ToplinesIran is likely prioritizing ballistic missile production due to both organizational inertia within the Iranian …
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Read More »ToplinesIran is likely prioritizing ballistic missile production due to both organizational inertia within the Iranian …
Read More »Une source gouvernementale bien informée a déclaré au Times of Israel que «le président égyptien …
Read More »On December 12, 2025, Prime Minister of Bulgaria Rosen Zhelyazkov resigned after protesters took to …
Read More »Taliban have absorbed former fighters from various terrorist groups into their local security forces to …
Read More »ToplinesIran is likely prioritizing ballistic missile production due to both organizational inertia within the Iranian …
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Read More »A Financial Times investigation unveiled that an Iranian company claimed to possess Western-origin nuclear-related technology, which highlights how Iran continues to adapt its procurement network to advance its nuclear program despite sanctions. The Financial Times reported on November 25 that an Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND) front company, …
Read More »Toplines Data on Russian forces’ rate of advance indicates that a Russian military victory in Ukraine is not inevitable, and a rapid Russian seizure of the rest of Donetsk Oblast is not imminent. A senior US military official reportedly stated that the war will only worsen for Ukraine as Russia …
Read More »Abstract: Iraq’s digital economy is one of its fastest-growing sectors, driven by an expanding youth population, a transition to e-governance services, and the potential for Iraq to become a regional data transit hub. As with militia monetization of Iraq’s oil sector, the telecommunications industry is attracting the attention of U.S.-designated …
Read More »Abstract: The competition between terror movements and counterterrorism forces is an interactive and iterative game, as the actions taken by one side are designed to defeat, circumvent, or shape the activity taken by the opposing players. To better understand these interactive dynamics, it is important to evaluate how terrorism and …
Read More »Abstract: This article examines the historical trajectory of “foreign terrorist fighters” associated with the Islamic State and its antecedents, al-Qa`ida and the Arab Afghans. The article argues that the threat of foreign fighters today is best understood as being in stasis. Foreign fighters continue to pursue external operations against the …
Read More »In recent weeks, there has been a noticeable warming of relations between Syria’s new regime, led by President Ahmad Al-Sharaa, and Russia. This rapprochement has met with criticism from many Syrians, given that Russia was a key ally of the Bashar Al-Assad regime. During Syria’s civil war it took brutal …
Read More »Syria seems to be inching back towards fracturing. On November 23, unknown individuals killed a husband and wife from a Sunni Arab Bedouin tribe in Homs Province. Authorities found slogans written at the scene that are commonly associated with Alawite and Shiite communities, such as “Ya Ali, Ya Hussein.” Despite …
Read More »Hamas leaders and mediators from Egypt, the US, Qatar and Turkey are engaged in wide-ranging discussions in Cairo to iron out potential hurdles in the next phase of President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, sources told The National on Tuesday. They said topics under discussion include Hamas’s disarmament, the mandate …
Read More »Following the passing of UN Security Council Resolution 2803 on November 17, 2025, which is based on U.S. President Trump’s 20-point plan and calls for the deployment of an “International Stabilization Force” (ISF) in Gaza – tasked inter alia with “the permanent decommissioning of weapons from non-state groups” and “the …
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