September, 2024

• 25 September

  Pentagon: Small Number Of Additional US Forces Going To Middle East As Risk Of Greater War Increases

  

  The United States is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East following a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon, Pentagon press secretary Major General Pat Ryder said on Monday. Ryder did not provide further details on the number of forces or …

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• 25 September

  Legacy Of Putin’s War On Terror Weighs Heavily On Modern Russia – Analysis

  

  In September 1999, Moscow and the whole of Russia were shaken by a series of deadly explosions that marked the beginning of a still ongoing era of autocratic degradation under the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The perpetrators of those crimes were never prosecuted beyond reasonable doubt. There is …

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• 25 September

  Re-Balancing The Strategy Of Tech Containment – Analysis

  

  America has a limited window of opportunity in its rivalry with China. To exploit this, expanded export controls can be used to slow Chinese innovation. Time is therefore a strategic pillar of technology containment. It enables the sequenced implementation of actions, such as imposing export controls and pressuring allies. In …

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• 25 September

  The Brilliance Of ‘Operation Grim Beeper’ – Analysis

  

  On September 17, thousands of Hezbollah operatives’ pagers exploded, killing at least 10 and injuring many more. Below is Senior Fellow Michael Doran’s analysis of this unprecedented attack, which he named Operation Grim Beeper. Operational ComplexityThis is one of the most astonishing intelligence operations in history. It is a reworking …

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• 25 September

  Iran Update, September 24, 2024

  

  The intensifying operations between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah are part of the broader war that Israel has fought since October 7, 2023. Hezbollah has conducted almost daily attacks into Israel since the war began in order to compel Israel to accept defeat in the Gaza Strip and thus preserve Hamas.[1] …

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• 25 September

  The “Time” editor-in-Officer from the Serbian Armed Forces contacted: The decision to speak is my moral need

  

  There has been talk for years about the reinstatement of compulsory military service, and so far these stories have looked like another public momentum by the authorities. However, amid the crisis in Kosovo, the president has now said that this time is real. In recent days, tabloids have also dealt …

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• 25 September

  L’Iran dévoile un missile hypersonique imparable capable de frapper toutes les capitales européennes

  

  Il peut aussi frapper tout porte-avions à moins de 4000 kilomètres des points de lancement en Syrie, en Irak, en Iran ou au Yémen et peut-être d’autres endroits mystérieux – rendant leurs avions inutiles. Les tensions au Moyen-Orient sont à leur comble, avec une attaque présumée du Mossad visant des …

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• 25 September

  Fico takes de facto control of Slovak parliament’s intelligence oversight committee

  

  Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government coalition has de facto seized control of the parliamentary committee overseeing the Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS), traditionally led by the opposition, leading to fears about its impartiality and ability to investigate matters such as the alleged purchase of Pegasus spyware and concerns about bomb threats …

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• 25 September

  China contributes 60% of Russian weapons’ foreign components, says Ukraine

  

  Nearly two-thirds of foreign-made components in Russian weapons are produced in or re-exported from China, a senior Ukrainian official said on Tuesday (24 September). Vladyslav Vlasiuk, an advisor on sanctions policy to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, told reporters in Brussels that roughly 60% of foreign-made microchips, circuit boards and other critical …

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• 25 September

  Germany’s Fragmentation Weakens Europe

  

  Chancellor Scholz’s party secured a narrow win in the state of Brandenburg. But the victory cannot disguise Germany’s political and economic woes that also affect the EU. Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lived to fight another day, thanks to Dietmar Woidke. But Germany faces multiple crises and how it manages them …

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