President Donald Trump’s record on arms transfer policy in second term’s first 100 days looks a lot like his approach in his first term — he styles himself as the ultimate dealmaker who can push billions of dollars of US weaponry out the door to the benefit of major weapons contractors and the people who work for them.
Waging war across multiple fronts has historically been a strategic nightmare for states and military leaders alike. From ancient empires to modern superpowers, the challenges of divided attention, stretched resources, and fragmented strategies have often led to devastating outcomes. Academic theories in international relations, military strategy, and political science help explain why fighting on multiple fronts remains one of the greatest risks in warfare.
Jordan’s government banned the Muslim Brotherhood in late April after the Interior Ministry announced the arrest of 16 group members who were allegedly planning rocket and drone attacks.
The Brotherhood denied any involvement in the incident and, in a statement, distanced itself from those arrested, who claimed their efforts were solely aimed at aiding Gaza.
Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of US President Donald Trump and vice-president of the Trump Organisation, was in Bucharest on Monday as part of a high-profile business tour of Central and Eastern Europe, featuring stops in Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania.
In the past six months, two different opinion pieces, here and here, have raised the possibility of reviving the Office of Strategic Services (OSS).
These recommendations are by no means new. Over the past 80 years, there have been multiple efforts to revive the OSS or, at the very least, to revive the ethos of this special operations organization that served in World War II from 1942–1945. The most obvious legacy units following the OSS tradition are the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), US Army Special Forces Regiment (SF), and the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).
Plus de 100 cas de profanation de monuments soviétiques ont été recensés en Europe en l’espace d’un an, notamment en Pologne et dans les pays baltes, où les autorités ferment les yeux sur cette dérive préoccupante.
Au cours des douze derniers mois, plus de 100 actes de vandalisme visant des monuments soviétiques ont été recensés dans les pays européens, a déclaré ce 25 avril le ministère russe des Affaires étrangères. L’ambassadeur itinérant du ministère russe des Affaires étrangères Mikhaïl Vanine a précisé que les pays les plus touchés étaient la Pologne et la Lituanie.
Most of the key developments, dynamics, and trends shaping terrorist violence and its manifestations on European soil are largely determined by four parameters: technological advancements, geopolitical influence, shifting ideologies and tactical adaptions.
Le Sahel a été désigné comme le théâtre de la violence des islamistes militants le plus meurtrier en Afrique durant quatre années consécutives. 55 % de l’ensemble de ces morts ont eu lieux au Sahel, avec 10 400 sur un total de 18 900 morts à l’échelle du continent. On estime que 67 % de tous les non-combattants tués par des groupes islamistes militants en Afrique l’ont été au Sahel.
Key Takeaway: The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have fought a civil war in Sudan since April 2023. Countries such as Iran, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates are fueling the war to the detriment of US interests in the Red Sea.