After Iran terrorist proxies launched over 40 attacks on U.S. military assets, last night the U.S. finally responded with two F-15 fighter jets dropping several bombs on a weapons storage facility in eastern Syria. No terrorists were there. So, no terrorists were killed. Then, according to reports, right after that, Iran-backed terrorists mounted four
Baghdad should allow Kurdistan based oil operators to invest in the rest of Iraq as a part of a solution to the long-standing oil issue between Erbil and Baghdad, using a proven, practical model currently being implemented. On October 16, 2023, Crescent Petroleum, a UAE-based company, and the Iraqi Oil Ministry officially enacted three oil
Amid the death and devastation of the war that has followed the Oct. 7 Hamas assault on southern Israel, there have been profound reverberations for Israeli domestic politics, the Palestinian cause, and the regional confrontation between the United States and Iran-backed militias. An international panel of experts will discuss the situation, explore any opportunities to
12 hours ago Data Cutoff: November 8, 2023, at 10 a.m.CTP has temporarily paused the Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, and Pakistan sections of the Salafi-Jihadi Weekly Update to support the production of CTP’s Iran Update, which is covering the Israel-Hamas war. This update will continue to cover the Salafi-jihadi movement in sub-Saharan Africa on a
The rivalry pitting Rabat against Algiers has been intensifying for years. But there are increasing risks that the political and economic competition between the two North African neighbors will accelerate into new and more challenging directions. The main issue underlying the dispute is not new. Morocco has long claimed that the Western Sahara, a resource-rich
The war in the Middle East that inevitably followed Hamas’s horrific attack on Israel has highlighted the true colors of Vladimir Putin, the Russian president. His policy of making Russia’s war against Ukraine central to his political system pushed him into breaking his ties with Israel and into supporting anti-Israeli forces in the Middle East.For
November 9, 2023 2023-11-09T13:18:32-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZTYyXC8wMTFcLzE2OTk1NTQzNzRfMDExLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel briefs reporters and responds to questions on a range of foreign policy issues confronting the Biden administration, including the month-long war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel briefs reporters and responds to questions on a range of foreign policy issues
On October 7, Palestinians in Gaza woke up to the news of Hamas’ attack on Israel. They were surprised as the rest of the world—including Israel itself, which is known for its sophisticated intelligence and security systems. But they soon found themselves on the verge of a fifth war with Israel, with the Israeli defense
Tomorrow is Veterans Day. Americans first observed it on November 11, 1919, one year to the day after the end of the conflict they knew as the Great War and we (regrettably) know today as World War I. President Woodrow Wilson issued a message proclaiming the first celebration of “Armistice Day.” The holiday was meant
Report EuroMeSCo Annual Conference 2023: “From the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership to a Euro-Mediterranean Geostrategic Alliance” November 2023 Abstract “From the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership to a Euro-Mediterranean Geostrategic Alliance” was the theme of the EuroMeSCo Annual Conference which took place at the Spanish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, European Union, and Cooperation in Madrid on 10-11 October 2023. The