Thousand of Iraqis attacked and disrupted the US embassy in Baghdad Dec. 31 in protest against a US airstrike that reportedly killed 25 members of the Iranian-backed Shiite militia Kataib Hezbollah. The US government is now sending additional soldiers. Protesters...
Before each NATO meeting, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg sends out a letter to all member states. Prior to NATO’s summit in London this month, the letter addressed one member state in particular: France. France’s President Emmanuel Macron has repeatedly criticized NATO...
After the United States prevented Congress from completing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and slapped sanctions on it in mid-December, Russia stepped in. Moscow has now vowed to unilaterally complete the project by 2020, utilizing a Russian pipe-laying ship....
Russia and Ukraine agreed to a full ceasefire by the end of 2019 in eastern Ukraine. In the recently-held so-called Normandy Format, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky endorsed Franco-German mediation of the Ukraine-Russia conflict and agreed...
France, with the support of other nations, continues to conduct anti-terrorist operations Barkhane in Mali and other countries in Africa’s Sahel zone. It aims to fight terrorism and to stabilize the country. The EU has been conducting its own mission...
The day after President Trump got impeached, the Democrats refocused on what will matter the most for 2020: finding a viable presidential nominee to represent the party and beat the Republican incumbent. While the favorites remained the same, the latest...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated his intention to provide military support to Libya’s recognized government in his latest attempt for increased geopolitical relevance and projection of Turkish power. In order to facilitate the deployment of Turkish troops, Erdogan...
US President Trump’s former National Security Advisor has criticized the administration’s approach to North Korea’s nuclear program. In a late December interview, Bolton stated that Trump’s stance on a denuclearized North Korea was hollow rhetoric for the press and did...
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance is ready to engage in top-level conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin again. “If the framework is right, I will meet with President Putin,” Stoltenberg said in an interview just days prior to...
For fourteen years, Benjamin Netanyahu has led Israel’s conservative Likud party. Now, however, he faces a real challenger in Gideon Sa’ar, who could redefine Israel’s position in the Middle East. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is one of the longest-serving...
