Articles by Guillermo Pulido Pulido

France declared a few days ago its decision to end Operation Barkhane in the Sahel. The question now arises regarding the consequences that this decision could imply for security in Mali, neighboring countries and a hypothetical increase in the jihadist threat against Europe. A topic discussed a few months ago by the RAND Corporation, an institution that brought together several experts in regional security in the Sahel to debate the implications of a then hypothetical French withdrawal from Mali and the end of Operation Barkhane. The arguments put forward in the debate were published following Chatham House style rules (preserving the anonymity of the participants to encourage speculation and free debate). (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Revista Ejercitos taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers to [Keep reading…]

To analyze any military confrontation between Israel and Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza on the other hand, we must start from the basis that the Israeli objectives regarding Gaza, in any of the conflicts of recent years, since Sharon's disengagement plan, They have never been about destroying Hamas, as that could lead to chaos in the Strip. Hamas, although it carries out terrorist activities, is not a simple terrorist group that acts in the shadows. Hamas, in addition to managing services to the population in Gaza, is a much less extremist group than other Islamic groups and contributes to partially deradicalizing the local population, limiting clashes and combats to the Palestinian national cause and not to an international Islamist agenda. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer [Keep reading…]

The current cycle of violence between Israel and Hamas, as well as with the other militant groups in Gaza (Hamas and Islamic Jihad are the two main ones, but there are myriad smaller groups), has its immediate origins in the issue of forced evictions of Palestinian families in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem, and the incidents around the Temple Mount and the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Surprisingly, Hamas gave an ultimatum to Israel to withdraw its security forces from Sheikh Jarrah and the Al-Aqsa mosque on May 10. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.

In recent hours, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, as well as Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, has had to face numerous criticisms, especially from European parliamentarians, as a result of his trip to Russia last week. The visit, which has not exactly improved relations between the EU and Russia, has resulted in the expulsion of three European diplomats by Moscow and an increase in tensions. Far from being a specific mistake by Borrell, the inability to deal with our neighbor has a lot to do with the lack of interest in understanding Russia itself, as well as its interests and insecurities. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer [Keep reading…]

In the last few hours, while the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain was visiting Palestine, the president of the USA, Donald Trump, has officially recognized Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, bypassing the UN. USA, which consider Spain as an administrative nation. At the same time, Morocco has released a note committing to establish diplomatic relations with Israel, following the example of other countries such as the UAE with the recent Abraham agreement. All this, and the Moroccan efforts to achieve regional "military supremacy", call into question the Spanish strategy regarding our southern neighbor. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.