From Geneva to Lausanne, from fall 2013 to spring 2015. Here it is a new episode of an endless saga. Born in the 50es, Iranian nuclear plan has been a relevant issue for more than 20 years[1]. On November 24 2013, in Geneva, Iran and the P5+1 group signed what is officially known as Joint Plan of Action (JPA), an ad interim agreement that became effective on January 20, 2014. A new agreement was reached on April 2 2015 in Lausanne and it is seen as the last huge step towards a final deal that should to be reached by the end of June 2015.
Benjamin Netanyahu tries to win her fourth term in an atmosphere poisoned by controversy and internal feuds to Likud. BB has destroyed his personal relations with Obama but the American administration will continue to fund and support Israel despite the distance of views on relations with Iran.
The current political scenario sees the entry of a new party composed of ultra-Orthodox women only "B Zohutan" with a program contradictory and uncertain that conflicts against Orthodox traditions. The new team although not numerically considerable emotional give a jolt to the last days of the election campaign itself as possible to tip the balance, the women on the other hand will be key factor in the new parliament.
It would have been very difficult to predict a day when countries in the region which have been historically aligned with the US would find themselves under greater threat as a result of the ambiguity, confusion and contradictions in US policy around the so-called war on terrorism. While many countries are upgrading their national security and preparing for regional cross-border terrorism, US policy appears to be indifferent to the current risk of escalation on many fronts.
Since the crash of the Jordanian Air Force jet and the capture of its pilot by ISIS, there has been a direct conflict between Jordan and ISIS. While the crash is the ultimate responsibility of the coalition, it appears to be playing out as an exclusive confrontation between Daesh and Jordan. ISIS has clearly set out to create confusion in Jordan and has tactically being applying pressure.
Al Baghdadi in pushing terrorist actions in North Africa and with the attack of Paris is applying the tactics of contingency.
There is not an optimal strategy for Isis, jihadi leaders know clearly that it's always the scenario to make a winning strategy. When the theaters of conflict are changed to the saturation of the possible new areas, the psychological defensive ability of the opponents weaken, making useless the prevention.
The Republic of Yemen bud from the ashes of two independent states, North Yemen (Yemen Arab Republic) and South Yemen (People's Democratic Republic of Yemen), in 1990. 'Ali 'Abd Allah Saleh was the first President of a unified state. Despite the existence of one single country, infighting has been affecting stability in Yemen since its birth: it first survived secessionist efforts in 1994 and then, ten years later, clashes burst out between government troops and followers of Shiite religious leader Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi.
Many questions could be easily raised regarding the incident in Paris. Yet, the major questions are related to the consequences of this incident that comes in a very critical moment of shaping a new strategy of combatting terrorism. It is possible to consider Paris attacks as a smaller version of New york Sept 11th . However, Paris incident can not be compared to New york, but it is enough to think of launching a second version of Fighting terrorism where France will have a leading role. This might lead us to expect some of possible consequences or French reactions to the brutal attacks.
New challenges are appearing as the first phase of the war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria reaches the point where a second phase is required that involves a military intervention on the ground as it becomes clear that air strikes will not accomplish the mission objectives.
LIBIA Il braccio dell’ISIS in Libia ha rivendicato il sequestro di 21 cristiani copti egiziani provenienti dal governorato di Minya.Il gruppo jihadista ha inoltre diffuso delle foto degli ostaggi, come riportato da Site Intelligence Group. I 21 cristiani, secondo quanto riferito dall’Is, sarebbero stati catturati nello Stato di Tripoli a capodanno. Si aggravano le condizioni di vita dei cristiani in Libia dalla caduta di Gheddafi nel 2011, numerosi gruppi jihadisti presenti nel Paese hanno più volte colpito famiglie cristiane su tutto il territorio. Non si hanno notizie dei due giornalisti tunisini Nadhir Ktari e Sofien Chourabi sequestrati l’8 gennaio da militanti dell’Is, secondo indiscrezioni i due sarebbero ancora vivi. Intanto nel pomeriggio dell’11 gennaio l’aviazione libica ha bombardato obiettivi militari appartenenti alla coalizione Fajr Libya.
As the level of extremism across our society reaches an alerting level, there is an urgent need for a strategy to de-radicalize. The increased radicalism is a direct result of failed social policies that have created fertile land for the growth of these ideologies.
