Pakistani Prime Minister Khan’s efforts to mediate a detente in the Iranian-Saudi Cold War are proof of his country’s rising prestige as the global pivot
Day: October 16, 2019
UAE’s Secret Mission to Iran
Tahnoun bin Zayed, the national security adviser of the United Arab Emirates and the crown prince’s younger brother, has been in Tehran for the last
One Rocket Provoked the US Withdrawal: Details of the Kurdish-Russian-Syrian Deal
Last Friday a 155 mm artillery shell landed 300 metres from a US command post near the Syrian bordering city of Ayn al-Arab (known by
Russia’s Balanced Diplomacy in Middle East on Rise as US Policy Crashes
The timing is not merely coincidental. The shambolic policymaking of the Trump administration has thrown the Middle East into further chaos, while countries are increasingly
The Predictable Mess on Syria’s Border with Turkey
In less than a week, a new front has opened in Syria’s 8-year, all-but-over war, featuring hot- and cold-running proxies from its earliest days. Syrian
Trump and Erdogan Have Much in Common and the Kurds Will Pay the Price
What perfidy. Is there any more solemn a word that can be developed in the English language for such treachery? The west’s Kurdish allies are
Trump Wants to End the “Stupid Wars”?
The discussion, if one might even call it that, regarding the apparent President Donald Trump decision to withdraw at least some American soldiers from Syria
Europe Can No Longer Trust the United States. Better Look Eastwards
It has recently become more obvious that the European Union cannot trust the United States, in which sentiment it has much in common with other
