Iran Democracy Monitor No. 233
The Islamic Republic and information warfare;
Hamas takes a victory lap in Tehran…;
...As the Iranian regime ponders pressing its advantage;
A tug of war in the south Caucasus
The Islamic Republic and information warfare;
Hamas takes a victory lap in Tehran…;
...As the Iranian regime ponders pressing its advantage;
A tug of war in the south Caucasus
Cumulatively, these factors will help determine what lies ahead for the Palestinians. But if Team Biden ignores them in favor of quick fixes, or worse still, empty pandering to its constituents, it will only end up perpetuating their misery.
It stands to reason that the sooner the House of Saud launches a serious campaign to convince its own subjects rapprochement with Israel is in their long term interest, the better off the Kingdom will be.
The March 22 attack in Moscow may be a potential portent of things to come. Russia’s Mideast policy has given foreign Islamist militants several excuses for conducting murderous attacks, and Russia’s Muslim minority groups are feeling alienated from, and sometimes hostile to, the prevailing political order.
Putin points the finger... after a fashion;
Nuclear pressure on NATO’s doorstep;
Moscow's unpopular war;
Putting the squeeze on the Russian economy