Events in Syria have recently clearly taken a turn for the worse and there is an increasing amount of evidence that the Russian task force
Day: February 17, 2018
Putin Prefers Aramco to Trump’s Sword Dance
In the slideshow that is Middle Eastern politics, the series of still images seldom add up to make an enduring narrative. And the probability is
Are America’s Hawks Any Good Against China’s Dragons?
The recent publication of the notorious “Kremlin list” that is to become the basis of yet another round of anti-Russian punitive measures planned by the White House,
Exacerbation of Tensions in Syria: Who Stands to Gain?
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he would order airstrikes against Syria if the rumors that its government has used chemical weapons (CW) against civilians are confirmed.
Tillerson in Turkey
Bilateral relations are the most strained in decades over numerous issues, most notably: • for the July 2016 coup attempt Erdogan blamed on exiled cleric
Netanyahu Is in Trouble, But Who will Replace Him?
It looks like the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long history of skirting corruption scandals may be running out of time. For decades, Netanyahu has
Ending the Reign of the Nuclear Monarchs
Once again, nuclear Armageddon is just a push of the proverbial button away. Donald Trump has reawakened Cold War fears over nuclear apocalypse, as the
As American as Apple Pie: Rape in a Culture that Looks the Other Way
Shortly before midnight on September 3, 1944, an African-American sharecropper named Recy Taylor was walking home from church with two companions in Abbeville, Alabama when
