Syria-Lebanon Border

  

  Latest Developments Syrian Troops Allegedly Kidnapped: Clashes erupted across the Syria-Lebanon border on March 16 after the Syrian transitional government accused Iran-backed Hezbollah of kidnapping and killing three of its soldiers in Lebanon. Hezbollah denied any involvement in the incident. Transitional Government Shells Lebanon: In response to the alleged kidnappings, …

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• 23 March

  Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 19, 2025

  

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• 23 March

  Iran Update, March 21, 2025

  

  Senior Iranian officials are trying to obfuscate Iran’s role in leading the Axis of Resistance by denying that Iran exerts direct control over groups like the Houthis, likely to avoid escalation with the United States. Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei delivered a Nowruz speech to Iranian officials in Tehran on …

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• 23 March

  Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 21, 2025

  

  The Kremlin is weaponizing ongoing ceasefire negotiations and deliberately misrepresenting the status and terms of a future ceasefire agreement in order to delay and undermine negotiations for a settlement to the war. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed on March 21 that Ukrainian forces blew up the Sudzha gas …

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• 23 March

  Spotlight on Terrorism: Hezbollah and Lebanon (March 10-17, 2025)

  

  IDF forces continued operations to counteract Hezbollah’s military buildup and presence in south Lebanon, contrary to the ceasefire agreement. A commander of the air defense system of a regional unit within the organization was eliminated, and Hezbollah Radwan Force facilities in south Lebanon were targeted. Lebanese government officials and Hezbollah …

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• 23 March

  Renewed Turkey-Kurd Peace Push Presents Opportunities For Regional Stability – Analysis

  

  A renewed peace effort between the Turkish government and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has reignited hopes for a resolution to the four-decade-long Kurdish insurgency and the broader Kurdish question in Turkey. In a historic announcement on February 27, PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, imprisoned on Turkey’s Imrali Island since 1999, …

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• 23 March

  Syria’s New Constitution: A Shift Toward Unchecked Presidential Powers

  

  Days before his troops overthrew the regime of Bashar al-Assad, Ahmad al-Sharaa said that Syria deserves a political system in which no “single ruler makes arbitrary decisions.” Yet now, as the country’s interim president, al-Sharaa has unveiled a constitution that puts executive, legislative, and judicial power in his own hands, …

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• 23 March

  Ending the New Wars of Attrition: Opportunities for Collective Regional Security in the Middle East

  

  The Middle East’s only viable path toward stability and security lies in fostering dialogue, coordinated initiatives, and joint diplomacy among its influential states. The 2023–2025 war in Gaza and Lebanon has not only shattered any remaining hopes for regional peace but also exposed the impotence of the international community, the …

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• 23 March

  Ukraine’s Shrinking Foothold In Kursk – Analysis

  

  Battlefield Assessment The Ukrainian Armed Forces have withdrawn from Sudzha, a town in the Russian region of Kursk. Thus far no open-source intelligence has indicated that Russian or North Korean units have enveloped Ukrainian formations. Still, this makes sustaining a presence in Kursk even more difficult for Ukraine. A joint …

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• 23 March

  Serbia Angered By Defence Pact Linking Croatia, Albania And Kosovo

  

  A defence agreement signed between Croatia, Albania and Kosovo has sparked a diplomatic spat with neighbour Serbia, which still sees Kosovo as part of its territory and does not recognise its independence. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic accused Croatia and Albania of starting an “arms race” in the region by signing …

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