-
US Treasury OFAC Sanctions Reveal Financial Linkages Between Al-Qaeda and Turkey
September 22, 2021
The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assects Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on five Turkey-based al-Qaeda facilitators and financiers for their alleged activities in providing financial and travel support for the jihadist group.
-
Iranian Fuel Arrivals in Lebanon Point to Hezbollah's Political Dominance
September 22, 2021
Shiite extremist group Hezbollah's dominance as Lebanon's largest political party and hegemon over the state is being amplified with the arrival of a tanker convoy with Iran-sourced fuel aimed at easing Lebanon’s protracted energy crisis.
-
Turkey's Islamo-Nationalist Activism in US Shows in Erdogan's Schedule in Advance of UNGA
September 22, 2021
The US-targeted activism of Turkey's Islamo-nationalist regime is on display in the public events of the country's president on his current trip to New York for the opening of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).
-
Taliban Win in Afghanistan Raises Questions about Future Paradigm of Islamist Militancy
September 22, 2021
The Taliban's victorious establishment of an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has opened a debate about the future paradigm of Islamist militancy, between a commitment to transnational and globalized operations versus a focus on localized consolidation of power and governance.
-
Islamist Regimes Calculate Relations Based on Maritime Geopolitical Interests & Possible US Human Rights Priorities
September 22, 2021
Diplomatic maneuvers among competing pro- and anti- Islamist regimes reveal a sustained, albeit flexible, commitment to using Islamist soft power and economic leverage to accomplish geopolitical ambitions of controlling some of the world's most strategic maritime chokepoints in Africa and Eurasia.