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> Hegemonic Readjustments >>

> HME - History of MENA >>

> Hybrid War >>

> ImploXion 2023 >>

>> Middle East >>

> Maritime Strategy >>

> Military Intelligence >> 

> Military Recruitment - anti-XIR>>
>> North Africa >>

> NoXious World Order >>  

>> NoXios (DIS)Order >>>

   > Persian Corridor >>

> Resource Competition - X >>

> Russo-Xina Axis >>

24-4-10 [XiR: Growing Xina-Ruscia Axis of Envious Resentment] - Update > .

>> Saudi Arabia >>

   > Syria >>

> > Tensions > >

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> Soft Power >>

> Supply Logistics >>

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> UN >>

> Word Games - Geopolitical Manipulation >>

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South Asia 

   > India >>

> EU GGI - Global Gateway Initiative >>

> Africa >

> African Economies >> > Africa~ >>

24-3-25 Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso to form a confederation - Caspian > .

24-3-23 Islamist Terrorists, French, Ruscians - Proxy Insurgencies in Africa - Real > .

23-9-26 Why Africa Suffers so Many Coups: Warographics Analysis > .

> Border Issues >>

24-2-10 Borders: Some Countries Are Nearly Impossible to Escape - Map > .

> Djibouti >>

EU's Global Gateway investment scheme

22-9-5 European Union Trust Fund for Africa vs Xina's BRI - IntoEu > . skip > .

22-7-10 Why Europe Is Rushing Into Africa - OBF > .

> IDF~XIR >>

Mali ..

24-3-25 Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso to form a confederation - Caspian > .

23-5-14 French Defence Strategy & Rearmament - strategic autonomy, Hx - Perun > .

21-3-1 Mali - UK Troops - UN's Most Dangerous Operation - Forces > .

20-8-20 Mali: British Military Deployments In African Country? - FoTV > .

Malthusian Challenge 

22-12-28 Too many people? Challenges of demographic change | DW > .

Niger

24-3-25 Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso to form a confederation - Caspian > .

23-9-28 Why Niger's Crisis is Our Crisis Too - EcEx > .

South Africa's Problems ..

24-2-29 The Downward Spiral of South Africa - KaiserBauch > .

23-11-24 Why are South Africans Stealing Traffic Lights? - serpentza > .

23-10-21 Is South Africa on the Brink of Collapse? - Warographics > .

23-10-17 South Africa's Slow, Inevitable March Towards Collapse - Wendover > .

23-6-8 It's Over! South Africa is F*&$d - Failed State - serpentza > .

22-8-11 South Africa: History, Geography, Economy & Culture - Geodiode > .

22-7-31 South Africa - Its History, Geography, and People - GEOfocus > .

21-4-12 Why South Africa is still so segregated - Vox > .

Sudan 

24-4-16 Sudan: the Proxy War the World is Ignoring - Waro > .

> Resource Competition - X >>

> EU GGI - Global Gateway Initiative >>

> Djibouti >

> Djibouti >>

24-2-23 Why the Closest US and Xinese Bases are in Djibiouti - T&P > .

24-2-23 Sudan War: Could Destabilize Region - Real > .

24-2-10 Borders: Some Countries Are Nearly Impossible to Escape - Map > .

24-2-4 [History of Conflict (tribal, colonial, religionist) in Yemen] - K&G > .

23-12-7 Why The US Military Has Bases Everywhere - Map Pack > .
23-9-25 History, Status, Xina's Imperialism - Djibouti's Military Bases - OBF > .

23-4-26 Why powerful nations want bases in tiny Djibouti - Real > .

22-10-20 U.S. vs. China: Djibouti, Military Bases, Ports, Global Reach | WSJ > .

22-10-3 War in Yemen. Is Peace On The Horizon? [no] - gtbt > .

22-6-14 Why Yemen is Dying (and Nobody Cares) - Nova Lectio International > .

22-6-3 Friendly Little Dictatorship in Djibouti - Ismael Omar Guelleh > .

22-2-25 Gate of Lamentation: The Bab-El-Mandeb Strait - Galilei > .

21-9-22 Countries with Djibouti Bases - ARgs > .

19-8-10 Geoeconomics of Djibouti Port - CaRe > . skip ad > .

2021 Why Everyone is So Many Are Building Djibouti Military Bases  - KhAnubis > .

2021 Djibouti - Tiny African Country = World’s Military Base > .

2021 France = World's 5th Biggest Country - Real > .

2021 US Lily Pads, Diego Garcia, naval military "bases" - OBF > . skip ad > .

19-9-6 China's 1st Overseas Military Base in Djibouti, Africa - neo > .

