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Russia’s tactics help Assad gain control over Damascus

December 26, 2015 Laurentiu Nedianu 0

The Russian air strike that killed Zahran Aloush, the founder of the Syrian rebel group Jaysh al-Islam and his deputy, on Friday, Dec. 25, gave President Bashar Al-Assad a big breakthrough in the Syrian war. […]

Russia is arming Assad’s opponents to fight ISIS

December 12, 2015 Laurentiu Nedianu 0

Russian President Vladimir Putin disclosed he is providing arms for the rebels opposing his Syrian ally Bashar al- Assad, so they can help take on Islamic State (ISIS). Putin has proved that nothing will stop […]

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U.S. sanctions Iran’s ballistic missile program

January 17, 2016 0

The U.S. Treasury Department unleashed sanctions against 11 people and companies involved in Iran’s ballistic missile program on Jan. 17, 2016, just one day after President Obama lifted sanctions based on Iran’s nuclear program. The […]

M.E.N.A.

Ramadi is free again

December 29, 2015 0

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi planted the national flag in Ramadi on December 29,2015, after the army retook the city center from Islamic State a day earlier. If the Anbar provincial capital can be fully […]

Analysis

China deepens military ties with Iran

February 20, 2016 1

China and Iran seem willing to deepen military ties. Deputy chief of staff of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Admiral Sun Jianguo, met with Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan in Tehran to discuss deepening military […]

Analysis

India ’s Evolving Maritime Strategy

January 21, 2016 1

On October 26, 2015, the Indian Navy released its latest maritime strategy, titled “Ensuring Secure Seas: Indian Maritime Security Strategy.” This edition is a revised and updated version of the previous outlined strategy “Freedom to […]

M.E.N.A.

Pakistan test-fired a Shaheen-III missile

December 12, 2015 0

Pakistan test-fired a Shaheen-III, a surface-to-surface intermediate-range nuclear ballistic missile on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, the country’s military reported. The missile was fired at the Arabian Sea and traveled 2,750 km, its reported maximum range, […]

Analysis

FRANCE: LOSING THE STATUS OF REGIONAL POWER (II)

December 11, 2015 0

Social roots for radical Islamism France has accommodated its almost 5 million Muslims badly. The result has been tension, violence, and radicalization, both among the French right, and among Muslim activists. Today, France experiences that […]

Asia Media

Istanbul: The place where Europe meets Asia

December 26, 2015 0

Istanbul, the largest city of Turkey located in the northwestern side of the country, is the place where Europe meets Asia. Strategically positioned on the Bosphorus Strait, between the Sea of Marmara and the Black […]

Analysis

STRATFOR: MENA – Annual Forecast 2016

December 31, 2015 0

MENA will face new security challenges in 2016, after the black swans events that marked 2015: the Russian military intervention in Syria, the signing of the Iran nuclear deal, the downtaking of the Russian fighter […]

Analysis

Moscow exploits migrant crisis

February 20, 2016 0

While Bashar al-Assad wants to drain Syria of civilian opposition, Vladimir Putin seeks to flood Europe with unwelcome refugees. With Russian planes pounding civilian targets in Syria, it clearly fits into Moscow’s strategy not only […]