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The Middle East in Pursuit of Nuclear Weapons Capabilities
by Israel Rafalovich. He is a journalist based in Brussel, who has 50 years of experience including international postings in Tel-Aviv, Brussels, Germany and Washington,DC The Middle East is likely to face more instability in the near future and the … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Energy Security, English, Israel Rafalovich, Politics in General, Proliferation, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE
Tagged Algeria, China, Egypt, enriching uranium, France, iaea, international atomic energy agency, israel, nuclear program, nuclear weapons, Pakistan, proliferation, Putin, Russia, Saudi Arabia, technology, The Middle East, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, USA
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Turkey’s Incursion into Syria is Straining Diplomatic Relations and the US Troops Fighting ISIS
by Darien Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh is a contributor for War is Boring and Reverb Press. He serves on the Board of Directors for Auntie Bellum. Two weeks ago the Pentagon acknowledged that Turkey’s ongoing assault on the Kurdish-controlled region of Afrin … Continue reading
Posted in Darien Cavanaugh, English, International, Security Policy, Syria, Turkey
Tagged Afrin, Free Syrian Army, Islamic State, kurdistan, militias, PKK, SDF, Syria, Trump, Turkey, United States, US, USA, war, YPG
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54. Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz – Schwierige Zeiten für Rüstungskontrolle und nukleare Abrüstung
Der diesjährige Munich Security Report — ein Grundlagenpapier, welches vor der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz veröffentlicht wird — zeichnet ein düsteres Bild der Weltlage auf. Der mit der Wahl von US-Präsident Donald Trump vollzogene ideologische Rückzug der USA wird langfristige Konsequenzen auf … Continue reading
Posted in China, International law, Iran, North Korea, Proliferation, Russia, Security Policy
Tagged Aufrüstung, Aussenpolitik, China, Donald Trump, Iran, Nuklearwaffen, Obama, Putin, Rüstung, russland, Souveränität, Sprengköpfe, Ukraine, USA, Vladimir Putin, Weltordnung
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Assad and the Russians turned their noses up at Raqqa operation
by Paul Iddon. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian backer were extremely dismissive towards the United States-backed operation that is removing Islamic State (ISIS) from the group’s de-facto Syrian capital city Raqqa. At first, in last April he mocked … Continue reading
Posted in English, International, Iraq, Paul Iddon, Russia, Syria, Terrorism
Tagged Bombing, iraq, Islamic State, Moscow, Mosul, Putin, Raqqa, Russia, SDF, Strategy, Syria, Syrian Democratic Forces, terrorists, United States, USA, Vladimir Putin, Washington, YPG
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FBI’s intelligence-gathering operation in Iraq
by Austin Michael Bodetti. He is a student in the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program at Boston College. He focuses on the relationship between Islam and conflict in Syria and Sudan. Six weeks before the United States invaded Iraq in March … Continue reading
Posted in Austin Michael Bodetti, English, Security Policy, Terrorism
Tagged intelligence, iraq, Saddam Hussein, State Department, terrorism, The Middle East, United States, USA
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Personal Theories of Power: Space Power – Buttress of the Modern Military
This article is part of the Personal Theories of Power series, a joint Bridge–CIMSEC project which asked a group of national security professionals to provide their theory of power and its application. We hope this launches a long and insightful … Continue reading
Posted in Armed Forces, English, International, Technology
Tagged Air Force, intelligence, military power, Personal Theories of Power, satellite, Soviet Union, United States, USA
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Motivations and Effects of Coca Cultivation in Colombia
by Michael Martelle. Michael is a masters student studying Security Policy at the George Washington University’s Elliott School for International Affairs. For several decades Colombia has been synonymous with “cocaine” in the minds of citizens and policymakers around the globe, … Continue reading
Posted in Colombia, English, Michael Martelle, Organised Crime, Security Policy
Tagged civil war, Colombia, economic development, FARC, security, United States, USA
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Unrealistische Forderungen an Katar verraten die wahren Gründe der Blockade
von Patrick Truffer (English version). Er arbeitet seit über 15 Jahren in der Schweizer Armee, verfügt über einen Bachelor in Staatswissenschaften der ETH Zürich und über einen Master in Internationale Beziehungen der Freien Universität Berlin. Unter anderem auf Druck der … Continue reading
Posted in Patrick Truffer, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Security Policy, Terrorism
Tagged Bahrain, Donald Trump, Egypt, Gulf states, muslim brotherhood, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Souveränität, terrorism, Turkey, USA
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