April, 2025

• 12 April

  Qatar Tacitly Approves Muslim Scholars’ Call for ‘Armed Jihad’ Against Israel

  

  For Israel, Qatar’s silence on a fatwa calling for “armed jihad” against the Jewish state is deafening. On April 9, Israel’s Foreign Ministry implored Doha to publicly reject the religious edict, which the Qatar-based International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) issued on March 31. The fatwa instructs Muslim governments to …

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• 12 April

  Syria’s Uncertain New Order

  

  Can Shara’s Government Unite a Country Ready to Explode? In late March, Ahmad al-Shara, Syria’s new leader, introduced a caretaker government that would supervise the country’s transition from five decades of dictatorial rule. He gave some cabinet positions to figures outside his Islamist milieu, including naming a Christian woman minister …

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• 12 April

  The Case for a “Trump to Tehran” Strategy

  

  How to Turn Maximum Pressure Into Personal Diplomacy On Saturday, April 12, American and Iranian officials will restart talks over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program. The talks come after U.S. President Donald Trump sent a letter, in early March, to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei proposing negotiations. “We have a very …

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• 12 April

  Could the U.S. and Russia Strike a Deal to Restart Nord Stream 2?

  

  Nord Stream 2—the only U.S.-Russian business project that looks like a viable prospect once the fighting in Ukraine ends—raises more questions than answers. Renewed diplomatic contact between Moscow and Washington under U.S. President Donald Trump has quickly become economic as well as political. Statements from both sides about wanting to …

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• 12 April

  Do Americans want a Mar-a-Lago Accord?

  

  Global markets are abuzz with chatter about a so-called Mar-a-Lago Accord, the Trump administration’s supposed plan to reorient the United States’ relationship with the global economy by negotiating sweeping changes to the international financial and trading systems. The plan centers on weakening the value of the US dollar to boost …

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• 12 April

  Quo Vadis, Serbia? – Analysis

  

  The inauguration of the new US administration has set in motion a series of global developments. Chief among them are efforts to bring an end to the war in Ukraine and to extend the ceasefire in Gaza. The message from the new US President, Donald Trump – “America First” – …

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• 12 April

  Iran Update, April 10, 2025

  

  A Senior Iranian official threatened to reduce cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) if external threats against Iran continue. Iranian Supreme Leader Adviser Ali Shamkhani stated on April 10 that Iran could expel IAEA inspectors, halt cooperation with the agency, or move enriched uranium to “safe and unknown …

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• 12 April

  Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham: Terrorists With A Democratic Face – Analysis

  

  The spectacular conquest of large parts of Syrian territory and cities such as Homs, Daraa, Aleppo, and Damascus, and the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s government in early December, surprised the world. Syrian Islamists led by the organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) managed, after many years of being largely pushed into …

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• 12 April

  10 Things to Know About Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula

  

  The Sinai Peninsula is a strategic land bridge between Africa and Asia. The Sinai Peninsula, which connects the continents of Africa and Asia, has a landmass of 23,000 square miles, approximately the size of West Virginia. The peninsula is bordered by the vital global shipping artery of the Suez Canal …

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• 12 April

  Spotlight on Iran and the Shiite Axis

  Iran condemned the continued IDF activity in the Gaza Strip. The Iranian president raised theissue in his talks with the King of Jordan and the Saudi Crown Prince. The Iranian ForeignMinistry spokesperson condemned the IDF attacks in the Gaza Strip and called forinternational action to stop them. The IRGC’s Qods …

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