Key Takeaways: Gaza Strip: The IDF 162nd Division continued to operate in Rafah on June 14. The Nahal Brigade identified openings between buildings in Rafah that Hamas fighters use to traverse quickly through dense neighborhoods.Southern Lebanon and Golan Heights: Israeli officials are continuing to discuss an offensive into Lebanon amid …
Read More »The absolute control of Hezbollah of the border crossings to Syria is critical to its survival and leads to the destruction of the state of Lebanon
For many years now, Hezbollah has served as a major instrument of Iran to take over Lebanon, not only as a territory but as a sovereign state. Many Western countries would like to avoid that and invest in the former “Pearl of the Middle East”, led by France. These efforts …
Read More »Is Russia a Legitimate Global Power?
Can Putin Change Russia’s Role From Spoiler to Global Power? Russia occupies an unusual position on the world stage. Under President Vladimir Putin, Moscow has repeatedly demonstrated that it has the capacity to destabilize the international order, most recently with its brutal invasion of Ukraine. But for all its ability …
Read More »Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn in Recent Years
Since his sweeping overhaul of Turkey’s political system in 2017, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cemented his near-total control over the country, even if he has undermined the country’s democracy to do so. Under his increasingly authoritarian rule, dissent has become more and more dangerous, with numerous opposition leaders, civil …
Read More »The killing of top Iranian and Hezbollah operatives is a senseless carnage – or is it!?
There seems to be a hidden hand that pushes the players, and not anyone you would think of at first. Over the last few months, we are witnessing a long line of assassinations of mainly top operatives, allegedly performed by Israeli units, acting in Lebanon, Syria and Iran. This should …
Read More »What goes around comes around – how a German invention becomes a doomsday tool in Europe, curtsey of Hamas and Hezbollah
Amphetamines have been around for more than a century, used to overcome ADHS, sleep deficiency and obesity. Well-known as Pervitin, used by the German Wehrmacht in WWII, it has become a means to overcome fear, fatigue and moral issues. To this day, one of the main derivates, Fenetyllin, originally produced …
Read More »North Macedonia, the new government begins to take shape
After the overwhelming victory in the political and presidential elections last May 8, VMRO DPMNE and its new allies are starting to outline the priorities of the new government. The future of the country’s European integration, also linked to difficult constitutional reforms, remains a puzzle with a difficult solution After …
Read More »Serbia: media independence is an exception rather than the rule
Increasing political and financial pressure threatens the independence and editorial autonomy of many media outlets in Serbia. We interviewed Irina Milutinović, Senior Research Associate at the Institute of European Studies in Belgrade and co-author of the Country Report on Serbia of the Media Pluralism Monitor 2023 According to the Serbia …
Read More »Migrants: all the doubts about the Rama-Meloni agreement
Despite the inconsistencies and uncertainties around the agreement signed between Rome and Tirana for the reception of migrants on Albanian soil, and while awaiting the judgment of the European Court, work on the two centres has already begun in Gjadër and Shëngjin. We went to see how they were progressing …
Read More »L’arrogance américaine provoquera-t-elle une nouvelle crise des missiles ?
Après que les États-Unis, la France, la Pologne et l’Allemagne aient donné leur accord pour que l’Ukraine attaque le territoire russe, la Russie a averti que cela impliquerait une «escalade imprévisible du conflit». Ainsi, la visite confirmée par le ministère cubain des Affaires étrangères d’un détachement naval russe composé de …
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