3 Reasons Why Russia Should Sell S-400 Missiles to Pakistan

3 Reasons Why Russia Should Sell S-400 Missiles to Pakistan

India’s successful launch of the Agni 5 ICBM was a strategic game-changer though not necessarily in the way that its leaders and their American allies may have expected, as it could instead pave the way for more robust Russian-Pakistani military relations that ultimately enable Islamabad to deploy an anti-air bubble over its territory in keeping…

After Sisi’s Purge of Rivals, Is He Safe From the Generals?

After Sisi’s Purge of Rivals, Is He Safe From the Generals?

A few days before Ahmed Shafiq announced his short-lived run for the Egyptian presidency, a meeting was held in Cairo to decide who should mount a serious campaign to unseat the incumbent, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. A number of senior former army generals and civil society figures were present, including Sami Anan, the former chief of…

Turkey Bombarding US “Partner Forces” in Syria All Along the Border, US Dares Do Nothing

Turkey Bombarding US “Partner Forces” in Syria All Along the Border, US Dares Do Nothing

Last June a US Navy F/A-18 fighter plane shot down a Syrian Su-22 ground attack plane over central Syria. The Americans said the Syrian army jet had endangered “US partner forces” by dropping its bomb load “near SDF fighters” and their actions were therefore justified and “defensive”. In reality the Syrian jet had been on…