March, 2025

• 24 March

  Why Turkey looks to make another deal with the EU

  

  BRUSSELS ­– Despite domestic political turmoil, Ankara’s timing to pitch closer ties with the EU and win access to the bloc’s defence funds couldn’t be better. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has chosen his moment well. Faced with mass protests over the jailing of popular opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu, he …

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• 24 March

  Cherbourg Nuclear Umbrella: How Europe Can Secure Its Own Nuclear Deterrent Without US Involvement

  

  The United States is going to abolish the post of NATO commander in Europe. Experts interpret this decision as Washington’s first step toward leaving the alliance. Potentially, this leaves European NATO countries defenseless against a nuclear threat from Russia. Europe has several ways to ensure its own nuclear security: expanding …

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• 24 March

  In the second circle. Why Israel has resumed military operations against Hamas

  

  Israel has resumed massive attacks on the Gaza Strip after a two-month hiatus. Israeli authorities hope that pressure will help return the hostages that Hamas has held in Gaza for almost a year and a half. The Palestinian movement continues to hold 24 people. At the same time, critics of …

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• 24 March

  There was talk. How dependent is Ukraine on American military aid?

  

  Donald Trump said that the decision to stop military aid to Ukraine and stop sharing intelligence after the scandal in the White House had no effect on the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The restrictions were in effect for only a week and were then lifted just as unexpectedly. Trump is using …

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• 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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