The Trump administration’s escalating military and diplomatic campaign against Yemen’s Houthis is fueling broader tensions across the Middle East, intensifying its already strained relationship with Iran. Recent targeted US strikes in Yemen, portrayed by Washington as defensive measures against Iranian-supported aggression, highlight a strategic push to dismantle Tehran’s regional influence. …
Read More »Endgame: How will Ukraine look after its defeat?
Toward the end of World War II (in Europe), Germans often shared a dark joke, reflecting their well-deserved dread at the prospect of defeat: “Enjoy the war, the peace will be terrible.” Of course, despite the worst efforts of the Ukrainian far right to damage both the politics and the …
Read More »Russia seizes the initiative: Has the Ukraine conflict entered its endgame?
Six months after the start of Ukraine’s counteroffensive near Artemovsk [which Kiev calls Bakhmut], the operation completely collapsed and Russian troops were able to seize the initiative. Launching a series of attacks, Moscow’s forces recovered some of the positions they had lost to the northwest of the city in the area of …
Read More »Russia speaks on endgame for Ukraine conflict
The Ukraine conflict may be concluded either through diplomatic, or military means, but only after Moscow has achieved its goals, Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, said on Friday. Speaking at a briefing at the UN Security Council, the envoy commented on a possible path for ending …
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