What Is Behind the Destabilization in Egypt, Iran, Turkey?

What Is Behind the Destabilization in Egypt, Iran, Turkey?

In 2011, over a dozen states in the Arab world were hit by a West-instigated wave of protest movements in the name of reshaping the political map of the world and redistributing the region’s natural wealth. At that time, color revolutions raged in Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen, civil wars destabilized the situation in Libya and…

Operation Claw-Sword: Erdogan’s Big New Game in Syria

Operation Claw-Sword: Erdogan’s Big New Game in Syria

There’s another Special Military Operation on the market. No, it’s not Russia “denazifying” and “demilitarizing” Ukraine – and, therefore, it’s no wonder that this other operation is not ruffling feathers across the collective West. Operation Claw-Sword was launched by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as revenge – highly emotional and concerted – for Kurdish terrorist…

President Putin’s Insight Into His Turkish Counterpart Is Worth Reflecting On

President Putin’s Insight Into His Turkish Counterpart Is Worth Reflecting On

President Erdogan is a patriot who always prioritizes his country’s objective national interests similar in a sense to how Indian Prime Minister Modi does. Turkish President Erdogan is regarded as a rogue by many in the US-led West’s Golden Billion and a Trojan Horse among an equal number of folks in the jointly BRICS– and…

Russia Agreed to Salvage the Grain Deal for These Five Strategic Reasons

Russia Agreed to Salvage the Grain Deal for These Five Strategic Reasons

The Kremlin expects that this decision will ultimately serve its interests even if that outcome isn’t immediately apparent. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday that Moscow will return to the grain deal several days after indefinitely suspending its participation following Kiev’s UK-assisted drone attack against the Black Sea fleet on Saturday, which exploited…

No Pain, No Grain: Putin’s Black Sea comeback

No Pain, No Grain: Putin’s Black Sea comeback

So, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan picks up the phone and calls his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin: let’s talk about the “grain deal.” Putin, cool, calm and collected, explains the facts to the Sultan: First, the reason why Russia withdrew from the export grain deal. Second, how Moscow seeks a serious investigation into the –…

Russia’s Indefinite Suspension of the Largely Superficial Grain Deal Doesn’t Change Anything

Russia’s Indefinite Suspension of the Largely Superficial Grain Deal Doesn’t Change Anything

In hindsight, Russia, Kiev, and the latter’s Golden Billion patrons all had differing motives in agreeing to the deal. The first regarded it as an act of good faith as well as a means of tangibly counteracting fake news alleging that the Kremlin was weaponizing famine across the Global South. The second, meanwhile, wanted to…