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Homs resists, Damascus besieged, the SDF cuts the Iranian axis
The city of Homs is resisting the assault of the jihadists who are blocked by the defense line established on [...]
The Syrian mosaic : Aleppo and Hama under jihadist control
After Aleppo, it is Hama's turn to fall into the [...]
Trump’s Middle East Vision: Stability, Strategic Alliances, and Regional Power Dynamics
DeFacto, November 13, 2024 On the global stage, Donald Trump’s [...]
The reconstruction of Lebanon or the racketeering rule
Fabrice Balanche, in Lebanon after the Cedar Revolution, Are Knudsen and [...]
Syria
The Syrian mosaic : Aleppo and Hama under jihadist control
After Aleppo, it is Hama's turn to fall into the [...]
Fabrice Balanche, winner of the 11th edition of the Geopolitics Book Prize
On June 26, 2024, I had the honor of receiving [...]
Assad does not want the majority of Syrian migrants to return
Article published in L'Orient le Jour, 25 April 2024 by [...]
Iraq
Deciphering of the political and security perspectives in Iraq
The specialist in Iraq and Syria, Fabrice Balanche, author of [...]
“Iran perfectly uses Shiite difficulties and local conflicts to create militias in the Middle East.” Interview with Fabrice Balanche
Iran is increasingly extending its influence across the Middle East [...]
From Kirkuk to Deir ez-Zor: Threatened Kurdish Autonomies
Can the riots in Kirkuk be compared to the insurrection [...]
Middle-East
The reconstruction of Lebanon or the racketeering rule
Fabrice Balanche, in Lebanon after the Cedar Revolution, Are Knudsen and [...]
No Olympic truce in the Middle East
After Fouad Cheker, head of Hezbollah's armed operations, killed on [...]
How the West began losing the Mideast to Iran, Russia & China since start of Syria conflict, French academic Fabrice Balanche explains
This month marks the 13th anniversary of the start of [...]