Syria’s 10-Day Countdown Begins

Syria’s 10-Day Countdown Begins

The ten days preceding President Putin and Trump’s historic meeting at the G20 Summit in Hamburg on 7 July stand to be the most important thus far in determining the contours of Syria’s so-called “political solution”. Both leaders see their upcoming meeting as the best chance to conclusively sort out their countries’ strategic differences in Syria…

Iraqi WMDs All Over Again: The Latest US Threats to Syria

Iraqi WMDs All Over Again: The Latest US Threats to Syria

Here we go again… “US warns Syria over ‘potential’ plan for chemical attack” was the dramatic news headline which greeted me when I checked out the BBC News website first thing Tuesday morning, June 26. A White House statement said that the US had “identified potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime that…

US Threatens Syria Again: Treading on the Path of War

US Threatens Syria Again: Treading on the Path of War

Here and there, there are signs that the United States is planning a large-scale military operation in Syria. The plans include combat operations against the Syrian army and its allies, such as the foreign pro-Iranian Shia militias and Hezbollah. The White House said on June 26 it had reasons to believe the Syrian government is preparing another…

Donald Trump’s America is Starting to Look Like Boris Yeltsin’s Russia

Donald Trump’s America is Starting to Look Like Boris Yeltsin’s Russia

While many attempt to debate who or what is in charge of the United States, the truth is that no single individual or even a single entity is in charge of the United States anymore. This was true under Barack Obama, but Obama’s middle-management style of governing helped to hide this fact. Donald Trump who…