Eurasia Press & News
The three major military powers (the United States, Russia, and China) systematically and consistently engage in inflation of the threats they face. Each side tends to see the worst motivation and the greatest capabilities in assessing its adversaries in order to justify its own actions. This problem was endemic throughout …
Read More »Biden’s Palestinian Mission is Doomed to Fail
The big problem, though, with Mr Biden’s commitment for the US to work with the Palestinian Authority in Gaza is that the ability of Mr Abbas’s organisation to exercise any influence over Gaza is virtually negligible. While Mr Abbas continues to indulge in the fiction that he is the legitimate …
Read More »Will PLO and Hamas find common ground?
Hamas’ popularity has risen sharply, but this doesn’t help them much with the outside world. An understanding with Fatah is key to any potential role in regional diplomacy. If the relationship between the PLO and Hamas was on shaky grounds after President Mahmoud Abbas canceled the legislative elections, they are …
Read More »Tehran hard-liner council bans leading centrists from presidential race
Iran’s Guardian Council disqualified all the major moderate contenders from the country’s presidential election, paving the way for a one-sided race and an anticipated victory for hard-line judicial chief Ibrahim Raisi. The lengths Iran’s Guardian Council went to to squash the presidential hopes of top moderates shocked even many hard-liners …
Read More »Turkey touts assassination of top PKK militant as retribution to US
The Turkish media has trumpeted the killing of a high-ranking PKK militant by Turkish security forces in northern Iraq as a reprisal of the US support of the Syrian Kurdish groups, while Turkey seems to be a major blockade before Syrian Kurds’ desire for political recognition. The US support for …
Read More »Netanyahu, Blinken discuss Israel’s security, Gaza reconstruction
Meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated US commitment for Israel’s security, and said the United States is committed also to the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived today in Israel, his first stop on a regional …
Read More »Moroccan PM congratulates Hamas for ‘victory’ against Israel
Saadeddine Othmani’s support for the Palestinians during the recent conflict with Israel followed Morocco and Israel agreeing to normalize relations late last year. Morocco’s prime minister congratulated Hamas on its “victory” against Israel following the cease-fire. Saadeddine Othmani wrote to Hamas’ political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, on Saturday to congratulate him …
Read More »Russia reveals deployment of nuclear-capable bombers to Syria airbase
Moscow has reportedly landed Tupolev Tu-22 bombers at Syria’s Hmeimim Air Base for the first time. Russia has based nuclear-capable bomber aircraft on the Mediterranean for the first time, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said Tuesday. Three Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range bombers were sent to Russia’s Hmeimim Air Base in western …
Read More »Moscow looks to expand role in Mideast peace process
Official Russian statements on the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas indicate Moscow is looking for a larger diplomatic role. On May 21, the Russian Foreign Ministry expressed support for the Israel-Hamas cease-fire and called for an urgent meeting of the Middle East Quartet to prevent a relapse into conflict. …
Read More »America Dominant Again (in Arms Sales)
When it comes to trade in the tools of death and destruction, no one tops the United States of America. In April of this year, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published its annual analysis of trends in global arms sales and the winner — as always — was …
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