Day: February 20, 2020

No, Pompeo, The West Isn’t Winning

February 20, 2020 Opinion

Secretary of State Pompeo boldly declared during his keynote speech at last weekend's Munich Security Conference that "the West is winning", which isn't true at all since it's actually facing unpreced…

Lavrov at Munich: the Lone Voice for Peace

February 20, 2020 Opinion

The threats to human survival have never been greater than they are today, but the attachment to a crumbling order is blocking the way forward. Unless leaders settle on a new approach that guarantees …

Libyan “Knot” in France–Turkey Ties

February 20, 2020 Opinion

Discord and back-and-forth criticism have noticeably intensified between Paris and Ankara recently. While, earlier, disagreements between the two countries primarily concerned the issues of Turkey joi…

Idlib Offensive: Turkey’s Tradeoffs with Russia Put It on the Losing Side

February 20, 2020 Opinion

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s advance on Idlib province appears to be a disaster for Turkey. Ankara’s rebel allies have been rapidly overrun, while 13 soldiers have been killed while manning…

US Middle East “Peace Deal” Designed to Perpetuate Conflict

February 20, 2020 Opinion

A deal that is entirely unacceptable to one of its principal parties isn’t a deal at all. In the case of the US-proposed “Middle East peace plan” – unsurprisingly endorsed by the US and Israel and few…

The West Displays Its Insecurity Complex

February 20, 2020 Opinion

“The West is winning!” U.S. leaders proclaimed at the high-level Annual Security Conference held in Munich last weekend. Not everybody was quite so sure. There was a lot of insecurity displayed at a c…

The Right to Do Whatever I Want as President

February 20, 2020 Opinion

On February 5th, the Senate voted to acquit President Donald J. Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. In other words, Trump’s pre-election boast that he “could stand in the middle of Fi…

Europe’s Nuclear Weapons and the Arms Reduction Treaty

February 20, 2020 Opinion

It is intriguing but almost inevitable that examination of so many European policies must begin with reference to the United States. The reason is that the US is majestically (and the word is used adv…