We need better leaders than we have, but history teaches us that good ideas have a way of finding the men and women to implement them Ambassador Freeman chairs Projects International, Inc. He is a retired U.S. defense official, diplomat, and...
It is not Tehran led by unhinged, genocidal megalomaniacs threatening the security of the region and the world. It is Tel Aviv and Washington Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a winner of...
Google Image Result for Mussandam Peninsula, Oman, and Strait of Hormuz [Source: www.britannica.com] Control of vital sea lanes and narrow chokepoints has been an underpinning of the United States’ foreign policy strategy since the Second World War. It is basically...
As Pakistan pushes for diplomacy between the US and Iran, growing pressure from pro-Israel circles threatens to derail the peace process and weaken Islamabad’s influence. Behind the scenes, lobbying, political maneuvering, and regional rivalries are intensifying tensions at a critical...
Trump and his national security sycophants continue to live in a dream world when it comes to negotiating with Iran. A few days ago hearts in DC were palpitating with hopes that a deal was at hand, but those beating...
Japan’s defence minister took a veiled swipe at China on Sunday, pledging to keep strengthening the military despite Beijing’s criticism of Tokyo’s increasingly muscular security stance. Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi delivers a speech during the fifth plenary session of...
By Allison Jackson and Joy Chiang Taiwan’s drone exports are taking off, fuelled by the war in Ukraine, as Taiwanese companies seek a stake in the fast-growing global market for unmanned aerial vehicles. A bomb-dropping unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is...
Nancy, a Filipino domestic worker in Hong Kong, squints her eyes for the camera as her right arm holds her employers’ younger daughter tight. The toddler beams, legs thrown around her nanny’s hips. “My baby,” Nancy sobs as she scrolls...
ALBAWABA - This week, British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is to embark on a major diplomatic tour of China and India, with talks expected to focus on some of the world’s most pressing security, economic and health issues, including tensions...
The United States warned on Saturday it was "more than capable" of resuming its war with Iran after President Donald Trump said any peace deal must adhere to his red lines, including Tehran never being able...
Iranian state media reported on Saturday that a proposed memorandum of understanding with the United States included an agreement to release $12 billion in frozen assets. The report cited an "unofficial" draft of the memorandum, and a...
Islam Times - The remarks made by the U.S. Secretary of War at the Shangri-La Dialogue once again revealed Washington’s long-standing strategy of selling security, amplifying fears of international rivals, and shifting military costs onto its allies. This approach comes...
Syria moved forward with another round of local elections on May 24 as the government seeks to strengthen its legitimacy and extend authority following years of conflict. The vote came as Damascus said it was working with the Organisation for...
GAZA, (PIC) The fears of residents and displaced people in the Gaza Strip are escalating with the continuation of Israeli raids on scattered areas of the Strip, coinciding with Israeli statements talking about raising the scope of military control from 60%...
Helpless and increasingly frustrated, the families of Syrians kidnapped by Israeli forces are demanding the release of their loved ones, a year and a half since Israeli troops stormed the country’s southwest. A delegation of families visited a UN...
Israeli settlers wounded at least seven Palestinians in an attack in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, as Israeli authorities continue forcing Palestinians to self-demolish their homes in occupied East Jerusalem. The settler attack in the...
Algeria's independent election authority has barred several former activists associated with the country's 2019 Hirak protest movement from standing in next month's parliamentary elections, despite their attempts to participate through both pro-government and opposition parties. The exclusions have...
The most common worry expressed around the world concerning the summit meeting in Beijing on May 14-15 was the fear that the future of Taiwan and its 23 million residents might be traded off in a deal between the men...
By Kit KLARENBERG Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su On April 15th , Declassified UK published a bombshell investigation exposing how in the mid-1990s, senior British political and military officials were well-aware...
Fighters loyal to an ousted state leader in southern Somalia clashed with troops on Saturday in the city of Baidoa , resulting in several casualties, witnesses and security sources said. The fighting, in the main city of Somalia's...
Muqtada al-Sadr's decision to sever ties between Saraya al-Salam and his Shia National Movement and place the armed faction under Iraqi state authority has moved into the implementation phase, with a newly formed committee holding its first...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The office of the European Union (EU) representative has denounced Israel’s persistence in forcibly displacing Palestinians from their homes in east Jerusalem. “The situation for Palestinians in East Jerusalem remains dire. In particular, the Silwan area has witnessed a...
While outside voices insist the war can still be won on the battlefield, young men in the country are violently resisting recruiters to stay out of it By Branko MARCETIC Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK ....
GAZA, (PIC) At one of the main intersections in the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, a traffic police officer stands amidst busy, relentless traffic. Cars, primitive carts, and citizens trying to cross between damaged streets. He raises his...