19-8-29 (Djibouti) World’s Biggest Military Base - trt > .

17-7-27 Chinese Naval Base in Djibouti - RANE > .

> HYe - History of Yemen >>

24-3-5 Himyarite Kingdom: Forgotten Empire of Pre-Islamic Arabia (doc) - K&G > .

24-2-4 [History of Conflict (tribal, colonial, religionist) in Yemen] - K&G > .

22-10-3 War in Yemen. Is Peace On The Horizon? [no] - gtbt > .

22-6-14 Why Yemen is Dying (and Nobody Cares) - Nova Lectio International > .

> Maritime Strategy >>

> Red Sea, Persian Gulf >>
> Yemen >>

Yemen & Region - anffyddiaeth >> .

> Iran - Allies, Enemies >

> Border Issues >>

24-2-10 Borders: Some Countries Are Nearly Impossible to Escape - Map > .

Ċold Ŵar 2 

24-4-19 Age of Wars:[Karaganov's Bellicose Ode to Axis of Envious Resentment - gtbt > .

23-8-5 New Ċold Ŵar? With Robert Kaplan | Intelligence Squared > .

> H-I War >> >> H-I War >>> & > XIR >>

24-4-16 [XIR] Iran's use of [terrorist] proxies to [harm] USA and Israel - Caspian > .

24-2-20 Roots of Iran’s Anger Against America - Context Matters > .

24-2-8 The Hezbollah-Iran Alliance - IDF > .

23-12-20 What Happens in Gaza Does Not Stay in Gaza - Preston Stewart > .

23-11-5 [XIR] Corrupt, Sanctioned Iran's Military, Proxies, Power Projection - Perun > .

23-10-19 BRI, Hamas fit into XiXiP's Middle East [NoXious] strategy - Lei > .

23-10-19 [R-U & NoXious XIR Axis behind Hamas atrocities] - DiD > .

> Hamas ~ Hezbollah >>

> Hamiganda >>

> Hezbollah >>

Hezbollah cfr Hezbollah ('Party of Allah' or 'Party of God') is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group, led since 1992 by its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah.

24-4-16 [XIR] Iran's use of [terrorist] proxies to [harm] USA and Israel - Caspian > .

24-3-6 Could the Mossad Have Stopped Iran? | Unpacked > .

24-2-20 Roots of Iran’s Anger Against America - Context Matters > .

23-11-17 Return of Wars: Explained | Yuval Noah Harari > .

23-11-14 XIR: Hezbollah terrorists: Iran, Ruscia, Assad funded militants - T&P > .

23-10-30 Will H-I Conflict Expand into Region-Wide War? - Spaniel > .

23-10-27 [XIR Axis behind Hamas in] Gaza could trigger regional war - Caspian > .

23-10-19 [R-U & NoXious XIR Axis behind Hamas atrocities] - DiD > .

23-6-3 Iraq, Iran, Syria, Hezbollah - Invasion +20 Years - gtbt > .

> Houthis >>

24-4-16 [XIR] Iran's use of [terrorist] proxies to [harm] USA and Israel - Caspian > .

24-2-20 Roots of Iran’s Anger Against America - Context Matters > .

24-2-10 Setting a Trap: Why US Telegraphed Attack on Iranian Proxies - Spaniel > .

24-2-4 Iran would lose a war with the United States | Michael Clarke - Times > .

> HME - History of MENA >>

> IDF~XIR >>

24-2-8 Israel: High-Tech Military; Intelligence Failure - Caspian > .

23-11-17 IDF - Highly Effective Military & Innovative Kit | Mail > .

23-11-5 [XIR] Corrupt, Sanctioned Iran's Military, Proxies, Power Projection - Perun > .

23-10-19 [R-U & NoXious XIR Axis behind Hamas atrocities] - DiD > .

23-10-17 H-I War Israel | Unity & Russian Resistance =/= Hamas (subs) - Katz > .

> Iran >>  > Iran~ >>  >> Iran, XIR >>>

24-4-25 Iran's Missile/Drone Attack; Israel's Defense - AiTelly > .

24-4-16 [XIR] Iran's use of [terrorist] proxies to [harm] USA and Israel - Caspian > .

24-3-28 5 reasons Iran is involved in so many global conflicts - BBC > .

24-3-9 Iranian Navy Ships | Iranian catamaran corvette Shahid Soleimani - AiTelly > .

