IPSE by Day - 18 November 2024

Emile Hokayem

Inserted 2 months ago

“In Assad's view, a weakened Iran and Hizbollah could allow him to rely more on Russia and to court the Gulf and other Arab states. Seeking funding and political respectability, he sees Moscow as well placed to counter western influence, facilitate a rapprochement with Turkey and accelerate Arab re-engagement. This is why he was beaming while attending the Riyadh conference to promote Palestinian statehood last week. He particularly enjoyed the meeting with the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, who had ended his exclusion from the Arab League in 2023.”

Ft

Senior fellow for Middle East security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies

18 Nov 2024 11 8

Peter Dickinson

Inserted 2 months ago

“Despite the histrionics in Moscow, this week's US move to allow limited strikes on Russian territory is unlikely to transform the battlefield or spark a world war. The scope for potential strikes is far too narrow, while Russia has already had more than enough time to move the most interesting targets well out of range. The real significance of Biden's green light lies in what it tells us about the diminishing impact of Vladimir Putin's red lines.”

Atlanticcouncil

Editor of the Atlantic Council’s UkraineAlert service

18 Nov 2024 6 3

Ben Hodges

Inserted 2 months ago

“You can defeat mass if you have enough precision weapons that can destroy headquarters, logistics, and artillery.”

Rferl

Retired U.S. General and former Commander of NATO forces in Europe

18 Nov 2024 1 3

Colby Badhwar

Inserted 2 months ago

“The United States had about 2,400 of the long-range missiles in stock as of December 2023, roughly half of which were expired. More than 500 ATACMS have been added to the stockpile over the past year. However, the Pentagon has been hesitant to supply them in large numbers.”

Rferl

Canadian-based defense analyst who has written extensively about ATACMS

18 Nov 2024 4 2

Ahmet Yildiz

Inserted 2 months ago

“The highly attritional nature of the conflict remains unsustainable for all parties involved. The risk of uncontrolled escalation remains significant. This escalating trend might reach an unmanageable level with severe regional and global repercussions. The world cannot afford a prolonged war in Ukraine. That's why we need to focus our efforts on finding a workable, pragmatic and realistic plan to achieve peace to avoid a global catastrophe. Despite the risks involved, there is still no strategic vision on how to end this war. Both sides are still investing in a military victory. A just peace can only be achieved through direct dialogue and mutual understanding. Issues such as food and energy security, maritime safety in the Black Sea and prisoner exchanges could serve as starting points for peace talks. Türkiye is prepared to play a facilitating role again when the sides are ready.”

Aa

Türkiye's envoy to the UN

18 Nov 2024 9 3

Benjamin Netanyahu

Inserted 2 months ago

“The important thing is not the piece of paper. To ensure security in the north, we have to take systematic action against Hezbollah attacks that could come … This is not only our reaction, but our ability to prevent Hezbollah's ability to build up its power.”

Aljazeera

Prime Minister of Israel

18 Nov 2024 2 3

Michael Kofman

Inserted 2 months ago

“The decision comes late, and like other decisions in this vein, it may be too late to substantially change the course of the fighting. Long-range strikes were always one piece of the puzzle, and had been overly freighted with expectations in this war. ATACMS missiles can hold at risk high value Russian and North Korean targets. This would help Ukrainian forces defend the Kursk salient, which is under pressure.”

Reuters

Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

18 Nov 2024 7 5

Dmitry Peskov

Inserted 2 months ago

“If such a decision has indeed been formulated and communicated to the Kiev regime, then, of course, this is a qualitatively new round of escalation of tensions and a qualitatively new situation in terms of the involvement of the United States in this conflict. We are proceeding from this. Russia's position should be absolutely clear to everyone. These signals have been received by the collective West. And they were voiced by the president in St. Petersburg.”

Tass

Kremlin spokesman

18 Nov 2024 4 2

Kim Jong-un

Inserted 2 months ago

“War is by no means someone else's concern, nor is it a distant future matter. We must view the war that the US and the West are waging against Russia, using Ukraine as the vanguard, as a war intended to thoroughly build real combat experience and expand the scope of military intervention worldwide. All levels of our armed forces must thoroughly direct and subordinate every activity to war preparations and devote themselves fully to achieving swift completion. We will continuously, without limits or satisfaction, strengthen the country's self-defense capabilities, centered on nuclear power.”

Koreaherald

Leader of North Korea

18 Nov 2024 (approx) 6 4

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“You can defeat mass if you have enough precision weapons that can destroy headquarters, logistics, and artillery.”

“The United States had about 2,400 of the long-range missiles in stock as of December 2023, roughly half of which were expired. More than 500 ATACMS have been added to the stockpile over the past year. However, the Pentagon has been hesitant to supply them in large numbers.”

“The important thing is not the piece of paper. To ensure security in the north, we have to take systematic action against Hezbollah attacks that could come … This is not only our reaction, but our ability to prevent Hezbollah's ability to build up its power.”

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