JINSA Report #999

Ed. Note: Turkish media jumped on a sentence in JINSA Report #995 in which we worried about the potential compromise of Western military technology by Turkey as it expands its relations with Iran and Syria (and Brazil, Hamas and Hezbollah). We weren't the only ones worried. A ...

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Remember what I told you: if you want to know what policy is going to be, watch the governments, not the media. While the results of the EU foreign ministers' meeting in Luxembourg were far from perfect, they also show the difference between decision-makers and opinion-makers on the Middle East.

First, ...

Read more: Some Semi-Sanity from Europe: EU Foreign Ministers Make Partial Sense on Gaza, Iran

STRATFOR often discusses how Russia is on a bit of a roll. The U.S. distraction in the Middle East has offered Russia a golden opportunity to re-establish its spheres of influence in the region, steadily expanding the Russian zone of control into a shape that is eerily reminiscent of the old Soviet ...

Read more: The Kyrgyzstan Crisis and the Russian Dilemma

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: French government reaction to the flotilla affair has been tough, and is perceived by the Israeli mainstream as typical of the unjustified global diplomatic lynch Israel has been subjected to over the past two weeks. This threatens to undermine the trust that has been built-up in ...

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The violence unleashed in Kyrgyzstan is being spun as ethnic rioting. The reality is a good deal more complex, and the blame can be laid directly at Russia's door. Russia's coup against the Bakiyev government which took power in the Tulip Revolution leveraged Uzbek separatists in the Osh Province ...

Read more: A Russian Made Disaster in Kyrgyzstan

On June 9, 2010, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1929, imposing a fourth round of sanctions on Iran. Twelve members of the Security Council voted in favor; Brazil and Turkey, as expected, opposed the decision; and Lebanon abstained. In the words of the resolution, the Security Council ...

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Thomas More law Center Calls Proposal to Establish New Medal for "Courageous Restraint" A Dangerous Idea

ANN ARBOR, MI -A British proposal to grant medals for "Courageous Restraint" to troops in Afghanistan who avoid the use of deadly force at a risk to themselves is making the rounds in NATO.  No ...

Read more: New Medal for Courageous Restraint Will Cost American Lives

Whatever you think of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad he is not a stupid man. And he's also not acting like an intimidated one. During the latest UN meeting on nuclear issues, when the new International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)director-general urged Iran to "clarify" its activities, the ...

Read more: Ahmadinejad Unveils His Grand Strategy: A Nuclear Defensive Umbrella for Aggression