Feb 18, 2021
NATO to expand role in Iraq
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is today preparing to bolster its role in the Middle East. Defense Ministers of member states are expected to approve plans to expand the…
Feb 17, 2021
Nasrallah slams IDF drill, threatens war
Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel against intimidation and warned any attack would be reciprocated. “We are not looking for a confrontation but we don’t leave the blood of…
Jan 27, 2021
Turkish Militias and Proxies
By Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak, Expert on modern Turkey and Dr. Jonathan Spyer, Expert on Syria, Iraq, radical Islamic groups, and Kurds Erdoğan has created a private military and…
Jan 21, 2021
Iraq tightens Syria border security
The Iraqi military announced a wide-scale operation to bolster security on its border with Syria to curb infiltration of terror groups, drug smugglers and other illegal activities. The remote 600…
Jan 15, 2021
Epoxy Or Proxy
Israel acting to peel off Iran’s tentacles, either glued to it or farther away By Amir Oren In the Middle East, with its shifting winds and summer heat and spring…
Dec 18, 2020
Turkey defies US over Russian S-400s
Turkey will not reverse its acquisition of Russian S-400 missile defense systems, and intends to take ‘reciprocal steps’ after assessing sanctions imposed by the United States over the deal, declared…
Nov 18, 2020
An EU response to Turkey’s increased aggressiveness
By Prof. Efraim Inbar, President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. Turkey’s ambitious and expansionist leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has capitalized on the end of the Cold War and…
Oct 30, 2020
Macron-Erdogan row fuels Muslim protest
Israel “unites in shock and condemnation of the atrocious attack” at the Notre-Dame Basilica church in Nice that claimed three lives, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “All civilized peoples must…
Oct 27, 2020
Israel still rejected by some Arab states
Sudan became the third nation to declare official normalization of relations with Israel this week, following agreement by the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to full diplomatic, cultural, and commercial relations…
Oct 15, 2020
US calls on Saudis to normalize ties with Israel
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that he has urged Saudi Arabia to consider normalizing relations with Israel. Pompeo said he raised the issue while hosting Saudi Foreign Minister…