December, 2024

• 23 December

  Guardians Of Peace: The EU’s Role In Global Security – OpEd

  

  The European Union (EU) plays an indispensable role in promoting peace, stability, and security on the global stage, especially in the context of a fragmented and volatile international environment. Built on principles of multilateral diplomacy, humanitarian aid, and defence coordination through the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), the EU …

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• 23 December

  Al-Jolani: The Transformed Jihadist? – Analysis

  

  Ahmad Al Sharaa, the new leader of Syria and chief of the jihadist group Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS),1 was earlier known as Abu Mohammad Al-Jolani, a second-in-command of Al-Qaeda in Iraq and a deputy chief of ISIS in 2013.2 Perhaps inspired by the story of Paul, who spiritually transformed …

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• 23 December

  Syria Insight: Assad’s rampant corruption leads to his downfall

  

  The Syrian Arab Army is no more, an institution built to fight Israel that eventually ate itself due to rampant corruption and ineptitude. Few analysts could have predicted the events that unfolded last week in Syria when a limited rebel offensive in Aleppo province led to the downfall of Bashar …

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• 23 December

  Syria rebel leader dismisses controversy over photo with woman

  

  Syria’s rebel leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has dismissed the online controversy over videos showing him gesturing to a young woman to cover her hair before he posed for a photo with her last week. The incident sparked criticism from both liberal and conservative commentators amid intense speculation about the county’s future …

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• 23 December

  Iran’s Yemen Ally ‘Will Punish’ Israel for New Airstrikes

  

  A source within the Yemeni faction of the Iran-led Axis of Resistance coalition at war with Israel over its conflict in Gaza has told Newsweek the group would intensify attacks after suffering a new series of Israeli air raids. Hours after the reporting the interception of a missile launched from …

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• 23 December

  More Americans Favor Quick End to Russia-Ukraine War

  

  Republicans back less U.S. support for Ukraine, while Democrats favor at least a continuation of current level of support Americans are divided about evenly over whether the U.S. should continue to help Ukraine win back territory it lost in the war with Russia, even in a prolonged conflict (48%), or …

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• 23 December

  Looking West: The Houthis’ Expanding Footprint in the Horn of Africa

  

  Abstract: The Yemen-based Houthis’ top priority is the continued development of their unmanned vehicle and missile programs. Both programs are vital to the Houthis’ ability to exert leverage over both their domestic and external enemies. Securing supply chains and funding for the programs, especially funding and supplies that are independent …

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• 23 December

  Africa Corps: Has Russia Hit a Ceiling in Africa?

  Abstract: The picture of Moscow’s replacement for the Wagner Group—known as Africa Corps—has become clearer over the past several months. For all the hype that Russia’s newest security assistance appendage has garnered, the early story is that it is more of the same, but with less fanfare. Though Africa Corps …

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• 23 December

  En Occident, la mascarade électorale s’est éteinte, refroidie par l’ordre fondé sur les règles

  

  Les derniers mois ont été éprouvants pour la démocratie. Les résultats d’élections hostiles à l’Union européenne ont été annulés en Roumanie. Une tentative de coup d’État a eu lieu en Géorgie à la suite d’élections qui ne se sont pas déroulées comme le souhaitait l’Occident. Le gouvernement français, largement conspué, …

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• 23 December

  La Russie, la Chine et Trump

  

  Trump parviendra-t-il à briser l’alliance sans limite entre la Russie et la Chine ? Il y a quelques semaines, le journal britannique The Guardian, qui fait autorité en la matière, a indiqué quelles seraient les conditions de la nouvelle administration américaine pour mettre fin à la guerre en Ukraine : …

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