Does Anybody Really Believe That Iran’s “Advisors” Are Unarmed Non-Combatants?

June 5, 2018

The controversy over Iranian “advisors” in Syria and their actual battlefield function is nothing more than a word game designed to delay the “phased withdrawal” of Tehran’s forces. The US, “Israel”, …

Russia Pushes Back at US on North Korea

June 5, 2018

Opinion

The visit by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Pyongyang on May 31 was a poignant moment for both countries. This was a rare meeting between a senior Russian official and a member of the K…

Is There Method to Donald Trump’s Supposed Madness on Trade?

June 5, 2018

Opinion

It would be an understatement to suggest that Trump’s decision to slap higher tariffs on practically everybody – has outraged almost everyone: most of the business community, foreign governments, medi…

Syria’s Upcoming Constitutional Commission will be about “Decentralization”

June 5, 2018

Opinion

Syria recently announced that it has handed over to its Russian and Iranian Astana partners a list of experts to participate in the upcoming UN-supervised “constitutional commission”. This is an impor…

Oh, Gaza, Strong as Death

June 5, 2018

Opinion

OH, GAZA. Strong as death is love. I loved Gaza. That is a play on words. The Biblical Song of Songs says that love is strong as death. Strong in Hebrew is Aza. Aza is also the Hebrew name of Gaza. I …

Populist Rock Meets EU Hard Place

June 5, 2018

Opinion

Things are moving quickly in Italy. The minute you try and write about what’s happening it becomes dated with the next headline. So, for this piece I want to take a step back and look at the bigger pi…

How Likely is it that US troops will be Withdrawn from South Korea?

June 5, 2018

Opinion

On May 4, the New York Times, 2018 citing a number of different sources, reported that Donald Trump had ordered the Pentagon to draw up plans for a possible reduction of America’s military presence in…

Is Duterte Really Threatening War with China? The Opposite may be True…

June 5, 2018

Opinion

The media wants you to believe that the Philippines is headed towards war with China. The truth may in fact be the opposite. If you followed international headlines this week, you may have been alarme…