In Syria, Peacemaking is No Longer Made-in-America
As 2018 comes to a close, the warring parties in Syria are moving towards reconciliation—but the U.S. is not among them. The Islamic State is…
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Why Turkey Feels Burned By Trump
Every year, the day before Thanksgiving, the fire department in the Washington, D.C., suburb where I live posts a “Keep Your Family Safe this Thanksgiving”…
Trump Revealed Israeli Commando and Mossad Operation in Syria to Russians
When U.S. President Donald Trump revealed Israeli intelligence to senior Russian officials in March, he disclosed details of a covert Israeli mission to penetrate an Islamic…
It’s not the Saudis destroying Lebanon — it’s Iran
If you read media coverage of the latest crisis in Lebanon, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s all pretty simple: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
Renewed US-Russia rift threatens slim Syria peace hope
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The latest US and Russian bid to find enough common ground on which to build some hope for Syria is in trouble,…
Analysis: The Pragmatic Sunni Fronr Against Iran Exists No More
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have agreed that there is no military solution for the Syrian crisis. America is adopting the disengagement policy of former…
Israel’s Unifying Mission
“Divisive and damaging” were the adjectives used by the Jewish Federations of North America to describe the Israeli government’s reneging on a plan to create…
How the US did Iran a favour in the Middle East
Kurdish aspirations for independence in Iraq faced the obstinate resistance of both regional and international actors which favoured the territorial integrity of Iraq. The rationale for their…
Trump’s Attacks On The Iran Deal Are Driving Allies Away From The U.S.
THE JOINT COMPREHENSIVE Plan of Action, better known as the Iran nuclear deal, increasingly appears to be in trouble. Despite the consensus opinion of U.S. and…
The case for getting tough on Iran grows stronger
Iran is determined to terrorize and weaken American interests, whether it is helping proxies fire missiles at the Saudi Arabian capital, trying to kill Americans, attacking Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, and Syria,…