The Kurds to Choose Between Loyalty to Syria or Defeat by Turkey

The Kurds to Choose Between Loyalty to Syria or Defeat by Turkey

Following President Trump’s decision to withdraw US forces from occupied northeast Syria, the Kurds of al-Hasaka have for the last two days been negotiating with the government of Damascus on how to spare the province from a possible Turkish invasion. Syrian General Ali Mamlouk, the Syrian president’s special security advisor, says that “he is talking…

The Trump Administration Isn’t Ending the Wars in Syria or Yemen — It’s Only Shifting (and Fighting Over) Strategy

The Trump Administration Isn’t Ending the Wars in Syria or Yemen — It’s Only Shifting (and Fighting Over) Strategy

The loss-averse President Donald Trump, who campaigned on a platform to “defeat ISIS, sought to uphold his election-season slogan by declaring “historic victories against ISIS” as a reason for his Wednesday decision to end US military presence in Syria. Amidst the steady gains of the Syrian army, which has reclaimed land from ISIS and various…

Would Israel Attack Turkish Troops in Syria in Order to Drag America Back Into The War?

Would Israel Attack Turkish Troops in Syria in Order to Drag America Back Into The War?

Of the multiple aerial attacks that Israel has committed against Syria since the beginning of the present conflict, all have been in western Syria. Israel’s proximate justification for these illegal attacks is that it seeks to target Iranian and Iran allied forces in Syria (aka Hezbollah and Popular Mobilisation Units). In reality, the attacks also…

Blinded by Anti-Trumpism

Blinded by Anti-Trumpism

As the old saying goes, even a broken clock gets the time right twice a day. It could apply to US President Donald Trump. For all his flaws – and they are abundant – the White House occupant can surely get at least one or two things correct. But the way critics of The Donald tell…

Trump’s Nuclear Revisionism Brings Back the Russian Doomsday Machine

Trump’s Nuclear Revisionism Brings Back the Russian Doomsday Machine

Russia has a knack for developing weapons that—at least on paper—are terrifying: nuclear-powered cruise missiles, robot subs with 100-megaton warheads . Perhaps the most terrifying was a Cold War doomsday system that would automatically launch missiles—without the need for a human to push the button—during a nuclear attack. But the system, known as “Perimeter” or “Dead Hand,”…