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The term “aggressive attrition,” coined by geopolitical analyst Alexander Mercouris, can be described as a strategy of deliberately and aggressively creating strategic and political dilemmas compelling an adversary to commit large amounts of manpower, equipment, and ammunition to well-prepared areas of operation. Russia has employed this strategy successfully across the line of contact in Ukraine over the course of its Special Military Operation (SMO) following its beginning in February 2022…

The Middle East, lying at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa, is traditionally a region vital to the sphere of international relations, however, the term ‘Middle East’ encompasses an all but monolithic region; competition for regional influence between various states is evident and cleavages along various lines manifest themselves, including in terms of economic might, confessional, ethnic and language differences, political orientation, military capabilities. Nevertheless, a multitude of factors and shared challenges…

Even after five visits to the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Palestine war on October 7, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has not been able to secure a ceasefire deal that might bring this brutal war to an end. One of the key reasons why the Biden administration is investing diplomatic energy into the ceasefire is that POTUS is now waking up to how his unflinching support for Israel’s brutal killing of Palestinians might cost him in the presidential elections due later this year…