December 17, 2023 Eurasia, Middle Orient
With the war in Gaza now in its third month, there are ongoing fears that the conflict may spill over, particularly given the risk of escalation involving Iran’s network of proxies. Between Oct. 18 and Dec. 11, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claim to have launched 10 “large batches” …
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December 17, 2023 Eurasia, Middle Orient
A ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels slammed into a cargo ship Friday in the Red Sea near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, following another attack only hours earlier that struck a separate vessel, authorities said. The missile attack on the MSC Palatium III and the earlier assault on …
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December 15, 2023 Eurasia, South East Asia
Preparing for a Long War With China Over the past decade, the prospect of Chinese military aggression in the Indo-Pacific has moved from the realm of the hypothetical to the war rooms of U.S. defense planners. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has significantly accelerated his country’s military buildup, now in its …
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December 15, 2023 Eurasia
America Shouldn’t Give Up on the World It Made Most Americans think their country is in decline. In 2018, when the Pew Research Center asked Americans how they felt their country would perform in 2050, 54 percent of respondents agreed that the U.S. economy would be weaker. An even larger …
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December 15, 2023 Eurasia
The Delusions and Dangers of Defeatist Voices in the West It was almost two years ago that Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. As another winter of war arrives, voices skeptical of the country’s prospects are growing louder—not in diplomatic meetings or military planning sessions, but rather in news …
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December 13, 2023 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, stated that the captives were released thanks to the military pressure of the country, as well as diplomatic efforts. In a press conference, Netanyahu said that the war “will continue until we achieve all of our objectives.” He added that by this, he …
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December 13, 2023 Eurasia, Middle Orient
The government in Gaza has demanded an end to the international “green light” given to Israel for the attack on hospitals, as reported by Anadolu. The Gaza government’s Media Office stated, “The bombing of the Kamal Adwan hospital in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli occupation army constitutes a serious …
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December 13, 2023 Eurasia, Middle Orient
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have reported that their ground offensive in the Gaza Strip is expanding to Hamas centers across the territory, according to their chief spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagai. The IDF has issued new orders for residents of the Gaza Strip to evacuate from 20 areas in …
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December 13, 2023 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Israel has developed a large system of pumps that could be used to flood tunnels beneath the Gaza Strip, used by the militant group Hamas, with the aim of forcing fighters out of them, reported the Wall Street Journal yesterday, citing U.S. officials. The Israeli military has completed the installation …
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December 12, 2023 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Un nouveau rapport convaincant du Conseil de sécurité (CS) russe circulant aujourd’hui au Kremlin indique que le président Poutine et le président iranien en visite Ebrahim Raïssi ont tenu une réunion privée qui a duré plus de cinq heures et s’est terminée juste avant minuit, heure de Moscou. Après cette …
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