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- November 4, 2024
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UAE-Saudi Arabia: A New Power Bloc on the Regional Stage?
Last week marked the first visit in three years by Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The visit of
The Fall of Bashar – from a Syrian Army officer’s perspective
William Morris LL.D., the NCF Secretary General, tells what a Christian Syrian Army officer from Division Four saw of the fall of Bashar al Assad and the events of the
Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence: A Non-Interventionist Pivot?
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Ms. Tulsi Gabbard as the next Director of the Department of National Intelligence (DNI). The director of national intelligence, a position created in 2004 as
Gaza: Aid shortages as winter approaches
The toll levied by the war rises further As of the 11th December 2024, the war in Gaza has killed 44,805 Palestinians have been killed and 106,257 wounded since the
Recent Developments in Sudan: No Prospects for Peace
The latest conflict in Sudan, which started on April 15, 2023, is nearing its second year with no resolution in sight. It began as a result of escalating tensions between
Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire: A Fragile Pause in a Conflict-Ridden Region
Steeped in chaos and conflict, Israel and Hezbollah have agreed on a ceasefire agreement, that took effect on Wednesday 27th November 2024, after months of cross-border attacks and escalations that
ICC Arrest Warrants: Actionable or Just Rhetoric?
NCF Research Officer Silvia Luthi considers how the ICC’s recent arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant will unfold amidst states’ divided reactions: ICC Court Ruling On Thursday, 21st of November
Trump, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, the world goes to hell in a hand cart
William has just returned from a week in the mountain city of Dohuk in Northern Iraq, where he met, at the Middle East Peace and Security Forum, some of Donald