February 7, 2025
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The Italy/Islamists files: File 1. Najeem Almasri and the GNA connection – January 2025

by Giovanni Giacalone On January 19th, 2025, Libyan police chief and director of Tripoli’s infamous Mitiga detention center, Najeem Almasri, was arrested by Italian authorities on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Libya from February 2015 onwards. On January 21st, three judges of […]

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The Collapse of the Assad Regime and the Future of Syria

by Rustam Taghizade The collapse of the Assad regime would represent a profound transformation in Syrian politics, marking the end of over half a century of centralized Alawite dominance. Nevertheless, this transition would probably result in the country entering a new period of uncertainty and challenges, with implications for governance, sectarian dynamics, Kurdish aspirations, and […]

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The Italy-Qatar defense agreement: Italy is once again siding with the “wrong crowd”

by Giovanni Giacalone The Italian firm Fincantieri recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Qatari Barzan Holdings to jointly develop a short-range anti-drone radar. The program deal, named “Omega 360”, is worth approximately $108 million, with the first units expected to be produced by the end of 2026. The signed deal follows a recent meeting […]

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Israel and Hezbollah. The influence of political processes in the Middle East on the South Caucasus

by Rustam Taghizade Israel and Hezbollah. The influence of political processes in the Middle East on the South Caucasus   In excess of nine months after the conclusion of hostilities between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the prospect of a second, potentially larger conflict with Hezbollah on the northern border has emerged as […]

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Islamists (HUGIN) take the reign: who are the Europeans helping the Saudi Old Guard, Qatar and Russia to neutralize the Crown Prince MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN?

By João Emanuel Lemos Esteves The Islamists are growing their influence right at the heart of the European Union power structures – with the full support of Russian intelligence services and Chinese Communist Party’s financial backing. Portugal is, at one time, a sufficiently discrete country and a nice one that people look at with tenderness – two […]

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NATO Without Turkey

by Ioannis E. Kotoulas Is Turkey really needed as a NATO member? Does the cost of keeping Turkey as a NATO member begin to exceed the benefits of its inclusion? These questions, difficult as they may be, should be increasingly raised inside the Alliance. The issue is essential, especially as the U.S. on its own […]

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The Muslim Brotherhood’s Anti-Semitism

by Jackson Richman The Egyptian cleric Youssef al-Qaradawi died last week at the age of 96. He was beloved by the Muslim Brotherhood, an anti-Semitic terrorist group. Founded by Hassan al-Banna in 1928, the Brotherhood’s anti-Semitism runs deep. It supported the Nazis and Mohammed Amin al-Husseini, the grand mufti of Jerusalem who was a close […]

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