Trying desperately to buffer mounting tensions between America and Iran, Europe has sought to keep peace in the Middle East for years. Last week, those hopes were dashed. With his decision to assassinate General Qasem Soleimani, President Trump issues Tehran...
A growing system that could revolutionise, if it has not already done so, the way in which war is waged. Private military contractors are no longer simple mercenaries paid by some small emirate or warlord. These paramilitary organisations have become...
The previous week, President Erdogan announced his plan to send Turkish troops to Libya. The necessary legitimation of the Turkish parliament now exists and with potentially even more fragility in the region. The plan was mandated on Thursday. As a...
On 29 December 2019, the heads of the US government gather at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s California villa. They have interrupted their Christmas holidays to meet with their commander in chief and, together, decide how to confront the revolts which, as...
A few minutes past midnight a plane from Syria lands in Baghdad, Iraq’s capital which, for the past few days, has been in a turmoil of protests. Onboard the aircraft are two key players of Iranian foreign policy: general Qassem...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the US drone strike against Iranian general and leader of the Quds Force (the Iranian military abroad), Qasem Soleimani, in Baghdad in order to prevent him from endangering American lives in the Middle...
“He was a doctor by profession, but he knew what we needed here. He turned a desert into a green and fertile land. He gave us jobs when there was nothing to make a living from, he gave us hope...
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has announced: “offensive measures” which he says are necessary to ensure his country’s security and sovereignty. The deadline he has set for the US to respond expired on Dec. 31. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is...
The Arab League has denounced approval by the Turkish parliament of a bill that allows Ankara to send troops to Libya. In a statement on December 2, the pan-Arab organization said it would continue to offer backing to the political...
Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani was assassinated by a US drone strike, the Pentagon announced in a statement late Thursday night, US time. The attack came as Suleimani’s convoy left Baghdad International Airport and was carried out under the direct...
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