24-3-8 [Middle Eastern Militaries | Israel vs Arab States] - Binkov > .

24-3-5 Alliance Between Venezuela and Iran - IDF > .

24-2-20 Roots of Iran’s Anger Against America - Context Matters > .

24-2-10 Setting a Trap: Why US Telegraphed Attack on Iranian Proxies - Spaniel > .

24-2-4 Iran would lose a war with the United States | Michael Clarke - Times > .

23-12-20 What Happens in Gaza Does Not Stay in Gaza - Preston Stewart > .

23-11-5 [XIR] Corrupt, Sanctioned Iran's Military, Proxies, Power Projection - Perun > .

23-10-12 Killing Civilians: The New Normal | Wonder Land: WSJ > .
23-6-3 Iraq, Iran, Syria, Hezbollah - Invasion +20 Years - gtbt > .

23-5-30 Ruscia, Xina, Iran - Authoritarian Alliances vs Populations > .

23-5-2 Why Iran is Helping Ruscia’s Invasion of Ukraine - Real > .

Iran-Israel Conflict 

24-4-25 Iran's Missile/Drone Attack; Israel's Defense - AiTelly > .

24-4-16 [XIR] Iran's use of [terrorist] proxies to [harm] USA and Israel - Caspian > .

Iran-Israel Conflict - αλλο >> .       

> NoXious World Order >> 

24-4-19 Age of Wars:[Karaganov's Bellicose Ode to Axis of Envious Resentment - gtbt > .

24-4-16 [XIR] Iran's use of [terrorist] proxies to [harm] USA and Israel - Caspian > .

24-2-20 Roots of Iran’s Anger Against America - Context Matters > .

24-2-10 Setting a Trap: Why US Telegraphed Attack on Iranian Proxies - Spaniel > .

23-12-20 What Happens in Gaza Does Not Stay in Gaza - Preston Stewart > .

23-11-5 [XIR] Corrupt, Sanctioned Iran's Military, Proxies, Power Projection - Perun > .

23-10-19 [R-U & NoXious XIR Axis behind Hamas atrocities] - DiD > .

23-10-14 [Xina bullies Philippines in SXS; XiPagandistic Ideology] - Update > .

23-10-14 [Nefarious Hybrid XIR "want to destroy America" Plot] - Versed > .

23-10-14 [Independent Taiwan versus Imperialist Dicktatorship] - Real > . 

23-10-12 Xina Supporting Hamas in the Israel/Palestine Conflict - laowhy86 > .

23-10-12 [Xina's self-serving platitudes and blame-US XiPaganda] - Update > .

23-10-12 Killing Civilians: The New Normal | Wonder Land: WSJ > .

> Persian Corridor >>

24-4-16 [XIR] Iran's use of [terrorist] proxies to [harm] USA and Israel - Caspian > .

24-2-20 Roots of Iran’s Anger Against America - Context Matters > .

Saudi Arabia vs Iran 

24-1-26 Saudi Arabia's Catastrophic "Iran" Problem - Hindsight > .

> Strategy >>

24-2-10 Setting a Trap: Why US Telegraphed Attack on Iranian Proxies - Spaniel > .

Syria 

23-7-25 Why US Troops Fought Wagner Mercenaries in Syria - T&P > .

UAE - United Arab Emirates ..  

24-3-16 MBZ & UAE - thriving in a dangerous world - Caspian > .

> XIR - NoXious - Axis of Evil >>

24-4-19 Age of Wars:[Karaganov's Bellicose Ode to Axis of Envious Resentment - gtbt > .

24-4-16 [XIR] Iran's use of [terrorist] proxies to [harm] USA and Israel - Caspian > .

24-2-20 Roots of Iran’s Anger Against America - Context Matters > .

24-2-10 Setting a Trap: Why US Telegraphed Attack on Iranian Proxies - Spaniel > .

23-12-20 What Happens in Gaza Does Not Stay in Gaza - Preston Stewart > .

23-11-5 [XIR] Corrupt, Sanctioned Iran's Military, Proxies, Power Projection - Perun > .

23-10-19 [R-U & NoXious XIR Axis behind Hamas atrocities] - DiD > .

23-10-17 H-I War Israel | Unity & Russian Resistance =/= Hamas (subs) - Katz > .

23-10-17 [BRI Scam; Xina Using H-I War; MENA Policy] | Update > .

>> Iran, XIR >>

21st - Global

Antisemitism: History - Alētheiai >> .

Axes of Evil - Armor >> .

Axis of Envious Resentment - Fyrd Færeld >> .

