China Is the Ultimate Geopolitical Paper Tiger And America Must Challenge It

April 23, 2020 Topic: Security Region: Asia China Is the Ultimate Geopolitical Paper Tiger And America Must Challenge It The United States is challenging China for the first time since Richard Nixon opened the door to Chinese economic expansion in the seventies. This challenge has shown us that China is a paper tiger and it will never […]

Israel’s unity government protects Netanyahu from prosecution, paves the way for annexation

Comment: In exchange for remarkably little from Gantz, Netanyahu has secured his future, and the threat of annexation looms clearer, writes Mitchell Plitnick. Benjamin Netanyahu’s stunning victory after three rounds of elections spanning more than a year is now complete. The man who last year surpassed David Ben-Gurion as the longest-serving prime minister of Israel […]

‘New Chapter in Iran’s Defence Power’: Media Offer Insight Into Nation’s New Military Satellite

Iran launched its first-ever military satellite on Wednesday. The satellite, developed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), is expected to expand Tehran’s already considerable military capabilities. The launch of the Noor-1 (‘Light-1’ in Farsi) satellite is not only a breakthrough for Iran’s space programme, but another step in altering the regional balance of power, […]

Haftar’s mercenaries attack government forces with nerve gas

April 25, 2020 at 11:38 am | Published in: Africa, Libya, News Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar [File photo] April 25, 2020 at 11:38 am Libyan Minister of Interior Fathi Bashagha accused the mercenaries of the Russian company Wagner, which is fighting against the militias of retired Major General Khalifa Haftar, of using the internationally-banned […]

Iran closely monitoring US moves in region: Rouhani

TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Iranian President and the Emir of Qatar emphasized the importance of all-out efforts by all countries to ensure security and stability in the region and discussed the two countries’ efforts in this regard. Speaking with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani by telephone on Saturday, President Hassan […]

Israel Should Make Decisions for Itself

by Jonathan S. Tobin / JNS.org US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends a news conference at the State Department in Washington, DC, March 31, 2020. Photo: Andrew Harnik / Pool via Reuters. JNS.org – In principle, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s answer to a question about Israel’s new coalition government seems unexceptionable. The […]