Fragmentation in the Axis of Resistance Led to Soleimani’s Death

January 10, 2020

It was not the US decision to fire missiles against the IRGC commander Brigadier General Qassem Soleimani that killed the Iranian officer and his companions in Baghdad. Yes, of course, the order that …

Russia, Turkey in Delicate Dance in Eastern Med

January 10, 2020

Opinion

Libya’s call seeking military assistance from Turkey and the latter’s prompt announcement on December 26 of its readiness to meet the request as early as January is no doubt a carefully choreogra…

Postmortem Assassination of Iran’s General Soleimani

January 10, 2020

Opinion

Even before he was buried, Iranian General Qasem Soleimani had to endure a second assassination at the hands of the Americans; besmirching his character and military history. U.S. President Trump decl…

The Real Lesson of Afghanistan? Regime Change Does Not Work

January 10, 2020

Opinion

The trove of U.S. “Lessons Learned” documents on Afghanistan published by the Washington Post portrays, in excruciating detail, the anatomy of a failed policy, scandalously hidden …

How the Pro-War “Left” Fell for the Kurds in Syria

January 10, 2020

Opinion

The October decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to withdraw American troops from northeastern Syria did not only precipitate the Turkish offensive, codenamed ‘Operation Peace Spring’, into Kurdish…

2019 Has Been a Year of Defeats for Saudi Arabia & MbS

January 10, 2020

Opinion

We can almost hear the new mood music, the new theme song, drifting out of the royal palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The tune is “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” but it’s not the voice of Mick Ja…

How Economists Tricked Us Into Thinking Capitalism Works

January 10, 2020

Opinion

These days, it seems like someone is always trying to privatize something. One day it’s the Trump administration contemplating the privatization of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The next it’s th…

Why a Shadowy Tech Firm with Ties to Israeli Intelligence Is Running Doomsday Election Simulations

January 10, 2020

Opinion

A shadowy tech firm with deep ties to Israeli intelligence and newly inked contracts to protect Pentagon computers is partnering with Lockheed Martin to gain unprecedented access to the heart of Ameri…