We have all been here before, several times. We were here when Islamists won the first round of elections in Algeria in December 1991; when
Tag: Egypt
Sisi’s Useful Idiots: How Europe Endorses Egypt’s Tyrant Leader
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been busy on the international circuit. One weekend it’s the Munich Security Conference, where he tells his German hosts
Mike Pompeo’s Deranged Foreign Policy
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo started out the new year—the date was Jan. 10—preaching “the truth” about U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East,
Black swans haunt Eurasia’s Great Game
The battle lines in the 21st century’s Great Game aimed at shaping the creation of a new Eurasia-centred world, built on the likely fusion of
Pompeo the Warmonger Supports Authoritarian Regimes
On January 2 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Brazil, and his Department noted that in discussions with Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo they “highlighted the importance
Syria’s Kurds: The New Frontline in Confronting Iran and Turkey
US President Donald J. Trump’s threat to devastate Turkey’s economy if Turkish troops attack Syrian Kurds allied with the United States in the wake of
The Middle East: A Review of Geopolitical Structures, Vectors of Power Dynamic
The Middle East is of essential importance to the world. It serves as a center for the world’s energy balance and for the transit of
The Mediterranean Pipeline Wars Are Heating Up
Things have been quite active in the Eastern Mediterranean lately, with Israel, Cyprus and Greece pushing forward for the realization of the EastMed pipeline, a
