Category: Strategy
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UAE Takes Over Syria’s Tartus Port
On November 12, 2025, UAE-based global ports operator DP World officially commenced operations at Syria’s Tartus Port, marking the full handover of control from the Syrian General Authority for Land and Sea Ports. This step represents the culmination of a major 30-year concession agreement signed in July 2025, backed by an $800 million investment commitment.…
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Syria Recalibrates Russia Ties
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to Washington Post: “We were at war with Russia for 10 years, and it was a long, difficult war. They announced several times that they had killed me. We need Russia because it is a permanent member of the UN Security Council. We need its vote on some issues, and we…
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Coerced Peace and the Architecture of Power Alignment
Structural Dependency, Transit Leverage, and Strategic Ordering from the Caspian to the Levant 1. Regional Events as a System, Not Episodes Middle Eastern geopolitics is often interpreted through isolated frames: Türkiye’s domestic security debates, Syria’s post-war settlement, Gulf-Egyptian rivalries, and the Israeli-Palestinian arena. Treated separately, these files distort the strategic architecture now emerging. The region…
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North Korea Fires SRBM
On November 7, 2025, North Korea launched a single short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) eastward from its western coast, toward the East Sea (also known as the Sea of Japan). The launch was detected and tracked by South Korean, U.S., and Japanese forces, with no reported damage to aircraft, vessels, or territory. This marks the first…
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U.S. Sets Up Military Foothold in Damascus
According to a Reuters report published on November 6, 2025, the United States is preparing to deploy a military presence at an airbase in Damascus, Syria’s capital. This move is intended to support and monitor the implementation of a potential security pact between Syria and Israel, which the Trump administration has been actively brokering.The report…