The developing conflict between Israel and Iran . . . is increasingly moving out of the shadows towards direct confrontation and [that] would propel the wider region into far deeper levels of conflict
Julien Barnes-Dacey comments on the regional conflict emanating from the Gaza war
International maritime traffic is much more delicate and vulnerable than it may seem: even a small armed group is capable of blocking one of the world’s most important shipping channels
We cannot dismiss that Isis-K is planning an attack in Europe. The group has moved from local to global projection and has grown in its ability to conduct attacks
Arturo Varvelli on the role of ISIS-Khorasan and its presence in Europe
Now leaders like al-Sisi and Saied feel more confident that they will be given leeway to cement their power and use financial support to do the bare minimum to sustain people in these countries
Kelly Petillo comments on the EU’s strategy to support North African governments to curb migration
It effectively just serves to give them control, as they’re able to threaten Europe with a wave of migrants whenever they want to extract more money, or other political concessions from them
Hugh Lovett comments on the possible cancellation of the fisheries agreement between the EU and Morocco
Hamas has “always sought to play between the violent and the diplomatic tracks, to shift from one track to the other, whenever it saw its best interests as either”
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