Escalation Scare Tactics - Present Tense >> .

Global Tensions - Γαῖα >> .

HHH- Iran's Terrorist Fiends - Present Tense >> .

History of the Middle East - Jabzy >> .

Inherently Unstable - Present Tense >> .

Iran-Israel Conflict - αλλο >> .

Iran ⟺ Israel 2024 - Present Tense >> .

malae mentēs (Evil Minds) - pro libertate >> .

Manipulate, Threaten, Demand - Armor >> .

MENAcing - Crescent of Conflict - anffyddiaeth >> .

Muddle East - MENA, Stans - αλλο >> .

Persian Corridor - Armor >> .

Strait of Hormuz - Armor >> .

Terrorist Scourge - Fyrd Færeld >> .

Totalitarian Traps - Armor >> .

XIR Evil - αλλο >> .

XIR Zociopathy - Fyrd Færeld >> .

>> Hegemonic Readjustment >>>    > Hegemonic Readjustments >>

Post American Series - Zeihan on Geopolitics >> .

> Iran >>  > Iran~ >>  > Iran - Allies, Enemies >> 

24-4-16 [XIR] Iran's use of [terrorist] proxies to [harm] USA and Israel - Caspian > .

24-3-28 5 reasons Iran is involved in so many global conflicts - BBC > .

>> Red Sea & Persian Gulf >>>  

Bab al-Mandab Strait - Armor >> .

Pontus Herculis et Sinus Persicus - pro libertate >> .

Red Sea - Suez to Bab al-Mandab - Naval Gazing >> .

Strait of Hormuz - Armor >> .

Suez Canal - Armor >> .

> Axes of Evil >> 

> H-I War >> >> H-I War >>>

> Hamas ~ Hezbollah >>

> IDF~XIR >>

> Iran >>
> Iran~ >>

> Iran - Allies, Enemies >>

> NoXious World Order >>

> Persian Corridor >>

> XIR >>

> Iraq >

> Border Issues >>

24-2-10 Borders: Some Countries Are Nearly Impossible to Escape - Map > .

23-6-3 Iraq, Iran, Syria, Hezbollah - Invasion +20 Years - gtbt > .

> IDF~XIR >>

23-11-17 IDF - Highly Effective Military & Innovative Kit | Mail > .

> Iran >>  > Iran~ >>  > Iran - Allies, Enemies >>   >> Iran, XIR >>>

24-4-16 [XIR] Iran's use of [terrorist] proxies to [harm] USA and Israel - Caspian > .

24-3-28 5 reasons Iran is involved in so many global conflicts - BBC > .

23-11-5 [XIR] Corrupt, Sanctioned Iran's Military, Proxies, Power Projection - Perun > .

Iraq 

24-2-28 History of British Relations & Antisemitism in Iraq - Unpacked > .

23-6-3 Iraq, Iran, Syria, Hezbollah - Invasion +20 Years - gtbt > .

2019 Why Iraq's great rivers are dying - Vox > .

Iraq - Graydations >> .

Syria 

23-7-25 Why US Troops Fought Wagner Mercenaries in Syria - T&P > .

> Israel >

> Border Issues >>

24-2-10 Borders: Some Countries Are Nearly Impossible to Escape - Map > .

geopolitics

24-4-23 Israel's Relationship c Jordan Threatened by Radical Activism | TBN > .

24-2-1 Why [despite weakist antisemitism] US Supports and Funds Israel | WSJ > .

Geopolitics of Israel - CaRe > . skip ad > .

23-9-5 Israel's Everlasting [Internal & External] War - gtbt > .

2021 Will Saudi Arabia Recognise Israel? - KJ R > .

2021 Israel's economic, diplomatic, military success; problematic Palestinians - VP > .

21-5-19 Israel-Hamas Conflict: 3 Reasons Old Dynamics Prevail | WSJ > .

> H-I War >> >> H-I War >>> & > XIR >>

24-2-8 Israel: High-Tech Military; Intelligence Failure - Caspian > .

23-10-19 BRI, Hamas fit into XiXiP's Middle East [NoXious] strategy - Lei > .

23-10-19 [R-U & NoXious XIR Axis behind Hamas atrocities] - DiD > .

> HIs - History of Israel >>

24-2-9 Malcolm Nance | Israel-Hamas War - Visegrad24 > .

24-3-24 Malcolm Nance: History of Israeli-Hamas Conflict 1 - BMSpy > .

