Eurasia

Abstract The evolving threat of terrorism and political violence in the United States cannot be understood without observing technological change, institutional memory, and societal resilience. Recent discussions underscore five urgent considerations: (1) sustaining lessons from two decades of counterterrorism, (2) preparing for AI and drone-enabled battlefields, (3) confronting the misuse …

Russia’s federal budget is changing on the fly—it’s still unclear what the final deficit for 2025 will be. However, the Ministry of Finance has already included a candid comment in its draft budget for next year that tax increases will be used for military spending. The essence of the decision …

The Iranian regime is once again racing to acquire nuclear weapons. In doing so, it is turning to Russia and almost certainly looking toward China and North Korea for support. This is an immediate and existential threat to the United States, Israel, and the Free World. Tehran’s repeated denials are …

La situation actuelle a généré les prémisses dramatiques visant à diffuser une culture de guerre, alimentée par des peurs savamment et artificiellement construites, en inventant des ennemis là où il n’y en a pas. À notre époque, marquée par des oppositions souvent plus verbales et verbeuses que substantielles, mais toujours …

Quand la guerre devient la paix, quand les concepts et les réalités sont bouleversés, quand la fiction devient réalité et la réalité devient fiction, Quand un programme militaire mondial est présenté comme une initiative humanitaire, quand le meurtre délibéré d’enfants est qualifié de «dommage collatéral», Quand ceux qui résistent à …

The Times reports that MI6’s new chief, the youngest in its history—and first female to boot—has begun her tenure over the cryptic ziggurat housing the world’s most malign machinations. But take a look at her face—notice anything suspicious? Well, we’ll get to that. Blaise Metreweli, 48, became the first woman …

With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his side, US President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping 20-point peace plan for the Gaza Strip on Monday – billed as a bold attempt to end the conflict and reshape the enclave’s political future. The plan sets out a phased ceasefire, the creation …

In a shaky handheld video uploaded on 2 September to an obscure Facebook page, a man crouching low behind an earth berm films a busy highway. He mumbles the date and then says, “we are the Men of Light,” before an explosion immediately rips through a passing General Security vehicle …

“A few weeks before the 2024 election campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina started, my phone rang – it was a top-ranking person in the city administration and the ruling party. This person had never called me before nor have they since,” recounted Aleksandar Drakulic, the owner of a local news …

Gathered under the rallying cry to “prevent the rule of extremists”, thousands of people converged Sunday afternoon on Prague’s Old Town Square in support of the country’s pro-Western democratic orientation. “We want to show that there is also a positive patriotism that is on the side of the West, freedom …