Winners and Losers in the Turkish attack on Kurds in Syria? Part 2

Winners and Losers in the Turkish attack on Kurds in Syria? Part 2

Turkish forces invaded north-east Syria (NES) only when it had coordinated with the US to define the red line of the invasion. Moreover, both superpowers, the US and Russia, protected Turkey by blocking an EU-drafted UN resolution to halt the Turkish advance. Turkey refused to allow the US to arm, train and give an independent state…

Geopolitical Realism Utilized by Obama and Trump

Geopolitical Realism Utilized by Obama and Trump

Donald Trump’s stance towards the Turkish intervention in northern Syria has some (stress some) resemblance to his predecessor Barack Obama’s position on Ukraine. Obama like Trump, saw a reasoned basis for limiting US military involvement in Syria. In the background, is a degree of bipartisan (Republican and Democrat) opposition to this foreign policy approach. Within…

Media and Politicians Didn’t Care About Chaos the US Caused in Syria for Years, But Now That Trump can be Blamed, They’re Outraged

Media and Politicians Didn’t Care About Chaos the US Caused in Syria for Years, But Now That Trump can be Blamed, They’re Outraged

Mainstream US media has been the biggest cheerleader for Washington’s chaos production in Syria for years, but now, as Donald Trump pulls troops out of the northeast, they’re suddenly outraged. Spare us the crocodile tears. Yet, while he and others cloak their demands for continued US military action in humanitarian concern for the Kurds in…