The Next Terrorist Atrocity

The Next Terrorist Atrocity

Official Washington refers to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation as ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and although this regional description is clearly out of date the fact remains that IS is a loose international association of quasi-religious thugs whose likeness to human beings is marginal and whose savagery is almost beyond comprehension. President…

What Future Awaits ISIS in Iraq?

What Future Awaits ISIS in Iraq?

In mid-January, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Davis announced that ISIS militants were surrounded by superior forces and, therefore, demoralized. As if to confirm this statement, the Iraqi TV station Al Sumaria recently reported that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi allegedly pronounced a “farewell speech” before leaving his poistion. In it, he advised his supporters to admit…

Syria’s Water Cut Off by Turkey Following McCain, Erdogan Meeting

Syria’s Water Cut Off by Turkey Following McCain, Erdogan Meeting

While some measure of stability has returned to pockets of northern Syria following the Syrian Army’s recent liberation of al-Qaeda from Aleppo and elsewhere, external forces seem determined to keep the region volatile, regardless of the cost. In the latest example of aggressive foreign intervention in Syria, Turkey, which has long played an antagonistic role…

It’s Time to Trust Russia, Not Trump, on Macedonia

It’s Time to Trust Russia, Not Trump, on Macedonia

Despite the high hopes placed on his administration, Trump has so far done nothing to move away from Obama’s Hybrid War on Macedonia, thus lending further credence to Russia’s warning that foreign powers are plotting to annihilate the country’s statehood. The Republic of Macedonia is once again mired in a political crisis, the country’s third in as many…