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Starlink Iran - Digital repression - Satellite internet - Electronic warfare - IRGC

Inside Iran’s Starlink war

Iran’s internet blackout has turned the country into a testing ground for digital repression, as authorities deploy advanced electronic warfare to silence Starlink.

By Omar Harkous

Arctic security - NATO tensions - US Europe relations - Davos WEF - Trump Greenland

Davos defuses US-EU tariff showdown

Trump’s Davos remarks on Greenland briefly rattled Europe, but a pause on tariffs and a clear rejection of military force helped defuse a potential trade and security crisis.

By The Beiruter
Israel Lebanon ceasefire - South Lebanon airstrikes - Litani River - Civilian displacement - Middle East security

Israel escalates, ceasefire undermined

As Israeli strikes expand north of the Litani River, Lebanon’s fragile ceasefire faces mounting strain, with civilians caught between military escalation, delayed diplomacy, and unresolved disarmament disputes.

By The Beiruter
Gaza reconstruction - Palestinian factions - US peace plan - Middle East diplomacy - Hamas weapons - Gaza disarmament

Gaza’s “Board of Peace” sets deadline for Hamas disarmament

An international “Board of Peace,” reportedly led by Donald Trump, is preparing an ultimatum that would require Hamas to fully disarm or face the prospect of enforced military action in Gaza.

By The Beiruter
MTC4L - Lebanon ceasefire - Mechanism Committee - Israel Hezbollah ceasefire - Regional diplomacy

Uncertainty as “Mechanism” talks postponed

Structural flaws and stalled diplomacy have pushed Lebanon’s ceasefire “Mechanism” Committee into crisis, raising fears in Beirut that its collapse could create a dangerous vacuum in managing Israel–Hezbollah tensions.

By The Beiruter
Syrian Democratic Forces - SDF future - Syria post-Assad - March 10 agreement - Ahmed al-Sharaa

The March 10 agreement: Still an option?

The collapse and revival of the March 10 agreement highlight the uncertainty surrounding the SDF’s future, as military pressure and regional rivalries push Syria’s northeast from autonomy toward forced reintegration.

By Peter Chouayfati
Public education reform - LU students - Student elections - Lebanese University - Campus democracy

After 18 years, student elections return to the Lebanese University

The planned return of student elections to the Lebanese University after 18 years marks a rare reopening of democratic life on campus, raising questions about political influence, youth representation, and whether long-promised education reforms can finally move from rhetoric to reality.

By The Beiruter
Greenland crisis - Trump tariffs Europe - US EU trade tensions - NATO unity - Arctic geopolitics

US-EU tariff war over Greenland

By linking tariffs to Greenland, Washington has turned trade into a tool of territorial pressure, straining NATO unity.

By The Beiruter
UK Germany nuclear warning - NATO tensions - Nuclear escalation Europe - Putin ally - Russia nuclear threat - Sergey Karaganov

Putin ally issues nuclear warning to UK and Germany

A senior Russian strategist has issued an explicit nuclear warning against the UK and Germany, underscoring how nuclear escalation is increasingly discussed within Moscow’s elite as the war in Ukraine intensifies.

By The Beiruter