The accompanying passages discuss the contemporary importance of the 1936 Montreux Convention, regarding naval ship transit, for Turkey and the United States. The passages are from an interview with popular…
In late March, President Sisi of Egypt warned of “inconceivable instability” in the region if Egypt’s Nile water access is affected in any way by the filling of the Grand…
Even before the 2020 Nagorno Karabakh War took place, Armenian officials stated that the country was looking for additional security cooperation partnerships (see: “Armenia Looks for Alternative Partners in Security…
President Idriss Déby of Chad, in power since 1990 despite a number of rebellions against his rule, has died, purportedly while fighting rebels in the country’s north and just hours…
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro recently removed six cabinet ministers in a single day, followed by the commanders of the army, air force, and navy the next day, according to O…
In the views of two reputable Turkey experts, Greece and Egypt are forming a significant infrastructure, energy and security relationship, which is “changing the game in the Eastern Mediterranean.” While…
Venezuela’s armed forces have engaged in violent clashes with armed criminal groups along its border with Colombia. The criminal groups’ sustained and indiscriminate attacks in the porous borderland have forcibly…
On 25 March, Mozambican insurgents loyal to Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), invaded the town of Palma in northern Mozambique and killed civilians, soldiers, and several international employees…
The excerpted Arabic-language article in akhbaralaan.net, which is based in Dubai and covers Arab affairs, suggests al-Qaeda leader Aymen al-Zawahiri may be deceased. The article highlights al-Zawahiri’s most recent video…
23 March 2021 marked the two-year anniversary of the Battle of Baghuz, in which Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF),, with coalition support, expelled ISIS from its final population center (on the…