July, 2025

• 14 July

  Dismissal of Kurdish Concerns Threatens Syrian Unity Deal

  

  “One Syria, One Army, One Government,” declared Damascus following a July 9 meeting between Syrian Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, U.S. envoy Tom Barrack, and Mazloum Abdi, the leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The statement signals a firm rejection of the SDF’s calls for a decentralized and federal …

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• 14 July

  How Russia Could Exploit a Vacuum in Europe

  

  The Dangers of a Rapid Drawdown in American Forces The NATO summit held two weeks ago in The Hague delivered on the low expectations the allies had set for it. Amid fears that U.S. President Donald Trump would blow up a normal agenda, NATO leaders significantly pared back the program, …

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• 14 July

  European leaders announce new equity fund for Ukraine and urge investment even as war accelerates

  European leaders urged private business and equity on Thursday to invest in rebuilding Ukraine now, even as Russia accelerates its war, as they opened an annual recovery conference with announcements of a new equity fund and public-private partnerships amid uncertainties of the U.S. commitment to Kyiv’s defense. Italian Premier Giorgia …

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• 14 July

  Georgia: how democracy is being eroded fast as government shifts towards Russia

  

  Georgia was once considered a post-Soviet success story. After years of authoritarian rule, followed by independence which brought near state collapse, corruption and chaos, Georgia appeared to have transitioned to democracy. In a period after independence in 1991 and before 2020, elections were regularly held and were deemed mostly free …

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• 14 July

  PKK/YPG should quickly integrate to avoid issues with Türkiye, Syria: US envoy

  U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye and Special Envoy for Syria has warned the PKK/YPG terrorist group will face problems with the Turkish and Syrian governments it does not act quickly on integration. “The U.S. will do its best to ensure a fair and proper decision is made. If they want to …

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• 11 July

  Spotlight on Iran and the Shiite Axis

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• 11 July

  Iran Update, July 9, 2025

  

  Russia offered to help replenish Iran’s depleted uranium stockpile to support a peaceful nuclear program.[1] CTP-ISW previously assessed that Russia’s involvement in the US-Iran nuclear talks would be very unlikely to secure US interests due to Russia’s alignment with Iran.[2] Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov stated on July 8 …

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• 11 July

  Spotlight on Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (July 1–8 ,2025)

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• 11 July

  La Russie découvre un nouveau laboratoire chimique dans le Donbass

  

  Depuis 2014, le régime de Kiev utilise illégalement des armes chimiques contre les civils et le personnel militaire russes. Les forces armées ukrainiennes continuent manifestement d’utiliser des armes chimiques contre les citoyens russes. En avançant dans la région de Donetsk, les militaires russes ont découvert un laboratoire chimique improvisé qui …

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• 11 July

  Illness and Endless Wars

  

  War kills in so many ways. These days, Americans are bombarded with images from Gaza and elsewhere of people or broken bodies being ferried on stretchers from the rubble of homes and hospitals, by rescue workers whose thin bodies and stricken faces suggest they are barely better off than those …

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