November 28, 2019
NEWS
Over the last two years, Israel has warned about Iran’s entrenchment in Syria. But Iran has continued its role in Syria, and it continues to threaten Israel and transfer precision guidance to Hezbollah for converting its rockets. Israel has been monitoring Iranian entrenchment in Syria, weapons transfers that …
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November 21, 2019
Analysis, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION
Giancarlo Elia Valori Protests against the petrol price rise and rationing in Iran began on November 15 in Ahvaz, when the Iranian government announced the fuel price increase up to 300%. They quickly spread to major Iranian cities. Before the enactment of this new rule, car owners could …
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November 20, 2019
Analysis, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pivots back from America First. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo unleashed a litany of neoconservative talking points at a Monday afternoon press conference, marking a turn away from the Trump administration’s “America First” foreign policy. “We are recognizing the reality on the ground,” …
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November 17, 2019
Analysis, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION
Giancarlo Elia Valori Currently the material break, rather than the real fall, of the Berlin Wall is at the core of many strategic and historical misrepresentations. The naive rhetoric of “global democracy” that broke into Potsdam for the will of the conscious people – just to use an …
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November 17, 2019
Analysis, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION
Lawmakers have been able to cast aside their differences and work out a defense authorization bill for fifty-eight straight years—a record that other federal agencies must look at with envy. Now we know how the attempt to reconcile House and Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act …
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November 17, 2019
Analysis, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION
If Beijing plays its cards correctly, then it can face the world with more confidence, less bullying, and gain the respect and trust of other nations around the world that are increasingly doubtful about the wisdom of doing business with China. How can the Hong Kong protests end …
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November 17, 2019
Analysis, Cybersecurity, Geopolitics, Interviews, Middle East, Military & Security, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION, PROJECTS, Terrorism & Extremism
Dr. Shehab Al Makahleh There can be no talk of new transformations at the level of the world order and the international policy structure without referring to tools of power and conflict. When a human civilisation reaches the climax and starts declining, this structure leads to chaos and …
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November 15, 2019
Analysis, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION
Israel’s submarine corps is a tiny force with a big open secret: in all likelihood, it is armed with nuclear weapons. The five Dolphin-class submarines represent an ace in the hole for Israel, the ultimate guarantor of the country’s security, ensuring that if attacked with nukes, the tiny …
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November 15, 2019
Analysis, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION
There is something odd about a political culture in which trying to strangle a regime economically and arming its opponents, traditionally acts of war under international law, are seen as sitting back and doing nothing. Tulsi Gabbard and Hillary Clinton have recently been trading shots over the question …
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