The dogs of war – cold, hot, trade, tariffs – bark while the Chinese caravan plies the New Silk Roads. Call it a leitmotif of
Day: September 5, 2018
US or Russia? The Mystery Airstrikes Against Tajikistan
Russia, the United States and Tajikistan have all denied that they were behind a series of mystery airstrikes that took place along the Tajik-Afghan border
Will the Battle of Idlib Start while Russian Task Force Is in the Mediterranean?
Russia has amassed large naval and air forces in the Mediterranean opposite the Syrian coast under the command of the Russian Navy commander Admiral Vladimir
Will Friday’s Tabriz Tripartite Summit Resolve the Idlib Imbroglio?
The next Tripartite Summit between Russia, Turkey, and Iran is scheduled to take place in Tabriz this Friday. The three countries’ presidents will gather in
US Push for Sanctions of China Over Treatment of Uyghur Minority
As the Trump administration escalates its trade war measures with China, a powerful group of US lawmakers headed by Senator Marco Rubio issued a letter
Has Trump’s Attack on the Turkish Lira Unlocked a Syria Deal?
“He does things the right way,” US President Donald Trump said of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last month. It shouldn’t have been a surprise;
Lebanon’s Precarious Neutrality
Facing possible invasion from both Britain and Germany in 1940 and determined to remain neutral, the Irish government in Dublin asked one of its senior ministers to draft a memorandum on
Israel’s Fifth Column: Exercising Control from Inside the Government
Referring to Israel during an interview in August 1983, U.S. Navy Admiral and former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Thomas Moorer said “I’ve
