Youthful, hopeless Gazans: How Hamas has survived and thrived amid despair
Geostrategy-Direct, January 21, 2025 More than half of the population in Gaza is under age 18. Most of Gaza’s youth live in misery amid Hamas’s control of the strip. (more…)
Lebanon’s new PM signals shift in nation’s political alignment
Geostrategy-Direct, January 14, 2025 In a major shift in Lebanon’s political landscape, Nawaf Salam, a reformer who was president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), has been appointed (more…)
Clashing visions for Syria: Erdogan and Sunni radical he backed don’t see eye to eye
Geostrategy-Direct, January 8, 2025 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not getting the results he expected after backing Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani, leader of the Tahrir al-Sham organization that overthrew (more…)
Who, really, is what’s his name in Syria?
Geostrategy-Direct, January 1, 2025 Depending on the news source, he’s Jabhat Al Nusra, Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani, Mohammad al-Julani, or Ahmed al-Sharaa. But who really is … whatever his name (more…)
Unlike other Iran proxies, Houthis are playing the long game against Israel
Geostrategy-Direct, December 17, 2024 Geographic distance and patience are keeping the Iran-backed Houthi terror organization in business. The Yemen-based Houthis, 1,800 kilomters away from Israel, have kept up attacks (more…)
The transformation of Abu Mohammed Al-Golani is about to be put to the test
Geostrategy-Direct, December 10, 2024 Soon after Abu Mohammed Al-Golani formed the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militant group, he took to wearing business attire often instead of his usual military (more…)
Iran blames U.S. for ‘reactivation’ of militants as offensive claims Aleppo
Geostrategy-Direct, December 3, 2024 The regime of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad was stunned when it appeared to have lost the nation’s second largest city once again. In 2016, government (more…)
Hizbullah has long extended Iran’s influence globally, far beyond Israel and Lebanon
Geostrategy-Direct, November 26, 2024 While internationl media has focused on the Hizbullah’s dominance in Lebanon and existential threat to northern Israel, the terror organization has long been active on (more…)
Israel’s freedom to strike Hizbullah called key to U.S. ceasefire deal in Lebanon
Geostrategy-Direct, November 19, 2024 Israel insists it can’t sign a ceasefire deal with Lebanon and Hizbullah unless the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have the ability to continue to strike (more…)