Eurasia

The Israeli strike on the Abu al-Duhur military airbase suggests that the dispute is no longer confined to the possibility of a Turkish military presence in Syria. It now forms part of a broader Israeli effort to define the limits of what Damascus may do as it rebuilds its army: …

Ankara’s decision to remove Sipan Hemo, Syria’s Deputy Minister of Defense for Eastern Region Affairs, from its terrorist “Red List” marks a significant political and security shift in the regional landscape. This is far more than an administrative adjustment. It reflects a deeper evolution in Türkiye’s approach to the Syrian …

What has been happening in Syria should come as a wake-up call for the Turkish leadership: as long as Israel is a major player in the region, you cannot simply compete with them without engaging in violent conflict.Earlier this week, Israel began bombing Syrian military positions for the first time …

Key Takeaways:Belarus has shifted from a relatively stable buffer and Russian rear base into a forward-operating platform for Moscow—hosting missiles, joint exercises, logistics, and hybrid pressure on Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia—raising direct security risks for the EU’s eastern flank.Broad EU sanctions and isolation have deepened Minsk’s dependence on Russia without …

Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya warned that escalating Israeli attacks threaten Gaza’s ceasefire, urging mediators and guarantors to intervene immediately. Key TakeawaysHamas political bureau chief Khalil al-Hayya warned that Israel’s escalating attacks could lead to the collapse of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.At least 17 Palestinians were killed in three Israeli strikes …

En choisissant La Mecque, la Turquie, l’Arabie saoudite & le Pakistan ont envoyé un message clair : c’est une déclaration liée à la défense des musulmans, et pas seulement de leurs pays respectifs. L’Arabie saoudite, la Turquie & le Pakistan signent l’“Accord de défense commune de La Mecque” L’Arabie saoudite, …

Arabs have little reason to denounce the US intervention, which helped prevent Israel from translating its military victories into political gains. Even today, Trump is trying to save Hamas from extinction through his “Board of Peace,” while also shielding the Lebanese Hezbollah to please Tehran and Doha. Egypt can’t complain …

Ever since the time of Karl Marx, communists and their socialist brethren assumed that the envy of financial success would attract the proletariat to carry out a workers’ revolution in the rich countries of the West. It turned out, however, that even the poor would like to be rich. In …

Israel is witnessing a period of profound political and security transformations as a result of the overlapping of elections with the repercussions of the ongoing wars and the redefinition of the concept of security, in light of the decline in international support and the escalation of challenges in Gaza, the …

Suppression or Reformatting? How Turkey’s Century-Old Equation Enters a New Phase. In May 2025, something happened that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago: the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), designated a terrorist organization in Turkey, announced its self-dissolution and an end to its armed struggle. The decision was …