September, 2021

• 14 September

  EU official: Growing appeal among youth for end of Western civilization

  

  The European Union hopes to cut an intelligence-sharing deal with Israel. “The idea of the end of Western civilization is appealing to more and more youngsters” being drawn into terrorist causes, said EU Director for Security Laurent Muschel, and this trend has only increased following the victory of the Taliban …

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• 14 September

  Biden won’t be able to pull US forces from Middle East – ex-Mossad chief

  

  The former spy chiefs expressed a wide range of views on the impacts of the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan on global security issues. The US will not be able to leave the Middle East even if this is the stated goal of the Biden administration, because Middle East events …

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• 14 September

  To Counter Terror, Abolish War – OpEd

  On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was among a small group of U.S. citizens who sat on milk crates or stood holding signs, across from the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Manhattan. We had been fasting from solid foods for a month, calling for an end …

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• 13 September

  Why Armenia Should Sign A Peace Treaty With Azerbaijan – OpEd

  

  For the last three decades normalising diplomatic relations with Azerbaijan and Turkey was impossible when Armenia occupied twenty percent of Azerbaijani territory in 1994-2000. But the situation has radically changed following the 44-day Second Karabakh War allowing Armenian nationalists to give up their fantasies about a ‘Greater Armenia’ composed of …

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• 13 September

  Azerbaijan: Pegasus Spyware Perfect Fit For Regime Intimidation

  

  Azerbaijani reporter Sevinc Vagifgizi was terrified after discovering that her mobile phone had been infected by Pegasus, a controversial spyware whose latest variant can be invisible to its victims. The knowledge that all activity on her mobile could have been viewed by the state security services was deeply disturbing, she …

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• 13 September

  Saudi Arabia: King Dismisses Public Security Director For Alleged Corruption, 19 Officials Also Sacked

  

  Saudi Arabia’s King Salman dismissed the Kingdom’s director of public security and referred him for public investigation according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The dismissal of Khalid bin Qarrar Al Harbi comes as part of a royal decree that also includes the sacking of 19 other officials that were …

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• 13 September

  Prospects Of Armenia-Turkey Rapprochement – Analysis

  

  Potential Armenia-Turkey rapprochement could have a major influence on South Caucasus geopolitics. The opening of the border would allow Turkey to have a better connection with Azerbaijan beyond the link it already has with the Nakhchivan exclave. Moscow will not be entirely happy with the development as it would allow …

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• 13 September

  Is Afghanistan A Quagmire Of International Politics? – OpEd

  

  Many incidents in Afghanistan have been rocking the world for several days. The horrific scenes of Afghans rushing out of Kabul Airport, crowding on the same plane to depart the country, many young Afghans being dropped off a plane are being widely reported in the international media. Besides, IS’s suicide …

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• 13 September

  Resurgent Taliban And Implications For Central Asia – Analysis

  

  The dramatic siege of Afghanistan by the Taliban has posed serious questions about the stability, security, geostrategy, and geopolitics of the Central Asia Republics (CARs). A recent UN report highlights the presence of over 10,000 foreign fighters from the neighbouring countries of Central Asia, Pakistan, and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous …

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• 13 September

  9/11: US and Israel learned to stop attacks, but not terrorist groups – analysis

  

  Twenty years after 9/11, the lessons of that day are still inconclusive. It was traumatizing for a generation. It was just after midnight when two Border Police officers on guard duty at a base near Kibbutz Bahan in central Israel were fired upon. According to the Foreign Ministry’s subsequent report, …

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