January, 2024

• 26 January

  The Dangers of Losing Focus on Russia’s War Against Ukraine

  

  What seemed at first to be the start of a Third World War has turned out to be more akin to a Second Yugoslav War: a horrible conflict on the eastern edge of Europe triggered by a slow-motion imperial collapse with lasting global ramifications. Throughout 2022, Europe was in shock. …

  Read More »
• 26 January

  Landmark Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Treaty Inches Closer

  

  Despite their bloody history and repeated recent disappointments, a long-term accommodation between Armenia and Azerbaijan is within reach. Recent hopes that a peace agreement between the South Caucasus nations of Armenia and Azerbaijan could be achieved have come to nothing. In late 2023, some believed such a historic step was …

  Read More »
• 26 January

  Is Moldova Ready to Pay the Price of Reintegrating Transnistria?

  

  Not only will reabsorbing the breakaway region be expensive and complicated, but Russia is unlikely to cede its influence without a fight. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine initially sparked fear in Moldova. But when Moscow’s troops failed to reach the pro-Russian breakaway region of Transnistria, anxiety gave way to confidence. …

  Read More »
• 26 January

  Les Houthis punis pour être en train de «faire ce qui est juste» ?

  

  «Celui qui n’essaie pas d’arrêter un génocide perd son humanité». (Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti, porte-parole des Houthis) Les événements au Moyen-Orient deviennent incontrôlables. Au cours de la semaine dernière, les États-Unis ont attaqué à sept reprises les positions des Houthis sur le continent yéménite, tandis que les Houthis ont lancé cinq attaques …

  Read More »
• 26 January

  Ukraine’s Spy Chief: “Not Even Conceivable” That We Can Win Without Massive Mobilization

  

  “The shortage [of manpower] is palpable,” Ukraine’s military top spy chief, Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, told Financial Times in a new interview, describing the most pressing situation facing the country after nearly two years of war. He warned that “it is not even conceivable to think that we can do …

  Read More »
• 26 January

  The IL-76 Shootdown By A US Patriot Missile Could Lead To Zaluzhny’s Replacement With Budanov

  

  All things considered, blaming Zaluzhny – perhaps by claiming that he should have verified alleged intelligence about the IL-76’s cargo before shooting it down in order to make this seem like an unfortunate accident – is the most politically convenient option at Zelensky and his US patron’s disposal. It could …

  Read More »
• 26 January

  Cairo Warns Against Israeli Operation on Egypt-Gaza Border

  

  Latest Developments Cairo warned Jerusalem on January 22 that an Israeli operation along Egypt’s border with Gaza would present a “serious threat” to Egypt-Israel relations and cross a “red line.” The Egyptian government made the threat in response to reports that Israel may be preparing a military operation to secure …

  Read More »
• 26 January

  Belligerents or Criminals? Terrorism in a World Without Peaceful Redress

  

  On the face of things, the issue seems fairly simple and straightforward. Terrorism is bad, even horrific. The killing or harming of innocents is morally wrong and indefensible, no matter what the circumstances. Since the October 7th attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians, Israeli officials have denounced the terrorists in …

  Read More »
• 24 January

  Iran Update, January 23, 2024

  

  Key Takeaways: Northern Gaza Strip: Palestinian militias claimed attacks in areas of the northern Gaza Strip where Israeli forces previously conducted clearing operations. The claimed attacks are consistent with CTP-ISW’s assessment that Hamas and other Palestinian militias are likely in the early stages of reconstituting their governance and military capabilities …

  Read More »
• 24 January

  Iran On The Borders Of Israel – OpEd

  

  It is not simple for Israeli aircraft to destroy a building in Damascus where leaders from the Quds Force meet. It is not simple for the coffins of those who were targeted to return to Iran to join those who preceded them. Israel has indeed carried out assassinations and attacks …

  Read More »