Day: September 16, 2017

“Unprecedented” Saudi Crackdown Targets Regime Loyalists as King Prepares to Abdicate

September 16, 2017

Are we seeing early signs of an "Arab Spring" coming to Saudi Arabia, or will the next king emerge stronger than ever? The kingdom is now in the midst of an unprecedented crackdown of both dissidents …

The Politics of Military Ascendancy

September 16, 2017

Opinion

Introduction Clearly the US has escalated the pivotal role of the military in the making of foreign and, by extension, domestic policy. The rise of ‘the Generals’ to strategic positions in the Trump r…

Russia’s New Thinking Towards Armenia and Azerbaijan: An “Obstructionist” vs. An “Integrationalist”

September 16, 2017

Opinion

While there are a host of differences between the two states, the one that Russia is beginning to care the most about nowadays is how Armenia is standing in the way of Moscow’s Great Power engagement …

Deplorable American Values

September 16, 2017

Opinion

So-called American values have done more harm to more people worldwide over a longer duration than any other nation in world history – a legacy of endless wars of aggression, predatory corporate empow…

Six Major US Foreign Policy Failures of the Post-Cold War Era

September 16, 2017

Opinion

The Wolfowitz Doctrine and the document A Clean Break, set out contemporary US policy against Russia, China and the Middle East dating back to the 1990s. These documents, while still influential in Wa…

The Day of the Generals: Winning Armageddon

September 16, 2017

Opinion

In a room, somewhere deep inside the Pentagon generals and admirals met recently in order to prepare an assessment for the United States Senate Armed Services Committee. Present at the metering were G…

America Fears China’s Geo-Political Power More Than China’s Economic Might

September 16, 2017

Opinion

The Bannonite wing of the new American right is angry about China. The anger stems primarily from the fact that China’s manufacturing has outpaced that of the US and economies similar to that of the U…

Remembering the Ottoman Empire in Palestine

September 16, 2017

History

The last months of this year contain two landmark centenaries in the history of Palestine. The first is the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, on November 2nd. On that day, while Israelis c…