Day: October 20, 2018

Strategic Assessment of the War on Syria in Fall 2018: Idlib & The Northeast

October 20, 2018

The onset of three major developments next month will change the entire dynamic of the War on Syria, meaning that the country’s decision makers must urgently assess the true state of strategic affairs…

The Syrian War Will Go Nuclear

October 20, 2018

Opinion

Events that have transpired in and around Syria and the Middle East with the defeat of ISIS during the fall of 2018 clearly prove one thing. The US and Israel, and under Trump the two are inseparable,…

China on Notice as America’s Next Big Enemy, Right After Russia

October 20, 2018

Opinion

One wonders what went on in Russian minds during last month’s spectacle of US President Trump raking Beijing over the coals on accusations of meddling, in the upcoming US midterm elections, to try to …

‘Mohammad bin Salman Must Go’, but US-Saudi Ties Are Here to Stay

October 20, 2018

Opinion

Mohammad bin Salman is fully aware of the Western elite’s understanding of its own values. While he may be given a pass to bomb Yemen and kill thousands of innocent civilians, he should know better th…

Saudi Arabia’s Great Tumbling Down – The Boy Who Wanted to be King is No More

October 20, 2018

Opinion

Where has Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gone? Since mainstream media broke news of the disappearance and alleged death of Jamal Khashoggi, MbS has gotten a little camera shy … and somewhat politica…

Trump Scrambles to Cover for Saudi Regime as Crisis Over Khashoggi Murder Mounts

October 20, 2018

Opinion

Following US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s emergency talks in Riyadh and Ankara, and amid mounting reports implicating Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the murder of dissident Saudi journa…

Saudi Royal Family ‘Discussing Succession’ Over Khashoggi Crisis

October 20, 2018

Opinion

Saudi Arabia’s royal court is discussing the potential for a change in the line of succession, with the US government wanting “direct involvement” in the process, a Western intelligence source has tol…

The US Meddles in Syria’s Constitutional Reform Process by Threatening Sanctions

October 20, 2018

Opinion

The US is threatening to further sanction Syria if Damascus doesn’t make progress in America’s preferred direction during the ongoing constitutional reform process. The US special representative for S…