December, 2023

• 8 December

  Oman: A Key Geopolitical Intermediary – Analysis

  

  There is often an opinion among the public that small countries cannot be influential and powerful because they are unimportant. Proponents of such a position claim that small states, due to their small surface area and small population, must submit to the larger powers in the region. Such a point …

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• 8 December

  Ukraine Military Situation: Russian Offensive Continues Along Eastern Axis – Analysis

  

  Battlefield UpdateThis week the main Russian offensive continued to push forward along the eastern axis, with the goals of capturing the remainder of Luhansk Oblast and encircling northern Donetsk. Russian assaults intensified in Kupiansk, Lyman, and the adjacent Bakhmut territory. Supporting offensive activity occurred along the southern axis of assault, …

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• 8 December

  Iran’s ‘Resistance Front’ And Its Bridge With South Asia – Analysis

  

  With the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas crossing the 55-day mark, no breakthrough seems to be in sight that could bring hostilities to a stop despite the successful exchange of some hostages. As Palestinians in Gaza continue to face the brunt of Israeli military reaction to the terror …

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• 8 December

  Yemen’s Houthis say they launched ballistic missiles at Israel

  

  Yemen’s Houthi group launched several ballistic missiles at military posts in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, the group’s military spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday. Earlier Wednesday, the Mason, a U.S. Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, shot down a drone that originated from a part of Yemen controlled by the …

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• 8 December

  Saudi Arabia urges US restraint as Houthis attack ships in Red Sea

  

  Saudi Arabia has asked the United States to show restraint in responding to attacks by Yemen’s Houthis against ships in the Red Sea, two sources familiar with Saudi thinking said, as Riyadh seeks to contain spillover from the Hamas-Israel war. The Iran-aligned Houthis have waded into the conflict that has …

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• 8 December

  Live Updates: US vetos Gaza cease-fire resolution as EU sanctions more Hamas commanders

  

  The UAE-led proposal demanding an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.failed to gain support from the United Nations Security Council after a US veto. The United Nations Security Council failed to adopt a resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip on Friday afternoon, after permanent member and Israel …

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• 8 December

  America’s War for the Greater Middle East (Continued)

  

  One way of understanding the ongoing bloodbath pitting Israel against Hamas is to see it as just the latest chapter in an existential struggle dating back to the founding of the Jewish state in 1948. While the appalling scope, destructiveness, and duration of the fighting in Gaza may outstrip previous …

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• 8 December

  Hezbollah – A Dilemma of life and death

  

  Everything that Iran has planned for Hezbollah is reaching a peek point. The war in the South of Israel, the US fleet closing in from both sides, the promises made to Hamas and PIJ in accordance with the big plan of Iran. This is money time, what they trained for, …

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• 8 December

  La guerre en Ukraine est terminée

  

  Le Washington Post a publié un long article en deux parties sur la «contre-offensive» ratée en Ukraine. Il blâme autant les Américains et les Britanniques qui ont planifié tout ce gâchis que les Ukrainiens qui l’ont exécuté. Les points essentiels de la première partie : Mauvais calculs et divisions ont …

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• 8 December

  Révélation des plans secrets de la CIA pour la déstabilisation de la Syrie

  Les soulèvements spontanés qui ont eu lieu en Syrie étaient officiellement dirigés par une coalition de « modérés » – la célèbre Armée syrienne libre/ASL – se révoltant contre le régime brutal de Bachar al-Assad. Mais en réalité, il y avait peu de « modérés » en Syrie et il …

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