The New Silk Roads, known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), will weave and interconnect six major economic corridors. At 12,000 kilometers, the Eurasia Land
Day: December 13, 2017
A Wreck of a Week for Pro-US Allies, A Hell of a Week for Iran
Surprisingly enough, last week introduced drastic changes in the balance of powers existing across the Middle East. There has been a whole series of both
Bad Moon Rising – A New Cabinet will Mark Neocon Ascendancy
Back during the admittedly brief shock and awe period that immediately followed on the Trump electoral victory, it appeared that there might be an actual
Turkey’s Twisting the Truth: There Won’t Be a Joint Anti-Kurdish Op with Russia
Smashing “Political Correctness” In The War On Syria The international media was hit with a bombshell earlier today when Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu declared
Abduct, Imprison, Repeat: Israel Systematically Imprisons Palestinians On False or No Charges
People around the world are rightfully outraged by Donald Trump’s recent effective handing over of Jerusalem to Israel. Behind the scenes, out of sight, an
Putin’s Declaration of Victory in Syria Opens Door for Russian Strikes on ISIS in Libya
When a fortnight ago the Kremlin publicly ordered the Foreign Ministry to negotiate a deal for Russia’s air force to use Egyptian military bases, I
France’s Macron and Saudi Prince in Artful Deception
A week after French President Emmanuel Macron opened the Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi, a painting attributed to Leonardo Da Vinci went on sale for
Putin’s Syrian Withdrawal Announcement: An Analysis
At a time when President Putin is undertaking a tour of the Middle East it would have been politically speaking extremely unwise for him not
