We are still doing far too little to prepare for the eventuality that Russia is victorious in Ukraine Now that Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured his historic fifth term in office, it is patently clear that he will devote his next six-year spell at the Kremlin to pursuing his …

A Gaza hospital said at least 37 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a UN-run school on Thursday, that the Israeli military alleged housed a “Hamas compound”. The raid came after US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators resumed talks aimed at securing a truce and hostage-prisoner swap in the …

Officials who were removed include both close associates of former defense minister Sergei Shoigu, and generals seen to have failed in Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin’s replacement of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu with economist Andrei Belousov on May 12 was accompanied by a series of arrests and dismissals among the …

Europe’s tempting of Armenia toward integration with Europe could end in disaster for Yerevan. For strategic reasons, Russia has openly or tacitly supported separatist or Eurosceptic movements in Europe (whether the United Kingdom’s “Brexit” from the EU, Scottish independence, or Catalan separatism) to weaken the unity of its rivals. Of …

Being pro-EU does not win politicians many votes in the Western Balkans and the Caucasus. There, Viktor Orbán’s version of an illiberal Europe appears to be the union’s top-rated political export. It is election season in Europe. Starting today and until June 9, voters in twenty-seven EU member states will …

Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami threatened to retaliate against Israel for the June 3 airstrike that killed IRGC Quds Force Gen. Saeid Abyar in Aleppo, Syria.[i] Abyar was a member of the IRGC Quds Force and had been stationed in Syria since 2012.[ii] Salami stated …

The French National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office has appealed to the Paris Judicial Court after charges against former Governor of the Central Bank of Syria, Adib Mayaleh, related to financing battles in Syria were dropped. Mayaleh, who holds both French and Syrian citizenship, is suspected of financing the Syrian regime accused …

At this year’s KazanForum 2024 – which is held annually in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan in the Russian Federation – major international events were organized to promote economic ties between Russia and the Islamic world. Such Islamic events included Halal Expo, Halal Market, Modest Fashion Day, and business meetings …

Over the past month, there has been a surge in attacks from Iraq against Israel attributed to the Islamic Resistance. This group consists of several militias backed by Iran, active in both Syria and Iraq, including existing U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations such as Kataib Hezbollah, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Harakat Hezbollah …

Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, and Serbia are caught in between Russia and the EU, building ties with the latter even as the former seeks to maintain influence there and deter the West. Introduction The war in Ukraine has left a group of “in-between” European countries more vulnerable and …