Les récentes déclarations du secrétaire d’État américain Marco Rubio ont signalé l’intention de Washington d’abandonner les efforts de paix si aucun progrès n’était réalisé entre la Russie et l’Ukraine. CNN a récemment rapporté dans un article que : «Les États-Unis pourraient mettre fin à leurs efforts pour mettre fin au …
Read More »New Syrian Administration Faces Resistance from SDF in Quest for Unified Army – The Syrian Observer
The ongoing discussions between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the new Syrian administration over the integration of military forces have hit a series of roadblocks, reflecting deeper tensions in the country’s post-Assad transition. While the administration pushes for a unified army under the Ministry of Defense, the SDF seeks …
Read More »Sharaa and Barzani in Antalya: A New Regional Dialogue Taking Shape in a Volatile Region – The Syrian Observer
In a previously unannounced diplomatic encounter, Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa met with Nechirvan Barzani, President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey. The surprise meeting carried significant implications, particularly due to its timing and location in a region characterised by volatility and rapidly …
Read More »Syria Arrests Two Palestinian Jihad Leaders Amid Pressure to Expel Militants – The Syrian Observer
Syrian security forces have arrested two senior members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement in Damascus, in what sources describe as part of a broader “security procedure” rather than a criminal investigation. The arrests come at a time of increasing international pressure on Syria’s transitional government to distance itself …
Read More »SDF Leader Mazloum Abdi Meets French Foreign Minister and Iraqi Kurdish Leaders in Erbil – The Syrian Observer
Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has visited Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, marking his second trip to the city in two months. According to local officials speaking to Al-Araby al-Jadeed, the visit began on Wednesday and will last two days. On the first …
Read More »The Political Implications Of Poland Explicitly Planning To Profit From Ukraine
Poland is finally joining in the scramble for Ukraine after naively sitting on the sidelines all these years. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was surprisingly candid earlier this month when talking about how Poland plans to profit from Ukraine. In his words, “We will help [Ukraine] – Poland is in …
Read More »Memories and Mourning as Israel Annexes Rafah
The name Rafah once evoked images of sea-breeze evenings, Friday picnics under fig trees, and streets so familiar they felt like the palm of my hand. Now, the name echoes differently — I hear evacuation orders, war maps, and headlines forecasting its erasure. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently declared …
Read More »Weakened by Israel, Hezbollah turns to spin games to hold support
In the aftermath of the collapse of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire in Gaza, fears of renewed fighting to Israel’s north sparked after it came under anonymous rocket fire from south Lebanon. Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militants in Lebanon, denied involvement and has neither restarted its attacks on Israel nor is it threatening …
Read More »Trump can’t afford to simply revive Obama’s Iran nuclear deal
Last Saturday’s mostly indirect negotiations between US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi marked an abrupt turnaround for US President Donald Trump. In 2018, during his first term, Trump ended US participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) negotiated by his predecessor, President Barack …
Read More »Gorbatchev et la destruction de la civilisation soviétique
Le dernier espoir de l’URSS Le 10 mars 1985, le secrétaire général Konstantin Tchernenko décède après treize mois au pouvoir. Homme de principes et d’honnêteté, Konstantin Oustinovitch a suggéré à Brejnev, à la fin des années 70, d’écouter les opinions de Kossyguine et de Chelepine et de commencer à corriger …
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