December 23, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient
The Syrian Arab Army is no more, an institution built to fight Israel that eventually ate itself due to rampant corruption and ineptitude. Few analysts could have predicted the events that unfolded last week in Syria when a limited rebel offensive in Aleppo province led to the downfall of Bashar …
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December 23, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Syria’s rebel leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has dismissed the online controversy over videos showing him gesturing to a young woman to cover her hair before he posed for a photo with her last week. The incident sparked criticism from both liberal and conservative commentators amid intense speculation about the county’s future …
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December 23, 2024 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
A source within the Yemeni faction of the Iran-led Axis of Resistance coalition at war with Israel over its conflict in Gaza has told Newsweek the group would intensify attacks after suffering a new series of Israeli air raids. Hours after the reporting the interception of a missile launched from …
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December 23, 2024 Eurasia
Republicans back less U.S. support for Ukraine, while Democrats favor at least a continuation of current level of support Americans are divided about evenly over whether the U.S. should continue to help Ukraine win back territory it lost in the war with Russia, even in a prolonged conflict (48%), or …
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December 23, 2024 Africa, Eurasia
Abstract: The Yemen-based Houthis’ top priority is the continued development of their unmanned vehicle and missile programs. Both programs are vital to the Houthis’ ability to exert leverage over both their domestic and external enemies. Securing supply chains and funding for the programs, especially funding and supplies that are independent …
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December 23, 2024 Africa, Eurasia
Abstract: The picture of Moscow’s replacement for the Wagner Group—known as Africa Corps—has become clearer over the past several months. For all the hype that Russia’s newest security assistance appendage has garnered, the early story is that it is more of the same, but with less fanfare. Though Africa Corps …
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December 23, 2024 Eurasia
Les derniers mois ont été éprouvants pour la démocratie. Les résultats d’élections hostiles à l’Union européenne ont été annulés en Roumanie. Une tentative de coup d’État a eu lieu en Géorgie à la suite d’élections qui ne se sont pas déroulées comme le souhaitait l’Occident. Le gouvernement français, largement conspué, …
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December 23, 2024 Eurasia, South East Asia
Trump parviendra-t-il à briser l’alliance sans limite entre la Russie et la Chine ? Il y a quelques semaines, le journal britannique The Guardian, qui fait autorité en la matière, a indiqué quelles seraient les conditions de la nouvelle administration américaine pour mettre fin à la guerre en Ukraine : …
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December 23, 2024 Eurasia
Je suis intervenu sur le site Géopolitique Profonde le 19 décembre. Les grands sujets du moment ont été abordés. Géorgie À 8 jours de l’intronisation du nouveau président géorgien, les manifestations organisées par l’opposition au gouvernement et soutenues en coulisse par l’Occident otanien se poursuivent dans trois villes du pays. …
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December 23, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient
The Islamic State has utilised the recent collapse of the Assad regime in Syria and the rise of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) to intensify its ideological campaign. Through its latest issue of al-Naba (issue 473), released in recent days, the group has disseminated a narrative portraying these events as betrayals …
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