24-4-21 Malcolm Nance: History of Israeli-Hamas Conflict 2 - BMSpy > .

high tech 

24-2-8 Israel: High-Tech Military; Intelligence Failure - Caspian > .

23-11-17 IDF - Highly Effective Military & Innovative Kit | Mail > .

How Israel became a high-tech military superpower - CaRe > .

23-7-26 Ukraine tech sector goes to war | FT Doc > .

Why Israel is a Tech Capital - Poly > .

Kamikaze Drone - Loitering Munition ..

history

Complex History Of The Israeli–Palestinian Conflict - AH Nerd > .

1948 Creation of Israel - Cold War > .

First Arab - Israeli War 1948 - Cold War Doc - K&G > .

Six-Day War (1967) - Third Arab–Israeli War Doc - K&G > .

Yom Kippur War 1973 - Sinai Front Doc - K&G > .

> IDF~XIR >>

23-11-17 IDF - Highly Effective Military & Innovative Kit | Mail > .

Informatics 

24-4-5 Israel's Lavender System, AI Targeting, Battlefield Informatics - McBeth > .

> Iran >>  > Iran~ >>  > Iran - Allies, Enemies >>   >> Iran, XIR >>>

24-4-16 [XIR] Iran's use of [terrorist] proxies to [harm] USA and Israel - Caspian > .

24-3-28 5 reasons Iran is involved in so many global conflicts - BBC > .

23-11-5 [XIR] Corrupt, Sanctioned Iran's Military, Proxies, Power Projection - Perun > .

Iron Dome 

24-2-8 Israel: High-Tech Military; Intelligence Failure - Caspian > .

How Israel's Iron Dome Actually Works - BlQu > .

Israel's Golden Dome Iron Dome - TLDR > .

Israel's Military Technology | Iron Dome | Gaza Conflict - Moco > .

Is Israel's Iron Dome Defense System the Best in the World? - Maha > .

Israel’s Iron Dome Defence System Helps Counter Palestine’s Rocket Attacks - crux > .

Israel's Iron Dome Defense System - Mah > .

21-5-27 How Israel defends itself against Palestinian rocket attacks - VisPol > .

military 

24-2-8 Israel: High-Tech Military; Intelligence Failure - Caspian > .

Why the Israel Army is So Effective - VisPol > . 

First Arab - Israeli War 1948 - Cold War Doc - K&G > .

Six-Day War (1967) - Third Arab–Israeli War Doc - K&G > .

Yom Kippur War 1973 - Sinai Front Doc - K&G > .

Pegasus

23-1-3 Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus 1/2 (doc) | PBS > .

23-1-10 Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus 2/2 (doc) | PBS > .

22-9-29 Pegasus: The Most Dangerous Virus In The World - Tech > .

22-8-6 Pegasus Spyware Leaks - Seytonic > .

22-2-24 Pegasus: Israel's Spy system has Scandalized the World - VisPol > .

2021 NSO Group's Pegasus spyware on Jamal Khashoggi's fiancée's phone - PBS > .

2021 Pegasus: the spyware technology that threatens democracy - Guardian > .

2021 Pegasus spyware: India reports up to 40 journalists targeted | DW > .

politics
23-9-5 Israel's Everlasting [Internal & External] War - gtbt > .

23-7-25 Israel's Protests Restart: Can Netanyahu Survive?- TLDR Global > .

23-3-9 Can Israel protests stop government's plans to overhaul legal system? | DW > .

23-3-9 Israeli mass protests against reforms block roads and airport - BBC > .

religionist problems 

2020 BuyBull prophecy, Evangelicals, Idiot-in-Cheat's Middle East fakery > .

> Strategy >>

>> Middle East >>
>> North Africa >>
>> Saudi Arabia >>

> IDF~XIR >>

> Iran >>
> Iran - Allies, Enemies >>
> Iraq >>

> Jordan >>

> Lebanon >>

> Syria >>
> Türkiye >>

1848 Middle East 2020 ..
47-11-29 UN partition plan - Palestine ..

Arab-Israeli Normalization? ..

Dead Sea Sinkholes ↬

Israel - Geopolitics ..
Israel & Palestine ..

Israel's High-Tech Rise ..

Jordan-Israel-Palestine ..
Powers' Perspectives on Israel-Palestine Clash ..
Turkey-Israel Maritime Plot ..

> Jordan >

24-5-5 Most Underrated Country in the Middle East - Jordan - Ironically > .

24-4-23 Israel's Relationship c Jordan Threatened by Radical Activism | TBN > .

