Military affirs, armed conflict, war and peace
How the Iran Nuclear Pretext Reveals a Broader Agenda of Coercion In the annals of modern geopolitical theater, few phrases carry as much ironic baggage as “mission accomplished.” Eight months after the United States launched airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities under the codename “Operation Midnight Hammer,” President Donald Trump finds himself in a rhetorical loop: Read more
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The recent remarks by Iran’s Supreme Leader, who described uranium enrichment as an “inviolable right,” have drawn a clear line. This position highlights the fundamental dilemma in the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States: either the U.S. acknowledges Iran’s sovereign right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes — which could introduce a new Read more
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by Kit Klarenberg * Yemen’s civil war, considered the world’s gravest humanitarian crisis, appears to be nearing its end due to a China-brokered detente between Iran and Saudi Arabia, who support opposing sides in the bitter conflict. Early signs suggest that the rapprochement between Tehran and Riyadh may not only end hostilities in Yemen, but Read more
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by Hossam Hamza Algeria’s constant insistence on embedding the principles of non-alignment and positive neutrality in its foreign policy expresses its realization of the intractability of understanding the pattern of its dealing with the dynamics of polarization at the level of the international system. It is intended to achieve the aspirations of the party making Read more
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by Samaher al-Khatib * The Russian special military operation in Donbass constituted a new stage in the history of the modern world, characterized by new concepts, and with the arrival of this special operation to the date of signing the accession of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia to the Russian Federation, which preceded the accession Read more
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by Ahmed E. Souaiaia* Although human rights abuses occurred and continue to occur in time of peace, committing human rights crimes is more certain in armed conflict. In war, both sides are likely to commit human rights crimes in a premeditated way or in reaction to battle outcomes. Those removed from the battle fields, especially Read more
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For seven full years, the Yemeni forces opposed to Saudi Arabia and their Yemeni allies did not stop resisting. In fact, they progressively and methodically built the means (military) and the narrative (ethical and political) for cause. During the first half of the Saudi war on Yemen, the Sanaa government was limited in its ability Read more
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When direct military intervention is not a feasible option, US administrations and Western allies always used economic and financial tools to achieve their foreign policy goals. Imposing sanctions has become a reflexive, automatic reaction against any government that resists the current world order—the one dominated by Western liberalism. Such Western addiction to sanctions and embargoes Read more
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