Day: September 27, 2018

Will London, Paris and Tel-Aviv be Sanctioned by Moscow and Washington?

September 27, 2018

On 17 September 2018, France, Israël and the United Kingdom carried out a joint operation against Syrian targets. During the brief moments of combat, a Russian reconnaissance plane was brought down by…

The Idlib Ceasefire Deal Proves How Far Putin Has Come Out on Top

September 27, 2018

Opinion

A ceasefire seldom gets a good press. If it succeeds in ending violence or defusing a crisis, the media swiftly becomes bored and loses interest. But if the fighting goes on, then those who have calle…

Destroying Yemen as Humanely as Possible

September 27, 2018

Opinion

What a relief to learn that even though Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are bombing the crap out of Yemen, they are doing so humanely. On September 12, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, pur…

Russia’s S-300 Play in Syria Is Creating Geopolitical Waves

September 27, 2018

Opinion

Russia says it will supply Syria with a version of the S-300 air and missile-defense system, despite objections from Washington and Tel Aviv. The Kremlin made the decision to supply Damascus with the …

When Is Terrorism not Terrorism? Western Media Coverage of Iran Parade Attack

September 27, 2018

Opinion

After a terror attack over the weekend killed 25 — more than half of whom were civilians — during a military parade in the Iranian city of Ahvaz, Western media has had a difficult time treating the tr…

‘Fort Trump’ Offer Given Serious Consideration: Poland to Host US Military Base

September 27, 2018

Opinion

Actually, there is nothing new about Polish President Andrzej Duda urging President Donald Trump during a joint news conference on Sept. 18 to deploy more American troops and military equipment in Pol…

Battling It Out at the UN: Potholes Overshadow US-Iran Confrontation

September 27, 2018

Opinion

It’s easy to dismiss Iranian denunciations of the United States and its Middle Eastern allies as part of the Islamic republic's long-standing rhetoric. The rhetoric makes it equally easy to understand…

Time to Wake Up: the Neoliberal Order is Dying

September 27, 2018

Opinion

In my recent essay, I argued that power in our societies resides in structure, ideology and narratives – supporting what we might loosely term our current “neoliberal order” – rather than in individua…