Despite dramatic regional changes, Jordan remains of strategic importance to Israel’s security. Hashemite Kingdom is often seen as an artificial energy-poor state, surrounded by hostile and more powerful neighbours. Still, it has been a key element in the American and Israeli security concepts for the region for over half a century.

> Lebanon >

23-6-20 Corruption [Ensured] Lebanon's Brutal Collapse - Cold Fusion > .

21-11-5 How Lebanon's Collapse could lead to [another] Civil War - My Take > .

21-7-27 Lebanon: Why the country is in crisis and what’s happening - BBC > .

21-4-20 Economy of Lebanon: How to Fix its Currency Crisis - Macro > .

20-8-11 Opinion: Beirut blast - Is Lebanon a failed state? - FT > .

20-6-5 Lebanon's confusing civil war - CaRe > . skip > .

2020 Forecast - Lebanon > .

Beirut Explosion  

20-8-11 Opinion: Beirut blast - Is Lebanon a failed state? - FT > .

20-8-6 Beirut explosion: Angry residents rage at leaders after blast - BBC > .

20-8-6 Will the Beirut explosion lead to political change in Lebanon? - AlJaz > .

> H-I War >> >> H-I War >>> & > XIR >>

23-10-19 BRI, Hamas fit into XiXiP's Middle East [NoXious] strategy - Lei > .

23-10-19 [R-U & NoXious XIR Axis behind Hamas atrocities] - DiD > .

> IDF~XIR >>
23-11-17 IDF - Highly Effective Military & Innovative Kit | Mail > .

Water Crisis 

21-5-22 Lebanon's water crisis - BBC N > .

20-12-17 When will we run out of fresh water? — SeSc > . 

> Middle East >

> H-I War >> >> H-I War >>> & > XIR >>

23-10-19 BRI, Hamas fit into XiXiP's Middle East [NoXious] strategy - Lei > .

23-10-19 [R-U & NoXious XIR Axis behind Hamas atrocities] - DiD > .

> HIs - History of Israel >>

24-2-9 Malcolm Nance | Israel-Hamas War - Visegrad24 > .

24-3-24 Malcolm Nance: History of Israeli-Hamas Conflict 1 - BMSpy > .

24-4-21 Malcolm Nance: History of Israeli-Hamas Conflict 2 - BMSpy > .

> IDF~XIR >>

23-11-17 IDF - Highly Effective Military & Innovative Kit | Mail > .

> Iran >>  > Iran~ >>  > Iran - Allies, Enemies >>   >> Iran, XIR >>>

24-4-16 [XIR] Iran's use of [terrorist] proxies to [harm] USA and Israel - Caspian > .

24-3-28 5 reasons Iran is involved in so many global conflicts - BBC > .

Iran~Saudi Arabia 

24-1-26 Saudi Arabia's Catastrophic "Iran" Problem - Hindsight > .

Iran~USA 

24-2-4 Iran would lose a war with the United States | Michael Clarke - Times > .

Iran - Venezuela 

24-3-5 Alliance Between Venezuela and Iran - IDF > .

> Jordan >>

Middle East 

23-12-30 Iran Fuel Crisis, Saudi-Hamas Tensions, and Houthi Threats | TBN > .

> Persian Corridor >>

> Strategy >>

> Turkey~ >> > Türkiye >>

23-9-23 How Erdoğan's Turkey is Rebuilding the Ottoman Empire - Real > .

23-1-26 Pan-Turkism & Turkey's Ambitions in Central Asia - gtbt > .

22-6-16 How the Middle East sees the Russo-Ukrainian War - gtbt > .

22-6-16 Turkey’s double-dealing: Erdoğan trying to blackmail the West | DW > .

UAE - United Arab Emirates ..  

24-3-16 MBZ & UAE - thriving in a dangerous world - Caspian > .

> North Africa >

> African Economies >>

> Border Issues >>

24-2-10 Borders: Some Countries Are Nearly Impossible to Escape - Map > .

> Djibouti >>

22-9-5 European Union Trust Fund for Africa vs Xina's BRI - IntoEu > . skip > .

> IDF~XIR >>

> Red Sea, Persian Gulf >

> Border Issues >>

24-2-10 Borders: Some Countries Are Nearly Impossible to Escape - Map > .

> Djibouti >>

24-2-23 Why the Closest US and Xinese Bases are in Djibiouti - T&P > .

> Houthis >>> Red Sea Crisis>>  >> Red Sea & Persian Gulf >>>

24-4-25 Red Sea | US Strategy Against the Houthis - Shipping > .

