It was packaged as a stark, graphic message, echoing across Eurasia: Presidents Erdogan and Putin, in a packed hall in Istanbul on Monday, surrounded by
Day: November 27, 2018
A Big Step for a Greater Israel
Hardly anyone noticed. The Trump administration quietly changed America’s long-held position on Syria’s strategic Golan Heights while attention was focused on the raucous political carnival
Britain has Blood on Its Hands for the BLA’s Latest Terrorist Attack in Pakistan
The UK’s granting of political asylum to “Balochistan Liberation Army” (BLA) leader Hyrbyair Marri and its hosting of this fugitive means that Britain has blood
Nuclear Energy; Saudi Arabia’s Coming Washington Battle
When Saudi General Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz went shopping in the late 1980s for Chinese medium-range missiles capable of carrying nuclear, chemical or
Allying against Iran: US is Creating Arab NATO
While the US envisages a new military alliance as a tool to counter potential threats from Iran towards the Gulf monarchies and the Middle East,
Hezbollah in Lebanon: US Hegemony Is Over
The policy of the US establishment towards Lebanon is evidently changing and unstable, with a President who lacks general knowledge about the Middle East and
Russia’s Non-Denial About Brokering Iran’s Withdrawal from Syria Is a Big Deal
The Kremlin uncharacteristically declined to comment on reports that Russia is seeking to broker Iran’s withdrawal from Syria in exchange for the Islamic Republic receiving
China’s “Social Credit” System: Dystopia by Design or Successful Social Engineering?
The Beijing municipal government recently unveiled its plan to implement China’s controversial “social credit” system by 2020. Reuters cited Xinhua as reporting that the capital
