February, 2021

• 8 February

  Some in Iraq fear being caught between ISIS, pro-Iran militias

  Residents in northern and western Iraq say ISIS extremists and the Iran-backed paramilitaries stand to gain most from Washington’s troop reduction.

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• 8 February

  Will Netanyahu’s three postponed trips hurt Israel-UAE ties? – analysis

  Emirati sources: Netanyahu’s delay due to COVID-19 understandable but a diplomatic visit now would have been wise For the third time, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has postponed his first visit to the United Arab Emirates, in what would have been a milestone event after the normalization agreement between Israel and …

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• 8 February

  Will Israel, US, Iran collide over nuclear deal ambitions?

  DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: The US wants to eventually enter a new nuclear deal, Israel wants to avoid this, and Tehran is rushing to defy the old deal as much as possible. Looking at recent statements coming from Israel and the US, it seems as if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US …

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• 8 February

  Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen goes the Sudanese distance

  Last week, Cohen became the first Israeli minister to visit the African state. Walking into Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen’s Tel Aviv office this week, one can’t help but notice an enormous, long and narrow red padded box right behind the door. The box has a window in its lid, displaying …

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• 8 February

  Israel, Iran take backseat in Biden’s foreign policy speech – analysis

  “[Biden] is making a mistake in not yet reaching out personally to Israeli and Arab leaders to reassure them that he has their back.” US President Joe Biden’s first foreign policy speech focused on urgent issues, such as the situation in Myanmar and the war in Yemen, alongside several long-term …

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• 8 February

  Back to Cold War 2.0

  A fawning liberal media and a passel of well-endowed ‘peace’ organizations like Plowshares and Council for a Livable World and self-described “progressive” organizations like MoveOn have been hailing Biden’s cabinet picks, many of them veterans of the Obama administration, claiming they will steer the US in a new direction under …

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• 8 February

  China’s Sea of Conflict

  President Joseph Biden Jr’s.administration faces a host of difficult problems, but in foreign policy its thornist will be its relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). How it handles issues of trade, security and human rights will either allow both countries to hammer out a working relationship or pull …

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• 8 February

  How ExxonMobil Uses Divide and Rule to Get Its Way in South America

  Tensions rise between neighboring Guyana and Venezuela over a piece of land that has been disputed since at least 1835. Both Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali and Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro have exchanged sharp words about the status of the Essequibo region, which both countries claim. Since 1990, the two countries …

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• 7 February

  China: Key Driver of the Global Economy From Pandemic

  With the IMF predicting that 60 per cent of the growth in the global economy next year will take place in China, it would be better for the U.S. to mend fences with that country.

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• 7 February

  Biden, Putin Speak Over Phone on Arms Control, Ukraine

  Biden and Putin discussed both countries’ willingness to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) for five years, agreeing to have their teams work urgently to complete the extension by Feb. 5, the White House said. U.S. President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday …

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