24-3-10 [History of Yemen] Why Houthis Control Half of Yemen - K&G > .

24-2-20 Roots of Iran’s Anger Against America - Context Matters > .

24-1-12 US Navy Strikes Houthi Forces in Yemen || Peter Zeihan >> .

24-1-12 After US strikes, can Houthis retaliate? Houthi missile arsenal - Binkov > .

> HYe - History of Yemen >>

24-3-5 Himyarite Kingdom: Forgotten Empire of Pre-Islamic Arabia (doc) - K&G > .

24-2-4 [History of Conflict (tribal, colonial, religionist) in Yemen] - K&G > .

24-3-10 [History of Yeme] Why Houthis Control Half of Yemen - K&G > .

22-10-3 War in Yemen. Is Peace On The Horizon? [no] - gtbt > .

22-6-14 Why Yemen is Dying (and Nobody Cares) - Nova Lectio International > .

> Indian Ocean >>

 24-5-2 Drone Attack on Bulker Cyclades | Ship Attacks in Indian Ocean - Shipping > .

> Iran >>  > Iran~ >>  > Iran - Allies, Enemies >>   >> Iran, XIR >>>

24-4-16 [XIR] Iran's use of [terrorist] proxies to [harm] USA and Israel - Caspian > .

24-3-28 5 reasons Iran is involved in so many global conflicts - BBC > .

24-3-5 Alliance Between Venezuela and Iran - IDF > .

24-2-20 Roots of Iran’s Anger Against America - Context Matters > .

24-2-4 Iran would lose a war with the United States | Michael Clarke - Times > .

> Red Sea Crisis >>  >> Red Sea & Persian Gulf >>>  > Houthis >>  

24-5-2 Drone Attack on Bulker Cyclades | Ship Attacks in Indian Ocean - Shipping > .

24-4-25 Red Sea | US Strategy Against the Houthis - Shipping > .

24-3-10 [History of Yeme] Why Houthis Control Half of Yemen - K&G > .

24-2-25 Impact on Global Trade: Disruptions in Red Sea, Black Sea, Panama Canal > .

24-2-20 Roots of Iran’s Anger Against America - Context Matters > .

24-1-30 US and Iran: Deciding What to Bomb || Peter Zeihan > .

24-1-30 Would Ending the Gaza War End the Red Sea Crisis? [no] - Spaniel > .

24-1-26 US UK Airstrikes & Warship attacked Houthis - AiTelly > .

24-1-21 US Military Strikes Back Against Houthis - T&P > .

24-1-21 US & UK Airstrikes in Yemen (mapped) - Balkan > .

24-1-16 US & UK Strike Back At Houthi To Protect The Freedom Of Navigation - gtbt > .

24-1-16 What conflict in the Red Sea could mean for global supply chains | ABC Aus > .

24-1-11 UN votes on Red Sea Houthi attacks ⇒ US & UK action - SBS > .

24-1-11 [Enfin!] US & UK strike Houthi targets in Yemen b/o Red Sea attacks - PBS > .

24-1-11 US & UK ⇒ Large Air Strikes Against Houthi Targets in Yemen - Such > .

24-1-11 Footage emerges of strikes against Houthi rebels - Sky Aus > .

> Resource Competition - X >>

UAE - United Arab Emirates ..  

24-3-16 MBZ & UAE - thriving in a dangerous world - Caspian > .

> Yemen >>

Yemen & Region - anffyddiaeth >> .

> Saudi Arabia >

Axis of Resentment > BRICS >>

23-10-14 [Nefarious Hybrid XIR "want to destroy America" Plot] - Versed > .

23-5-2 Why Iran is Helping Ruscia’s Invasion of Ukraine - Real > .

23-3-13 Iran, Xina, Saudi Arabia - Influence  Wangling - Update > .

> Chokepoints >>

> Energy >>

24-3-24 Why We Can’t Just Stop Oil - EcEx > .

Fractious States

23-5-2 Why Iran is Helping Ruscia’s Invasion of Ukraine - Real > .

22-7-17 Why there is no Arab superstate - Caspian > . skip ad > .

> IDF~XIR >>

23-11-17 IDF - Highly Effective Military & Innovative Kit | Mail > .

> Iran >>  > Iran~ >>  > Iran - Allies, Enemies >>   >> Iran, XIR >>>

24-4-16 [XIR] Iran's use of [terrorist] proxies to [harm] USA and Israel - Caspian > .

24-3-28 5 reasons Iran is involved in so many global conflicts - BBC > .

