December, 2023

• 9 December

  War delays but likely will not fully derail IMEC plans

  

  U.S. President Joe Biden hailed it as a “real big deal.” India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it “a testament to human endeavor and unity across continents.” European Commission President Ursula van der Leyen labeled it the “most ambitious project of our generation.” Saudi Arabia’s Investment Minister Khalid al-Falih went …

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• 9 December

  MANAGING US RELATIONS WITH
  PAKISTAN IN UNCERTAIN TIMES:
  OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES

  

  The United States and Pakistan have a longstanding relationship spanning more than three-quarters of a century, but this relationship has experienced significant stress since the post-9/11 American intervention in Afghanistan. The U.S. had expected Pakistan to lend more support to its efforts to defeat the Taliban, and Pakistan felt underappreciated …

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• 9 December

  As its counteroffensive fizzles, Ukraine battles itself, Russia and a shift in the world’s attention

  

  Staring down a long and difficult winter, Ukraine is fighting on multiple fronts while the world’s attention has shifted to the Israel-Hamas war in the Middle East. Ukraine is battling more than the Russian army. After more than 21 months of grueling war, it’s now grasping for the world’s attention …

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• 9 December

  Daniel DePetris: Blaming Iran for all the violence in the Middle East is not the right tack to take for US policy

  

  The sailors aboard the USS Carney, based in the Red Sea, had a busy weekend — one that could have just as easily turned deadly were it not for the professionalism demonstrated on the ship. On Sunday, the Yemen-based Houthi group launched four attacks on international vessels transiting the waterway. …

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• 9 December

  The ‘Ukraine Model’ for Intelligence Disclosure May Not be the New Normal

  

  The war in Ukraine heralded a new era of public engagement for Defence Intelligence. However, the Israel–Hamas war has demonstrated that it is not a silver bullet for countering disinformation. In the days and weeks following Hamas’s attack on Israel, and as the Israeli counteroffensive began, no daily intelligence updates …

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• 9 December

  Europe Must Urgently Prepare to Deter Russia Without Large-Scale US Support

  

  NATO’s European members must ramp up investment in ammunition production and focus military training and force structures against key mission sets to credibly deter Russia from exploiting a clash between the US and China in the late 2020s as an opportunity to break Article 5 in Europe. Throughout 2023, the …

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• 9 December

  The Russian Challenge to Europe’s Gas Supplies this Winter and Beyond

  

  With Europe facing another winter of war in Ukraine and the broader stand-off with Russia showing no signs of easing, the continent’s gas supply remains precarious and reliant on offshore infrastructure. What are the principal dangers, and how can they be mitigated? The recent disruption of the Baltic Connector pipeline …

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• 9 December

  Israel’s map and evacuation messages for Gaza are adding to the chaos

  

  Nearly 1.9 million Palestinians have fled their homes in the Gaza Strip in two months of war between Israel and Hamas, according to the United Nations. That’s 85% of the population in the besieged enclave. They are being squeezed into smaller and smaller areas — as Israel urges Palestinians to …

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• 9 December

  Hamas Leaders: Our Goal Is Establishment Of Global Islamic Caliphate, Not Just Liberation Of Palestine

  While Hamas presents itself as a Palestinian movement whose goal is to eliminate Israel and establish an independent Palestinian state stretching from the River to the Sea, this movement is also part of the global Muslim Brotherhood (MB), whose ultimate goal and vision is the establishment of a worldwide Islamic …

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• 8 December

  In China, EU Leaders Confront Beijing On Trade Imbalance, Russia Ties

  

  While EU and Chinese leaders on Thursday (7 December) managed to agree on the need for a more ‘balanced’ trade relationship, they gave little indication of being able to resolve deep-running differences over most issues. The first in-person summit in four years comes as the Chinese leadership is stepping up …

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