The Russian Masterpiece in Syria: Everyone Wins

October 18, 2019

“Moscow and Damascus have always maintained they are against any form of partition or illegal foreign presence in Syria.” Moscow has managed to maintain contacts with all parties in the conflict, even…

Will Iran be the Next to Withdraw from Syria?

October 18, 2019

Opinion

The smoothness with which the US' "sudden" withdrawal played out and the Pentagon's decision not to militantly enforce the so-called "deconfliction line" along the Euphrates River after the Syrian Ara…

Winners and Losers in the Turkish attack on Kurds in Syria? Part 1

October 18, 2019

Opinion

President Donald Trump has given the orders to begin a “deliberate withdrawal” of his troops and end the occupation of north-east Syria (NES). This is accelerating the race between the Turkish and the…

Trump Unchained: How the ‘God-Emperor’ Is Ending American Empire with Syria Gambit

October 18, 2019

Opinion

US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull US troops out of Syria is drawing fire from Democrats, media and some in his own party as well. He doesn’t seem to care, insisting on his 2016 campaign pro…

Russia to Salvage US Mess

October 18, 2019

Opinion

It’s going to be a precarious balancing act, but only one nation can possibly help bring stability to the chaos unleashed in Syria by US President Donald Trump. That’s Russia. Reports of a deal broker…

China’s $3.6 bn Bailout Insulates Turkey from US

October 18, 2019

Opinion

Despite the US threat to “obliterate and destroy” Turkey’s economy, the Turkish lira and Turkish interest rates barely have budged in the past week (Turkish stocks, especially banks, are down sharply,…

How Israel Uses Bollywood to Whitewash the Occupation

October 18, 2019

Opinion

Between Tuesday and Thursday this week, Bollywood actors are travelling to Israel for the Indo Fest TLV, a "cultural showcase" touted as the biggest event in the history of India-Israel cult…

Huawei Moving on Without Google?

October 18, 2019

Opinion

Huawei’s flagship smartphone, the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro, launched without Google products being available on it due to US restrictions against Chinese companies (and specifically against Huawei itse…