Is Washington Going to Maintain Its Ties with the Muslim Brotherhood?

December 19, 2020

According to media reports, Republican Senator Ted Cruz recently sent another bill to the US Congress, proposing to declare an Islamist organization, the Muslim Brotherhood (banned in Russia – ed.), a…

The New Geopolitical Role of the UAE

September 23, 2020

Opinion

The United Arab Emirates has unexpectedly found itself the focus of global attention after signing an agreement with Israel on 13 August that covers a full normalisation of relations. The talks were m…

Russian Diplomacy in the Middle East

August 26, 2019

Opinion

New balances of power and a new equilibrium are being set up discreetly in the Nile valley, in the Levant and the Arab peninsula. On the contrary, however, the situation is blocked in the Persian Gulf…

The Muslim Brotherhood and Washington’s Misguided Middle East Policy

June 9, 2019

Opinion

As Murphy’s law states, “whatever can go wrong, will go wrong”. Based on some of the decisions taken by Washington in the last two decades, it seems this law can broadly be applied to US policy i…

What Does Avigdor Lieberman Know?

June 7, 2019

Opinion

The resignation, on 14 November 2018, of Avigdor Lieberman, Minister for Defence of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, triggered a major political crisis in Israël. Legislative elections were held in ad…

The Muslim Brotherhood Ban: Trump’S Deadly Message to Arabs and White Islamophobes

May 5, 2019

Opinion

US President Donald Trump is not influenced by dictators. He is not really embarrassed by what they do and he does not have their back for want of a reliable alternative. Trump supports dictators…

The Overthrow Of Omar El-Bechir

April 18, 2019

Opinion

The similarity between events in Algeria, Libya and Sudan evoke what happened in 2011 in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. For some, it was a revolutionary movement against dictatorships, while for others, it…

What Does The Battle of Deraa Symbolise?

July 13, 2018

Opinion

The Western powers present the battle of Deraa as a symbol of the failure of the combat they were supporting. This is absolutely exact, but not in the way they mean. Let’s return to the events which t…