March, 2025

• 9 March

  What’s behind Erdoğan’s calculated shift on Kurds and its potential consequences

  

  On March 1, the start of the holy month of Ramadan — observed by most of Turkey’s Sunni population — the imprisoned leader of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, Abdullah Öcalan, made a historic call for the party to disarm and end its 40-year-long armed struggle against the Turkish state. …

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• 9 March

  The West Must Offer Syria’s Interim Government Tightly Conditioned Aid against an Emerging Assadist Insurgency

  

  An Assadist insurgency has emerged in western Syria and stands to help US adversaries expand their influence there. The insurgency has developed slowly since early January 2025. Insurgent activity involved hit-and-run attacks at first and has evolved gradually into overt civil conflict.[i] This insurgency is still at a relatively low …

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• 9 March

  Russia’s God of War – The Political and Military Power of Artillery

  

  Russia’s artillery has profound strategic and psychological effects, and its use through history has signalled the nation’s resolve in warfare. The use of artillery in Ukraine has echoes of the past, with revolutions in application following every Russian war of the 20th century. In the time of Suvorov, artillery was …

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• 9 March

  Discourse on Colonialism: A Brief Review

  

  Discourse on Colonialism is a text published in 1950 by Martinique poet Aimé Césaire. Césaire was deeply influenced by Hegel, Marx, and the Surrealist movement. African and French literature was also strong influences on the author. Written in an energetic and captivating poetic style along with brutal descriptions of violence, …

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• 9 March

  Macron’s Offer: France and the Delusions of Nuclear Deterrence

  

  The singular antics of US President Donald Trump, notably towards supposed allies, has stirred the pot regarding national security in various capitals. From Canberra to Brussels, there is concern that such assumed, if unverifiable notions as extended nuclear deterrence from Washington are valid anymore. America First interests certainly bring that …

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• 9 March

  ISIS – The return to Europe

  

  In short Over the last decade, ISIS is one of the most ferocious terror organizations in the world. Its horrible techniques of torturing and slaughtering its enemies (which is pretty much everyone else) is considered extreme even for other terrorists and gave it during its prime days a vile reputation. …

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• 7 March

  Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 6, 2025

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin and other Kremlin officials explicitly rejected making any concessions in future peace negotiations or accepting any US, European, or Ukrainian peace proposals and the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) rejected the possibility of a negotiated ceasefire on March 6. Putin stated during a visit to …

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• 7 March

  Iran Update, March 6, 2025

  

  Small-scale insurgent cells have started to emerge and attack Syrian interim government forces in certain areas of Syria. Former Assad regime members conducted coordinated attacks on Syrian military checkpoints and patrols in Jableh, Beit Ana, and Daliyah in Latakia Province on March 6.[1] Interim government forces deployed to the area …

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• 7 March

  Turkey Wants The PKK To Disarm, But Will It Actually Leave Iraq? – OpEd

  

  In the rugged mountains of northern Iraq, a potential peace breakthrough hangs in the balance. Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), recently issued an unexpected call for disarmament—a move that could end one of the Middle East’s longest-running conflicts. But in the shadow of Turkish …

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• 7 March

  Afghanistan’s Missing Weapons: A Ticking Time Bomb For Regional Security – OpEd

  

  In the quiet corners of Badghis province, a recent weapons audit has revealed a troubling security breach—large quantities of weapons, including US-made arms, have disappeared from the Afghan army’s 3rd Brigade headquarters, part of the ex-207th Al-Farooq Corps. The discovery has sent shockwaves through Afghanistan’s intelligence circles, with the provincial …

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