Eurasia Press & News
« L’Otan est au centre du jeu. Cela ne signifie pas que l’Union Européenne ne pèse pas. » Par François Heisbourg, Conseiller spécial, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (*). Quand la guerre menace l’Europe, c’est vers l’Otan que les Européens se tournent, plus ou moins rapidement. France comprise. En mettant …
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4 July
Russia’s Ukraine Invasion: The Most Dangerous Phase is Upon Us
In the gathering war of attrition in Ukraine, Russia has the upper hand – and Ukraine’s only hope is for international support to now be stepped up. The Russian war in Ukraine is entering its third stage and is finally becoming a war of attrition. This requires readiness not only …
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4 July
Why the War in Ukraine is not about Democracy versus Authoritarianism
The framing of the war in the West as a struggle between democracy and authoritarianism is misleading, as the invasion would be unacceptable even if Ukraine were not a democracy, and unhelpful when it comes to building a broader coalition against Russia’s behaviour. Russia’s war against Ukraine is often depicted …
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4 July
New Concepts but Old Problems: NATO’s New Strategic Concept
The plans for NATO outlined at the Madrid summit include some major changes to the Alliance’s posture. But the real work starts now in translating political rhetoric into action. NATO has unveiled its new Strategic Concept, which defines the Alliance’s purpose to 2030. It’s the eighth in its history and …
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4 July
Free Syrian Army defends areas of influence against IS, HTS cells
The internal fighting among FSA factions and the ambitions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham to expand its control in the northwest of Syria did not prevent the Turkish-backed FSA factions from continuing their security operations to crack down on Islamic State cells in the countryside of Aleppo. The Turkish-backed Free Syrian …
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4 July
Egypt, Greece, Cyprus boost military cooperation in EastMed region
Egypt, Greece and Cyprus have promoted their military relations in the face of security threats and to defend their interests in the Eastern Mediterranean that is rich in oil and gas reserves. The defense ministers of Egypt, Cyprus and Greece held a meeting in Cairo on June 20 during which …
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4 July
IRGC chief warns of spy war as new intel head takes over in Iran
The comments were made against the backdrop of an unexpected shakeup within the IRGC’s intelligence wing following a series of breaches. According to the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, hostile foreign spy agencies are waging a war of intelligence against the Islamic Republic. …
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4 July
Israel weighs options for confronting Iran in event of nuclear deal
In the battle between Israel’s security agencies, the Mossad estimates that US President Joe Biden’s administration is eager to reach a deal with Iran, at whatever cost. Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, head of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), paid a visit this week to the headquarters of Unit 8200, the …
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4 July
A moment of reckoning as the US and Iran prepare to resume talks in Doha
After a three-month-long suspension of the nuclear talks in Vienna, the U.S. and Iran appear set to resume diplomatic negotiations on June 28 in Doha, Qatar. The Europeans will continue to act as messengers in Doha as they did during the talks in Vienna. In fact, this relaunch comes thanks …
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4 July
US-China Economic Competition Rests On Intellectual Property
Intellectual property (IP) has long been a sore point in relations between Washington and Beijing. US officials have repeatedly targeted China for widespread counterfeiting since its economic ‘opening up’ in the late 1970s. But after enduring a punishing series of legal reforms to join the World Trade Organization in 2001, …
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