24-1-26 Saudi Arabia's Catastrophic "Iran" Problem - Hindsight > .

23-11-5 [XIR] Corrupt, Sanctioned Iran's Military, Proxies, Power Projection - Perun > .

MBS 

22-8-26 The Saudi prince: how dangerous is MBS? - Economist > .

MENA ~ R-U War 

23-5-2 Why Iran is Helping Ruscia’s Invasion of Ukraine - Real > .

22-6-16 How the Middle East sees the Russo-Ukrainian War - gtbt > .

Military Deficits (Arab)

15-1-5 Why Arabs Lose Wars - Zaytoon > .

Oil Curse

23-7-22 Saudi Arabia’s Catastrophic “Everything” Problem - Real > .

22-10-11 Gulf States, "Dutch Disease", Big Dumb Mega Projects | EcEx > .

OPEC 

23-7-22 Saudi Arabia’s Catastrophic “Everything” Problem - Real > .

22-11-5 Saudi Arabia Cuts Output, Challenges Alliance With US - gtbt > .

Saudi vs Iran 

24-1-26 Saudi Arabia's Catastrophic "Iran" Problem - Hindsight > .

23-8-11 Saudi Arabia's Challenging Geography - Real > .
23-7-22 Saudi Arabia’s Catastrophic “Everything” Problem - Real > .

23-5-2 Why Iran is Helping Ruscia’s Invasion of Ukraine - Real > .

23-3-13 Iran, Xina, Saudi Arabia - Influence  Wangling - Update > .

22-11-5 Saudi Arabia Cuts Output, Challenges Alliance With US - gtbt > .

US-Saudi 

23-7-22 Saudi Arabia’s Catastrophic “Everything” Problem - Real > .

22-11-5 Saudi Arabia Cuts Output, Challenges Alliance With US - gtbt > .

22-6-30 Wonky Saudi-US relationship - VisPol > .

> XIR - NoXious - Axis of Evil >>

23-10-14 [Nefarious Hybrid XIR "want to destroy America" Plot] - Versed > .

> Syria >

> Border Issues >>

24-2-10 Borders: Some Countries Are Nearly Impossible to Escape - Map > .

23-7-25 Why US Troops Fought Wagner Mercenaries in Syria - T&P > .
23-6-3 Iraq, Iran, Syria, Hezbollah - Invasion +20 Years - gtbt > .

> H-I War >> >> H-I War >>> & > XIR >>

23-10-19 BRI, Hamas fit into XiXiP's Middle East [NoXious] strategy - Lei > .

23-10-19 [R-U & NoXious XIR Axis behind Hamas atrocities] - DiD > .

> IDF~XIR >>

23-11-17 IDF - Highly Effective Military & Innovative Kit | Mail > .

> Iran >>  > Iran~ >>  > Iran - Allies, Enemies >>   >> Iran, XIR >>>

24-4-16 [XIR] Iran's use of [terrorist] proxies to [harm] USA and Israel - Caspian > .

24-3-28 5 reasons Iran is involved in so many global conflicts - BBC > .

23-11-5 [XIR] Corrupt, Sanctioned Iran's Military, Proxies, Power Projection - Perun > .

> Strategy >>

> Yemen >

> Border Issues >>

24-2-10 Borders: Some Countries Are Nearly Impossible to Escape - Map > .

> Djibouti >>

24-2-23 Why the Closest US and Xinese Bases are in Djibiouti - T&P > .

> Houthis >> Yemen > HYe - History of Yemen >>

24-3-10 [History of Yemen] Why Houthis Control Half of Yemen - K&G > .

24-2-4 [History of Conflict (tribal, colonial, religionist) in Yemen] - K&G > .

24-1-12 US Navy Strikes Houthi Forces in Yemen || Peter Zeihan >> .

24-1-12 After US strikes, can Houthis retaliate? Houthi missile arsenal - Binkov > .

22-10-3 War in Yemen. Is Peace On The Horizon? [no] - gtbt > .

22-6-14 Why Yemen is Dying (and Nobody Cares) - Nova Lectio International > .

> Indian Ocean >>

 24-5-2 Drone Attack on Bulker Cyclades | Ship Attacks in Indian Ocean - Shipping > .

> Red Sea Crisis>>  > Red Sea, Persian Gulf >> 

>> Red Sea & Persian Gulf >>>

UAE - United Arab Emirates ..  

24-3-16 MBZ & UAE - thriving in a dangerous world - Caspian > .

Yemen & Region - anffyddiaeth >> .