What You Need to Know About Iran’s Election and New President

In a clear challenge to regime hardliners, Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist and cardiac surgeon, won Iran’s snap presidential election on July 5. The elections were called after President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash on May 19. The runoff had been considered a tight race, but Pezeshkian won decisively …

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Amid a Changing Global Order, NATO Looks East

The alliance is deepening its relationships with key Indo-Pacific partners to pull together a more global, like-minded coalition. As NATO celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, the Euro-Atlantic security alliance continues to deepen its engagement with Australia, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand, collectively known as the IP4. NATO has …

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Who Thinks Donald Trump Is Racist?

Former president Donald Trump often finds himself on the defensive against accusations of racism. He regularly denies the charges, distorting his record and resorting to his “Black friends” defense, while attempting to throw the allegations back at liberals. However, he never explains why he is the favorite son of the …

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US-German missile plans at NATO summit threaten cities deep inside Russia

The decisions taken as the NATO summit in Washington closed Thursday show the NATO imperialist powers are planning direct military intervention against nuclear-armed Russia. The day before, the NATO alliance had announced the creation of an office in Ukraine and of a NATO command in Germany to coordinate the war …

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What Starmer’s Labour victory means for UK policy in the Middle East

As expected, Keir Starmer’s Labour Party won a majority in the UK General Election on 4 July, marking the collapse of the Conservative Party after 14 years in government. Labour’s majority in parliament, with 411 seats out of 650, means the party will have significant influence over parliamentary decisions going …

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After 9 months of war, Palestinian armed groups adopt ‘guerrilla warfare’ against Israel

On July 1, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Israeli army is advancing to the “end of the phase of eliminating” the “army” of Hamas. After more than nine months of war, Israeli political and military circles claim that they are “close to eliminating” Hamas’s military capabilities in …

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Migrations: Greece and Cyprus: from solidarity to fatigue

Driven by economic difficulties, European public opinions have taken increasingly skeptical positions on migrants and asylum seekers in recent years, an extremely visible phenomenon in “front line” countries such as Greece and Cyprus It took years of debate and disagreements for the European Union to finally adopt the new Pact …

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Why Europe Needs Africa

Introduction: Why Europe Needs Africa (and Africa Needs Europe) In 2017, Africa’s population under twenty-five years old surpassed the total population of Europe. By 2050, Africa will have added 796 million people to the workforce, while Europe’s working-age population (aged sixteen to sixty-four) will decline by 156 million.1 Europe is …

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Lebanese Daily Al-Akhbar: Iraqi Militias Train Hundreds Of Operatives Under Iranian Supervision In Anticipation Of Israeli Operation In Lebanon; Threaten ‘Strategic Blows’ To U.S. Interests In Such Scenario

On June 28, 2024, the pro-Hizbullah Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar published[1] an article reporting on preparations of Iraqi resistance factions for a potential Israeli operation against Lebanese Hizbullah. This report is based on the article. Iraqi Militias Train Hundreds Of Operatives In Iraq And Iran In Anticipation Of War Between Israel …

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Yemen’s Houthi Ansar Allah Movement Opens ‘Representation Office’ In Baghdad, Houthi Representative Visits PMU Operation Room, Meets With Iraqi Shi’ite Tribes

On July 8, 2024, the Qatari online daily Al-Arabi Al-Jadid reported that according to an unnamed Iraqi official source, Yemen’s Iran-backed Ansar Allah Movement (Houthis) had opened, that same day, a headquarters in Baghdad. The outlet also cited Iraqi news reports confirming that the Houthis inaugurated what was described as …

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