September 13, 2022 Eurasia
DC’s climate virtue signaling will hammer DC residents – and neighboring states even more Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser thinks people worldwide have a “human right” to come to the United States, legally or illegally. Our nation’s capital proudly proclaimed itself a “sanctuary city” in 2016. “We celebrate our diversity …
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September 13, 2022 Eurasia
Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has organized private military companies in the past, reportedly has told Russian prisoners that he wants to recruit as many as 50,000 of them to fight in Ukraine in order to ensure a Russian victory there, according to Olga Romanova, the head of the Russia Behind Bars …
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September 13, 2022 Eurasia
Current cyber conflict looks very similar to traditional conflict models. The difference from traditional power dynamics offered by the cyber domain, however, is the asymmetrical advantage of technology for would-be actors. This new element of national power allows weaker actors to “punch above their weight” in competition or conflict with …
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September 13, 2022 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Four Turkish soldiers were killed in a clash with militants in northern Iraq, Turkey’s defence ministry said late on Sunday. The ministry said the incident took place in a region where Turkey was carrying out a cross border operation.
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September 13, 2022 Eurasia, Middle Orient
At least seven fighters from a Kurdish-led force were killed Sunday in two ISIS group attacks in eastern Syria, a war monitor said. “Six fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed” in an ISIS attack along the road linking Deir Ezzor province with Hasakeh, said Rami Abdel Rahman, …
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September 13, 2022 Eurasia
A senior Hamas delegation arrives in Moscow for talks with the Russian foreign minister to discuss mutual ties The head of Hamas’s political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, arrived in Moscow on Saturday to hold high-level political talks with Russian officials, including Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. According to a statement by the …
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September 13, 2022 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
Iran has designed a drone, named Arash-2, specifically for targeting the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa, a senior Iranian military commander said on Sunday. “We have specially designed this drone for Haifa and Tel Aviv. This is a unique drone that was developed for this task,” state media …
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September 13, 2022 Eurasia
Yemeni military and security forces have taken control of a large swath of valley and mountainous areas in the southern provinces of Abyan and Shabwa, which have long been considered safe havens for Al-Qaeda militants. Local media and officials said that military and security forces led by the pro-independence Southern …
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September 13, 2022 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Two senior ISIS commanders were killed in an Iraqi air strike in the Hamrin Mountain range, in the Salah al-Din province, announced the Iraqi Security Media Cell (SMC) on Saturday. The operation was carried out based on intelligence information provided by the Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency (FIIA) at the …
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September 13, 2022 Eurasia, South East Asia
Вступая в прямое столкновение с Россией вокруг Украины, страны Запада недооценили масштабы и глубину китайско-российского стратегического партнёрства в новую эпоху. События последних месяцев опровергли ожидания по поводу «хрупкости» отношений Москвы и Пекина, показали общее стратегическое видение сторон и готовность поддержать друг друга в решении сложных внешнеполитических задач. Уже к середине …
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