The Arab Spring Failed But Rage Against Misery and Injustice Continues

February 20, 2021

Ten years ago, people across the Middle East and North Africa rose up in protest against their rulers, demanding freedom and democracy. Despotic rulers were toppled or feared that power was being torn…

Queen of Chicken Hawks: Victoria Nuland Had a Hand in Every US Intervention in the Past 30 Years

February 17, 2021

Opinion

President Joe Biden’s nomination of Victoria Nuland for Under Secretary for Political Affairs, the third-highest position at the State Department, is a dangerous sign. Nuland exemplifies the neoconser…

Pentagon Tries to Pretend that it’s Engaged in “Harmless Activities” in Syria

February 15, 2021

Opinion

At the behest of the new White House administration, the Pentagon, in the face of growing criticism of American military interventionism in the Middle East in recent years, has decided to adjust its i…

Off To a Diverse Start

February 15, 2021

Opinion

The prize for the truly awful story of the week goes to the appointment of AIPAC monster to head Pentagon planning for the Middle East. The extension of the nuclear arms agreement between Russia and t…

Balancing Regional Interests in Syria Is the Only Way Reach a Compromise Solution

February 11, 2021

Opinion

Politically resolving the Hybrid War of Terror on Syria will involve difficult compromises on all sides, but this is only possible if each party acknowledges their counterparts' regional interests and…

Syria Should Talk With The US Since Its Iranian & Russian Allies Are Already Doing So

February 10, 2021

Opinion

Syria must become diplomatically proactive in order to adapt to the changing regional geopolitical situation of the early Biden era during a time when both its Iranian & Russian allies are already…

From “Blue Homeland” to Reuniting the Ottoman Empire?

February 5, 2021

Opinion

“Mavi vatan,” or “blue homeland,” has become a common phrase in Turkish political life. It is most often used as a shorthand expression for Ankara’s maritime claims in the eastern Mediterranean. Centr…

Why the US Deep State Won’t Forgive Russia and Iran

February 1, 2021

Opinion

In a stunning interview to the Beirut-based al Mayadeen network, Hezbollah’s secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah has outlined how Maj Gen Qassem Soleimani – assassinated by an American drone strike at …