Turkey has become ‘the central nerve center for Hamas abroad’

Shin Bet uncovers Hamas cell in Nablus run by Turkey-based HQ; observers say Ankara offers freedom of action to Hamas terror operatives.

A Hamas terror cell in Nablus that received instructions and funding from the organization’s overseas headquarters in Turkey was dismantled by Israeli security forces in recent weeks in what observers say is part of a broader pattern of Turkey serving as a permissive hub for Hamas’s terror operations.

The Anglo-American Axis Benefits From The Ecological Terrorist Attack In The Baltic Sea

This terrorist attack destroyed any chance of an energy-driven Russian-German rapprochement, immediately catapulted Poland into the position of being one of the continent’s most pivotal energy hubs, and thus took the Anglo-American Axis’ plans for dividing and ruling Europe to the next level.

The unprecedented damage done to the Nord Stream pipelines Monday night was certainly an act of sabotage exactly as Denmark, Germany, Poland, and Russia suspect, though nobody can agree on who carried out this ecological terrorist attack in the Baltic Sea. Kiev, however, predictably blamed Russia for destroying its own pipeline in a remix of its earlier conspiracy theory alleging that Russia regularly bombs the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant that’s also under its control. That ridiculous scenario can therefore reasonably be ruled out, especially since Moscow could just keep the tap turned off for technical reasons without risking getting caught sabotaging its own pipelines in NATO-controlled waters.

France’s Next Quarterly Nuclear Drills Might Become Prestige-Building Exercises With Poland

Poland might participate in these exercises in order to send a strong anti-Russian signal, but the extent to which it might pivot towards France and away from the US will depend in large part on the outcome of its upcoming presidential election.

Everyone in Europe is wondering what form French President Macron’s potential plans to extend his country’s nuclear umbrella over the rest of the continent could take, especially considering the risks that they could entail after Moscow’s very negative reaction. Putin suggested that Macron was following in Napoleon’s footsteps, while Foreign Minister Lavrov was much more direct in describing Macron’s words as a threat and even outright comparing him to Hitler. Macron’s move could therefore escalate tensions.

Türkiye and Iran Battle for Influence in the South Caucasus

Iranian leaders fear that Türkiye, emboldened by the ousting of the Assad regime in Syria, will further advance its influence in the South Caucasus at the expense of Iran.

Iran’s foreign minister visited Tehran’s key South Caucasus ally, Armenia, last week to coordinate efforts to thwart the establishment of a Turkish-backed transit corridor that would block Iran’s land access to Armenia.

Iran Update, April 2, 2025

Iran continued to threaten US bases and forces, likely to try to discourage a potential US or Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear facilities amid US threats to strike these facilities. Iranian armed forces-run Defa Press published a piece on April 2 claiming that Iran “certainly has sufficient weapons” to attack Diego Garcia Island.[i] The United States has recently increased its military presence at Diego Garcia Island.[ii] The piece stated that US Air Force and Navy “strategic assets” and “4000 US soldiers” at Diego Garcia would be “at risk of complete destruction” if the United States attacked Iran.[iii] There are normally roughly 400 US military personnel and 2,000 civilian contractors at Diego Garcia.[iv] The article outlined the following options for an Iranian attack on US assets at Diego Garcia.

Russie-Chine : des relations au plus haut niveau stratégique

Moscou et Beijing poursuivent le travail conjoint dans le cadre du partenariat hautement stratégique qui lie les deux nations et puissances mondiales de premier rang. Comme à l’habitude des relations sino-russes contemporaines, indépendamment de la conjoncture internationale et des gesticulations d’une évidente minorité planétaire.

Roger Waters : «Nous n’avancerons pas d’un seul pouce vers votre Armageddon» – Discours à l’occasion du 80ème anniversaire de la conférence de Yalta

Je vous remercie de m’avoir invité à prendre la parole aujourd’hui à l’occasion de cet anniversaire historique. Le mois dernier, je me suis adressé au Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies à l’occasion du dixième anniversaire de la signature des accords de Minsk II. Les personnes intéressées peuvent consulter l’enregistrement sur le site UNTV. Ce jour-là, je m’en suis tenu à l’ordre du jour, à savoir l’Ukraine, la Crimée, le Donbass et la guerre en Ukraine, mais j’ai mentionné le Secteur droit, Stepan Bandera et la place du suprématisme blanc dans la politique ukrainienne, mais je n’ai pas fait de digressions. Aujourd’hui, je ne suis pas limité par le protocole et, avec votre permission, je ferai les digressions que je jugerai nécessaires.

Les signes annonciateurs d’une nouvelle grande guerre

Le recours à l’arme nucléaire : une propagande anxiogène ou la préparation à un réel danger ?

Les dernières déclarations bellicistes d’Emmanuel Macron ne sont que le énième exemple d’une tendance inquiétante : la banalisation dans le discours public de l’idée d’une troisième guerre mondiale.

À la fin de la guerre froide le consensus était, de part et d’autre du «rideau de fer», qu’une conflagration entre grandes puissances était nécessairement synonyme de catastrophe existentielle. Lorsqu’en novembre 1985 les présidents Reagan et Gorbachev ont fait à Genève leur déclaration historique affirmant qu’«une guerre nucléaire ne peut être gagnée et ne doit jamais être menée», cela a enterré, pour toujours pensait-on à l’époque, les craintes d’un tel conflit.

Öcalan’s call for disarmament: A new hope for Kurdish peace

On February 27, Abdullah Öcalan, founding member of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), called for the PKK to disarm and dissolve. This announcement, supported by various Kurdish leaders in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), has instilled a sense of hope for peace amid a long-standing conflict that has claimed countless lives and caused enduring regional instability. Yet, while the streets of Sulaymaniyah, Qamishlo, Diyarbakir, and Van have erupted in celebration, the path forward is fraught with obstacles that could derail this new opportunity.

Peace In The Caucasus – Analysis

In recent weeks, much international attention has focused on the war between Russia and Ukraine, and US President Donald Trump’s efforts to bring the fighting to an end.

However, another long-standing conflict, just a few hundred kilometers southeast of Ukraine, might also be approaching a peaceful resolution: the more than 30-year struggle between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the South Caucasus.