France has referred allegations of abuse against French participants in the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla by Israel to prosecutors, as lawyers representing the activists accused the government of responding too slowly and attempting to minimise the scope...
GAZA, (PIC) One Palestinian citizen was martyred and two others were injured in an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza on Saturday, amid ongoing ceasefire violations. The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter said that Jamal Abu Aoun, head of the...
The influential Iraqi armed group Kataeb Hezbollah pledged on Saturday to keep up its "jihadist action", as Baghdad faces mounting US pressure to disarm factions backed by Iran. Following the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran...
Brazil’s security crisis is reaching increasingly alarming levels. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The recent escalation of violence in the state of Rio de Janeiro once again exposes the structural limits of...
To build a true multipolar world, BRICS needs a binding charter, permanent secretariat, and mutual defense protocols – not just economic talks. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su In a previous text, we...
Healthcare should be free but lack of essential supplies has led to patients being told to buy their own medicines In late 2023, Boitumelo Mosege fell sick. Her neck swelled up, her whole body itched and she fainted frequently. She was...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) displaced Jerusalemite citizens after forcing them to demolish their own homes in the village of Qalandia, north of Jerusalem. Local sources said the Awadallah family was compelled to demolish seven inhabited houses in the...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement condemned the European Union Council’s decision to expand sanctions on political leaders of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, including members of Hamas’s political bureau, calling the move unjust and fully aligned with Israel’s narrative. In a statement on...
Concerns are rising over the availability and cost of food supplies in Yemen , which is already facing high levels of food insecurity, following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and rising commercial shipping costs. The Strait...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Several Palestinians were injured on Saturday morning in an armed settler attack on the village of Madama, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Local sources said violent clashes broke out as residents confronted settlers attacking a home...
GAZA, (PIC) The Gaza Strip has witnessed a sharp escalation in Israeli attacks in recent days, including mass killings and assassinations, alongside official Israeli statements pointing to plans to expand military control inside the enclave and revive proposals for the forced...
GAZA, (PIC) The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 72,938 martyrs, according to the health ministry on Saturday morning. The ministry added that the total number of the...
Stew Peas focuses on obeah, an enduring African magic practice in Jamaica banned by colonisers in the 1700s A new movie from award-winning Jamaican film-maker Sosiessia Nixon shines a spotlight on Jamaica’s enduring west African-based magic and spiritual healing tradition known...
WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped a number of Palestinian citizens from their homes during raids in the West Bank last night and at dawn Saturday. According to local sources, the IOF kidnaped three young men following raids on...
Mohamed Salah , Liverpool’s talismanic winger, will head Egypt’s final squad for the 2026 World Cup in North America next month, coach Hossam Hassan said on Saturday. The squad lineup featured few surprises, except for the inclusion of rising...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Tom Barrack would continue helping shape Washington's policy on Syria and Iraq despite stepping down as US special envoy to Syria. In a post...
Israel's military issued evacuation warnings on Saturday for residents of 13 villages in southern Lebanon and pushed deeper into the country, even as military delegations from Beirut and Tel Aviv held landmark security talks in Washington . The delegations held...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement on Friday criticized the complete silence of the Board of Peace and its executive director, Nikolay Mladenov, over recent Israeli government statements about taking control of 70% of the Gaza Strip and pressing ahead with plans...
A drone that smashed into a Romanian apartment building set off furious condemnation of Russia by Romania and its NATO allies on Friday but President Vladimir Putin insisted there was no evidence to blame his country. Two people...
In the first step towards shifting aid further into the shadows, the House’s 2027 NDAA would all but fuse the two countries’ armed forces together Ben Freeman is Director of the Democratizing Foreign Policy program at the Quincy Institute Cross-posted from...
GAZA, (PIC) When news of Gaza is mentioned, what is meant is not just a torrent of breaking headlines or numbers of martyrs and wounded that are repeated every day as a result of the Israeli aggression. What is meant is...
The UK's press regulator said it would be looking into complaints made following the alleged "smear campaign" against activist Misan Harriman after four major UK publications accused him of spreading "antisemitic" conspiracy theories. Confirming this to Novara Media...
BEIRUT, (PIC) 20 people, including children, were killed and others were wounded in a series of intense Israeli airstrikes on Friday targeting multiple areas in southern Lebanon. According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, the Israeli occupation army carried out at least 29...
The U.S. is ready to restart attacks on Iran if a deal cannot be reached, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned on Saturday, as negotiators from Washington and Tehran worked to bridge major differences blocking an agreement. "Our ability to...
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