October, 2024

• 6 October

  Yerevan and Baku at a crossroads as Russia flexes its muscles

  

  Though there had been hopes that some kind of agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan could be initialled or signed by November this year, the situation looks increasingly uncertain as Russia once again enters the fray Four years after the start of the 44-day-war between Armenia and Azerbaijan and a year …

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• 6 October

  What Nasrallah’s death could mean for Yemen’s Houthis

  

  The Houthis could seek to bolster their status after Nasrallah’s killing, having already played an oversized regional role since Israel’s war on Gaza began. When Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, delivered televised speeches over the past year during Israel’s war on Gaza, Yemenis would watch him transfixed. Listening closely …

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• 6 October

  Is a regional war between Israel and Iran inevitable?

  

  Analysis: Israel’s decision to escalate a multifront war has left Iran with a dilemma in how to respond, with the Middle East bracing for what comes next. On 27 September, Israel levelled several high-rise apartment buildings in the Lebanese capital. Felt dozens of kilometres away, these Israeli airstrikes produced the …

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• 6 October

  Russia & The Resistance Axis Will Always Fundamentally Disagree About The Future Of Palestine

  

  If Russia supported the Resistance’s vision for Palestine, then it would undermine its support for its co-ethnics in former Soviet Republics and amount to ethnically cleansing its own people from the Levant. The Palestinian Question is one of the most emotive issues in modern history due to its anti-colonial and …

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• 6 October

  Analysis: The impact of Israeli operations on Hezbollah’s organizational structure

  

  Israel seems set on liquidating Hezbollah. Beginning with its assassination of the group’s chief of staff, Fuad Shukr, on July 30, the Israelis have been decimating Hezbollah’s senior leadership in rapid succession—culminating in the previously unimaginable assassination of Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah on September 27. The unceasing blows have put Hezbollah …

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• 6 October

  Iran Braces for Israeli Attack That Could Change the Middle East Forever

  

  After carrying out an explosive act of vengeance against Israel, Iran is preparing for the country to strike back in another dangerous round of escalation that has the potential to push the Middle East into an all-out war. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Iran would “pay” after …

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• 6 October

  News Analysis: Why the U.S. probably can’t stop Israel from widening the war in Lebanon

  

  The relationship between Israel and its closest and most reliable ally, the United States, has started to feel like a case of unrequited love. Despite being sidelined repeatedly by Israel over the last year, the Biden administration keeps up its nearly unquestioning support — even as Israel all but ignores …

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• 6 October

  With Israel, the US is caught in a world of contradictions

  

  Ever since a 2,000-pound bomb demolished Hezbollah’s headquarters in Southern Beirut last Friday and killed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the organization since 1992, there was an expectation among the commentariat that Iran would retaliate. The scope of that response, however, was very much in dispute. The Iranian government was …

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• 6 October

  «Plan de victoire» de Zelensky: invitation à la Troisième Guerre mondiale

  

  Le président ukrainien, Volodymyr Zelensky, a présenté son «plan de victoire» au président américain, Joe Biden, à la Maison Blanche, mais aussi à Kamala Harris et à Donald Trump. De son «plan de victoire» découle son plan de paix. Les deux plans se résument à un langage bien connu du …

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• 6 October

  La grande guerre au Moyen-Orient affectera le conflit russo-ukrainien

  

  La guerre au Moyen-Orient aura des répercussions très négatives pour l’Ukraine. C’est ainsi que les experts commentent les conséquences politiques de l’invasion terrestre lancée par Israël au Liban. Comment ces évènements dans deux régions éloignées du globe sont-ils liés, et quel est le calcul politique de Tel Aviv dans son …

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