Pakistan & Russia Might Hold the Keys to Iranian-Saudi Peace

Pakistan & Russia Might Hold the Keys to Iranian-Saudi Peace

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 state and indicate just how indispensable Islamabad is for facilitating regional peace, but this noble initiative would be greatly aided if it was eventually coordinated with Russian President Putin’s own…

One Rocket Provoked the US Withdrawal: Details of the Kurdish-Russian-Syrian Deal

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 the Syrian Kurds as “Kobane”) during an ongoing operation carried out by Turkey – a NATO and a US ally. This operation aimed to dislodge, at a distance of 30-35…

Russia’s Balanced Diplomacy in Middle East on Rise as US Policy Crashes

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 viewing Russia as a source of stability. The high respect afforded to Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit this week to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates speaks…

Trump and Erdogan Have Much in Common and the Kurds Will Pay the Price

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 being betrayed all over again. Like Kissinger, like Trump. And here come the Turks again, once more playing their border games, pretending they are fighting against “terrorism” when they were perfectly…