A Muslim’s duty, we were taught in the Middle East, is to promote and establish Islamic government. Failing to do so means one’s religion and duty to Allah remain incomplete. Everyone must perform jihad (holy war; struggle in the cause of Islam) to impose Allah’s law on the world’s population. Everyone is a mujahid (fighter, from the word jihad). The promised end is one Islamic ruler under whom Allah’s sovereignty is complete on Earth.
Mazen Alloush, Director of the International Relations and Cooperation Administration, met with a Swedish delegation on Wednesday to discuss joint cooperation on migration, voluntary return, and reintegration programs.
The European energy crisis is not over. Gas prices remain stubbornly high across the continent as Europeans face a long winter.
Faced with an energy crisis stemming from Europe’s continued dependence on imported liquefied natural gas, in a context of continuous global geopolitical volatility, European leaders are working to diversify the bloc’s energy mix. If this translates into a rapid expansion of renewable energy capacity, it also marks a significant return to the world’s most polluting fossil fuel: coal.
What kind of ceasefire allows bombing to resume without warning, vehicles carrying civilians to be struck, homes to collapse upon their inhabitants?
Let’s make something clear from the outset: the so-called Trump Gaza plan, announced on September 29, 2025, which led to the October ceasefire, sparked widespread hope that international diplomacy had finally prevailed to halt the violence.
More than four million children in Afghanistan are expected to need treatment for acute malnutrition in 2027 as the country faces the highest levels recorded for the period, according to a new assessment conducted by UN agencies, humanitarian organizations and other partners.
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At the Silent Warrior 2025 conference in Nairobi, 400 participants from 32 African nations and 14 partners emphasized that African special operations forces must build networks, share intelligence, and coordinate across borders to counter evolving terrorist threats, particularly in the Sahel.
Speakers noted that doctrinal, linguistic, and capability differences among African SOF units hinder joint operations, and called for regional centers of excellence, a dedicated SOF component within the African Standby Force, and an African approach that prioritizes speed and local trust rather than copying Western models.
The conference was framed as a first step toward greater interoperability, with participants stressing that relationships formed there must be translated into practical coordination after the event ends.
The fact that Russia arming the Taliban is now a plausible scenario speaks to each side’s pragmatism in moving beyond their difficult Soviet-era past in pursuit of mutual interests.
The visit of Russia’s foreign spy chief to Kabul could presage Russia arming the Taliban against ISIS-K, the scenario of which has sparked panic among the Pakistani commentariat, especially anonymous Pakistani accounts on social media (“trolls”). There’s now a coordinated disinfo campaign underway between them and “NAFO” to respectively smear the Taliban and Russia as having sold out to their former foes. The reality is that this would meet both of their interests. Here are five reasons why Russia should do it:
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Central Axis. Tigrayan rebel forces claim to have launched a counteroffensive that allegedly recaptured some key gateway towns near the Kola Tembien mountains in central Tigray.
Other Rebel Activity. Amhara rebels have continued to capture rural villages and towns in eastern Amhara region.
Major Domestic Political Developments. The Ethiopian federal government appointed a caretaker government in Tigray, with plans to hold elections within six months.
Regional Activity. Ethiopian and Eritrean officials have met with foreign officials to push their respective narratives on the conflict, as the international community encourages de-escalation and restraint.
At the end of April, Gerry Doyle at Bloomberg reported that CENTCOM had requested the deployment of Dark Eagle to the Middle East. Also known as the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), Dark Eagle is the US military’s furthest progressed missile system delivering a hypersonic glide vehicle. The program has experienced several delays, but after several full range tests Lockheed Martin will begin delivering operational rounds to the Army “soon,” per a report from late March 2026. While the stated purpose for why Dark Eagle might be deployed to CENTCOM doesn’t hold up, the LRHW is probably a very capable missile that can hit Moscow from the Middle East. This makes the potential deployment worth a bit more scrutiny.
L’emploi massif au combat de technologies informatiques commerciales, la généralisation des drones et l’intégration de l’intelligence artificielle (IA) dans les armées sont perçus comme une nouvelle révolution dans le domaine militaire. Comme de toute révolution, on en attend l’obsolescence de nombreuses technologies et procédés tactiques antérieurs.