Geostrategy-Direct With its force of 40,000 jihadists largely defeated, Islamic State (ISIS) is calling on its remaining fighters to keep a low profile and concentrate on conventional terrorist ambushes, (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Houthi rebels in Yemen have threatened to block the Red Sea shipping lane. The Iran-backed militants said they would shut down the Red Sea lane if the Saudi-led (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Israel and Saudi Arabia have moved to tighten military and security cooperation in an effort to counter Iran’s expanding presence in the Middle East, which includes the Islamic (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told an alliance of 41 Muslim or Muslim-majority nations they must do better when it comes to confronting terrorism. “In past years, (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct A tip from the CIA helped Russia foil a major Islamic State (ISIS) plot to attack a cathedral and other sites in St. Petersburg. Russian President Vladimir Putin (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The leader of an Iran-backed Iraqi militia which in the past launched attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq was filmed pledging his allegiance to Hizbullah at a location (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The U.S. has said it will hold Iran responsible for any attacks on U.S. interests by Iranian proxies. CIA Director Mike Pompeo said he issued the warning in (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Defeated on the battlefields and driven from most territory it controlled in Syria and Iraq, Islamic State (ISIS) will become a “shadow caliphate” with its leaders directing international (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Lebanon is being “held hostage by Hizbullah and by extension Iran,” Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said last week. “We see Hizbullah hijacking the Lebanese banking system to launder (more…)
