June, 2023

• 2 June

  Syrian army destroys terrorist headquarters

  

  The Syrian Army aviation bombed today several headquarters of the radical groups that dominate areas in the northern province of Idlib, reported military quoted by the media here. The sources said the airstrikes destroyed three headquarters of the Ansar Tawhid and Houras Al-Din groups in the town of Sarjeh in …

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• 2 June

  US sends HIMARS to YPG/PKK terrorists in northern Syria

  

  The U.S. transferred the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) – a light multiple rocket launcher mounted on a standard Army Medium Tactical Vehicle (MTV) to the PKK’s Syrian offshoot, the YPG terrorists in Syria, sources said Tuesday. HIMARS was transferred to the U.S.base in northern Syria’s Deir el-Zour province, …

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• 2 June

  Can the Two-State Solution Be Saved?

  

  Debating Israel’s One-State Reality Dangerous DelusionsMichael Oren Anyone seeking to understand why U.S. policy in the Middle East keeps failing—especially on the Israeli-Palestinian issue—need only read “Israel’s One-State Reality” (May/June 2023) by Michael Barnett, Nathan Brown, Marc Lynch, and Shibley Telhami. The essay suffers from the same refusal to face …

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• 2 June

  Supporters of the Serbian Progressive Party came to the rally on May 26 by buses, minibuses, cars, and even trains. CINS reveals that vehicles owned by public institutions were also used for transportation.

  

  Thousands of citizens from all over Serbia set off for Belgrade on Friday, May 26. Their destination was “the largest gathering in the history of Serbia,” as the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) announced the Serbia Hope rally . Along several Belgrade streets and boulevards, endless columns of parked vehicles …

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May, 2023

• 31 May

  WAR HIGHLIGHTS URGENCY OF STRENGTHENING EUROPE’S OWN DEMOCRACIES, EXPERTS SAY

  

  The war in Ukraine – regarded by some as a war of values, a confrontation between democracy and authoritarianism – has put into sharp focus the need for Western democracies to find remedies to their own internal crises. The war in Ukraine, which is pitting Russian authoritarianism against the democratic …

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• 31 May

  Why Is Hungary Inundating Europe with Freed People Smugglers?

  

  Hungary is releasing hundreds of convicted people smugglers on condition they leave the country within 72 hours. Neighbouring countries are furious over an issue seen as another attempt to blackmail the EU over the freezing of billions in funds. On Monday, Austria announced the strengthening of border controls and summoned …

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• 31 May

  Life of the Party?

  

  Hezbollah finds itself near another verge today, that of remaining relevant in the evolving Lebanese state. Hezbollah’s military show of force on May 21 in the southern town of Aramta sent several messages, not least to Israel. In the shadow of regional reconciliations—between Saudi Arabia and Iran first, followed by …

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• 31 May

  Militarization Of Iranian Politics In Context Of Regional Detente – OpEd

  

  At a time of renewed regional dialogue and an apparent opening between Iran and its neighbors, one could be surprised by the appointment of Ali Akbar Ahmadian, a former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a member of the Expediency Council, as the new secretary of the Supreme …

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• 31 May

  Nagorno-Karabakh: The History And Present Situation Of Bloody Conflict – Analysis

  

  When any objective observer looks at the geopolitical map of the world and its crisis hotspots sooner or later he will reach Nagorno Karabakh in the South Caucasus. This ethnically Armenian region within Azerbaijan has been the subject of a dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan for a century. Because of …

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• 31 May

  Asian Leaders Call For Unity To Confront West’s ‘De-Risking’ Strategy – Analysis

  

  The international media may have focused on the attempts at the G7 meeting this month in Hiroshima to unite against China promoting a “de-risking” strategy, which China sees as “containment” of their economic rise. It seems many Asian leaders agree with China. In a presentation made at the Nikkei Asia’s …

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