February 18, 2024 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
Recent U.S. retaliatory strikes on Iran-aligned militia forces in Iraq have fueled pro-Iranian political and militia leaders to accelerate their efforts to force a U.S. withdrawal. The government of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani is working to reflect public opposition to U.S. strikes on Iraqi territory while remaining engaged with …
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February 18, 2024 Eurasia
A FRACTURE IN UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE OF MYTHSThe study of methodological requirements usually comes down to comparing scientists of various profiles to a certain “conceptual bar” that is most authoritative for them, the compliance of which is taken as a criterion for the scientific nature of certain artifacts, judgments and …
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February 17, 2024 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
Russian Republic of Tatarstan Head Rustam Minnikhanov paid an official visit to Iran, likely to discuss Russo-Iranian defense industrial and military cooperation. Minnikhanov visited unspecified “large industries and industrial towns” in Esfahan Province and met with the provincial governor on February 14.[i] Several prominent defense industrial and military sites, including …
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February 16, 2024 Africa, Eurasia, Magreb
Introduction The countries of the central Maghreb – Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia – are increasingly difficult partners for Europe. Over the past few years, their leaders have become more assertive in trying to set the terms of relations with the European Union and its member states, using both their countries’ …
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February 16, 2024 Eurasia
Paris lance – dans une précipitation suscitée par la peur d’être lâché par les États-Unis dans le conflit ukrainien – l’idée du réarmement de l’UE avec le Triangle de Weimar, une réunion constituée de la Pologne, de la France et de l’Allemagne, mais qui n’a jamais montré ses preuves depuis …
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February 16, 2024 Balkans, Eurasia
North Macedonia’s public services have gone digital. Only they haven’t.Digitalisation has become a buzz word in North Macedonia, where for two decades politicians have rolled out digital reforms, opened so-called ‘One-Stop Shops’ and promoted ‘E-services’. Yet public registries remain unconnected, procedures are complicated – bordering on absurd – and the …
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February 16, 2024 Albania, Balkans, Eurasia
John Watkins’ new travelogue offers an intriguing snapshot of a country still scarred by the legacy of its brutal dictator.Over the past 10 to 15 years, it would be easy for someone with only a passing knowledge of history to think that Albania is just another part of what has …
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February 16, 2024 Eurasia
Dans le dernier sitrep Ukraine, j’évoquais le choix du général Oleksandr Syrsky comme nouveau commandant en chef des forces armées ukrainiennes. Il est probable qu’il soutiendra les choix agressifs du président ukrainien Zelensky. Pour des raisons essentiellement de relations publiques, Zelensky exige des attaques constantes contre les forces russes et …
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February 16, 2024 Eurasia
Defense is at the top of the policy agenda in European capitals, but the sense of urgency varies. Governments must quickly move from rhetoric to action for Europe to be able to defend itself. Stefanie Babst – Strategic advisor and former NATO deputy assistant secretary general With a few exceptions, …
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February 16, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Latest Developments An Israeli airstrike killed two senior Hezbollah operatives overnight in retaliation for the Iranian-backed terrorist group’s lethal shelling of IDF Northern Command’s headquarters in Safed. Israel published the identities of the targets of its airstrike, which hit the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh: Ali Muhammad al-Debes, a regional …
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