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Syria: Welcome To The Mad Max Zone
Strategy Page· 3 days agoThe Russians are using a combination of special operations troops, military contractors and Syrian mercenaries. ISIL survives because it still has access to millions in cash it stole during ...
Iraq: Winning The War And Losing The Peace
Strategy Page· 6 days agoJune 26, 2018: The current parliament ends on June 30 and a newly elected parliament is supposed to take its place. It will be a few months before that happens and then the members of the new ...
Yemen: Murky With A Chance of Treachery
Strategy Page· 6 days agoOctober 5, 2017: While the Arab coalition has control of the air and can accurately hit targets anywhere in the country, on the ground the government and the coalition do ...
Congress Digs Into Scandals Surrounding Biden Iran Envoy Rob Malley | RealClearPolitics
RealClearPolitics· 3 days agoFrozen out of foreign policy decision-making during Donald Trump’s presidency, the lead negotiator...
Iran: Victories And Deceits
Strategy Page· 7 days agoOctober 31, 2019: While the current unrest in Iraq is mainly about corruption, there is also an anti-Iran undertone. The Iranians have taken advantage of the many corrupt government officials ...
Yemen: Faction Fatigue
Strategy Page· 4 days agoMarch 19, 2019: The UN has been trying, for months to get major donor nations to provide $4.2 billion for Yemen aid in 2019. Most of what was raised came from four donors (the U.S., Saudi Arabia ...
Israel: No One Expects The Armed Tunnel Robot
Strategy Page· 6 days agoDecember 11, 2018: Because of the newly discovered Hezbollah tunnels Israel wants the UN to openly hold Hezbollah and Iran responsible for violating the 2006 Lebanon peace deal and for continuing ...
Mali: Surprising Saudi Support Surfaces
Strategy Page· 4 days agoNot only did the two Arab states pledge over $150 million to the G5 force but their media, particularly Saudi media, are now condemning Sunni Islamic terrorist ...
Middle East and North Africa
Foreign Relations· 5 days agoCFR experts discuss Iran’s attack on Israel and the escalation of the conflict. Steven Cook is the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle east and African studies, and author of a forthcoming ...
Syria: Game Of Unknowns
Strategy Page· 5 days agoIsrael did not comment, which is not unusual. In the north, from the Mediterranean coast to the Iraq border, Russia, Iran and the Assads find themselves facing (and often fighting) and informal ...
