Iraq and Syria: Who is really fighting there?
Afghan journalist Ali M. Latifi in his long Sunday Times Review article explains how Iran is recruiting Afghan refugees into its proxy war in Syria….
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What if Trump attacks Syria?
It appears that Trump is preparing a big aerial attack on Syria in conjunction with the forces of other states like Great Britain, France and…
War with Iran is coming
The Saudi war in Yemen is really directed at…Iran. Donald Trump’s first overseas visit to Saudi Arabia and Israel was specifically targeted at… Iran. The…
Bearish market in crude oil – Photo
Oil is technically back in bear market territory. US light sweet crude fell 22 percent to $43.01 per barrel last week from a high of…
Arab World is political problem because of religious problem
I agree with Robert Nicholson, executive director of The Philos Project and my boss, that Syria needs to be partitioned in the hope of future…
Is it the end of Al Jazeera?
This afternoon, as she does most afternoons, Maryam Nemazee will ride the lift to the 16th floor of the Shard, the highest office floor in…
Arab NATO is desert mirage
Ever since Teddy Roosevelt began a tradition of overseas state visits when he headed to Panama to check on his canal project in 1906, American…
“Battle” for Europe
Today’s European Union needs both salvation and radical reinvention. Saving the EU must take precedence, because Europe is in existential danger. But, as French President…
Israeli Apartheid and silence of UN
The withdrawal of a UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) report led to the resignation two months ago of Rima Khalaf, executive…
Turkish bridges with USA. Will it burn?
After U.S. President Donald Trump’s hosting of Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan in the White House on May 16, it is not realistic to expect relations…