Eurasia

Poland is now working hand-in-glove with Germany to turbocharge the latter’s superpower trajectory and especially its military component, which is reshaping European geopolitics and is therefore a development of global importance. Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz announced on Monday after talks with his German counterpart Boris Pistorius that they’re “activating …

Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine gives this civilization-state a chance to defend its independence and sovereignty that are under existential threat by the US-led West. In preserving his Great Power’s geostrategic existence, President Putin is actually attempting to retain some semblance of stability in the increasingly destabilized world that’s …

CORRECTION: The March 14, 2024, edition of the Gaza Strip maps described the jetty that is under construction along the Gazan coast to facilitate the delivery of aid as “Israeli-built.” NGO World Central Kitchen is building this jetty, not Israel.[i] We apologize for the error. Unspecified Iranian officials said that …

Key Takeaways: Northern Gaza Strip: The IDF Nahal Brigade (162nd Division) conducted clearing operations in the northern and central Gaza Strip.Southern Gaza Strip: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved plans for a military operation into Rafah.Lebanon: Lebanese Hezbollah has conducted at least six attacks from southern Lebanon into northern Israel.West …

Israeli forces conducted a “high-precision operation” at al Shifa Hospital on March 18 based on intelligence that Hamas was using it for militant activity.[i] The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that they had intelligence that senior Hamas officials were using the area to conduct and direct attacks in the Gaza …

Hezbollah continued attacking against Israeli military targets along the border, carrying out 29 attacks. In response, IDF forces attacked Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon.[2]Given the increase of IDF attacks in Lebanon, Hezbollah issued a video threatening reprisals in kind if the IDF continues expanding its attacks in Lebanon.According to a …

Que les États-Unis et l’Europe le veuillent ou non, l’Iran est un acteur politique régional majeur. Si l’on se réfère à ce que j’ai écrit en 2012, au milieu de ce que l’on appelle le printemps arabe et de ses conséquences, il est frappant de constater à quel point la …

French President Emmanuel Macron recently caused a kerfuffle over Ukraine, dropping a bombshell suggestion that NATO troops could be deployed in the Russian-Ukrainian war. Over in the South Caucasus, garnering far less attention in the West, French actions are also stirring tension. While Atlantic Alliance allies quickly shot down Macron’s …

Despite the US and its allies attempting to provide safe passage in the Red Sea, the international waterway simply is not safe. In fact, it’s quite deadly – as the crew of the Barbados-flagged True Confidence unfortunately discovered Wednesday, March 6. The merchant vessel was set ablaze by a terrorist …

Poland is now working hand-in-glove with Germany to turbocharge the latter’s superpower trajectory and especially its military component, which is reshaping European geopolitics and is therefore a development of global importance. Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz announced on Monday after talks with his German counterpart Boris Pistorius that they’re “activating …