February 21, 2024 Eurasia
Le 7 novembre 2023, la Commission européenne a officiellement recommandé l’ouverture des négociations avec l’Ukraine et la Moldavie en vue de leur adhésion à l’Union. Parmi les sept exigences que l’UE avait demandé à l’Ukraine de remplir pour accéder à ces négociations, la lutte contre la corruption tenait une place …
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February 20, 2024 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
The Houthi movement launched an anti-ship ballistic missile that struck and disabled the UK-owned, Belize-flagged Rubymar cargo ship in the Bab al Mandeb strait on February 18.[i] The Rubymar’s Lebanon-based management company said that the vessel took on water after the missile struck the vessel’s engine room.[ii] The Houthi military …
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February 20, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient
The southern arena: The IDF forces increased their hold on the Khan Yunis area while significantly damaging Hamas’ Khan Yunis Brigade. They focused on Nasser Hospital, where according to intelligence, there was Hamas military activity and Israeli hostages had been held. As far as was possible, the IDF activity allowed …
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February 20, 2024 Balkans, Eurasia, Serbia
“To be credible, I believe we must talk about timing and homework. And I have a proposal. As we prepare the EU’s next strategic agenda, we must set ourselves a clear goal. I believe we must be ready – on both sides – by 2030 to enlarge. This means that …
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February 20, 2024 Africa, Eurasia, Middle Orient, South East Asia
Introduction The Hamas attack against Israel on October 7, 2023, has reinvigorated jihadi groups such as the Islamic State (ISIS) and Al-Qaeda, which are reprioritizing the cause of “Palestine” and the fight against the “Jews” and their “Crusader” allies as a key foundation of their messaging campaigns which aims at …
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February 20, 2024 Eurasia
That climatic and environmental stressors and human mobility have always been intertwined isnothing new. Rather, it traces back to the origin of the humankind, to the exact moment whenunbearable climatic conditions led our ancestors to migrate for the very first time out of Africa.2That’s the story of Homo Sapiens. That’s …
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February 20, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient, Turkey
Since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks against Israel, much of the international focus on Turkey has centered on its patronage of Hamas. Along with Qatar and Iran, Turkey provides the terrorist entity with safe harbor and material support. What is less widely acknowledged and reported is Ankara’s emerging support of …
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February 20, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Latest Developments Israeli soldiers detained hundreds of terror operatives, some dressed up as hospital staff, at the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on February 18. Dozens of terrorists likewise surrendered to the IDF at the Amal hospital in Khan …
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February 20, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient
The past few days have witnessed a military escalation between the Syrian regime forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which control areas of northeastern Syria. The clashes that took place in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor last week resulted in deaths and injuries. The clashes came with the …
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February 19, 2024 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
Reuters reported on February 18 that Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force commander Esmail Ghaani directed Iranian-backed Iraqi groups to “pause” attacks on US forces during a January 29 meeting in Baghdad.[i] Ghaani met with the leaders of Iranian-backed Iraqi militia groups less than 48 hours after the …
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