The forecast for Syria in the upcoming few years remains complex and uncertain, shaped by an ongoing conflict, geopolitical challenges, and humanitarian challenges. Key factors influencing Syria’s future include the ongoing civil war, the role of international actors, the role of regional actors, reconstruction efforts, war on terror, and the […]
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Why George Clooney, Peter Welch, And The New York Times, Are Dangerous
I opposed the invasion of Iraq by Bush in 2003 — which destroyed that country — even before it was perpetrated. George Clooney, Peter Welch, the New York Times, and other liars or fools of liars, did not. I opposed the bombing of Libya by Obama in 2011 — which […]
Ankara and Damascus: At This Critical Stage, The Reconciliation Is A Must And Not A Choice
It is no secret, the relations between Ankara and Damascus have gradually hit the bottom since the “Arab Spring” reached Syria in 2011. This vivid deterioration in the political relation between the two neighboring countries has been one of its kind since Syria was established as a state in […]
Lebanon This Summer: The Upcoming Hezbollah-Israel War Will End With One Of The Two Scenarios
It is no secret that the current escalation on the Lebanese-Israeli borders is not temporary and has been gradually rising to the level of full-scale confrontation between the two heavily armed powers, Hezbollah and Israel. The losses on both sides have been growing, new types of weapons are being introduced […]
Who Might Russia Arm As An Asymmetrical Response To The West Arming Ukraine?
Russia might seriously consider relying on its Iranian strategic partner to arm the Axis of Resistance in order to either force a humiliating American withdrawal from at least parts of West Asia, Syria in particular, or draw it into a major regional conflict right before the November elections. President Putin […]
The War Between Israel And Iran Is Imminent: Here Is Why.
Watching the tensions rising year by year in the Middle-East, it is not very hard to guess the reason behind that heating. In fact, it all goes to the presence of relatively-equal and competing powers in the region, from Iran and Turkey, to Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. These powers […]
Five Uncomfortable Questions For Iran After Sunday’s Helicopter Crash
This tragedy brought to light some serious questions that should be addressed by the Iranian authorities throughout the course of the investigation or at least by their media surrogates during upcoming press appearances. Sunday’s helicopter crash that claimed the lives of the Iranian President, Foreign Minister, two other VIPs, and […]
How A Neoconservative Thinks: The Victoria Nuland Example
A neoconservative thinks in self-‘justifying’ labels such as “democracy” “freedom” “human rights” and “free-market” — not in meanings; not in what those symbols, when used by a neocon, refer to in the real world. Certainly not about what their consequences have been upon the poorer 99.9% of the public. A […]
The Heated Middle East: Another Volcanic Decade Awaits The Region
Observing what’s going on in the Middle-East, someone can never tell the region is doing fine, it is not even close from being fine. The current ongoing chaos is not a surprise, it has began 13 years ago with the start of the “Arab Spring” – A wave of internal […]
The Power Of The Chinese Yuan
Developing the narrative of the Middle East, it is impossible not to note the “soft power” of China, which is provided by the yuan. China provides financing for the construction of infrastructure by offering the following option: it issues loans to the state, and construction is carried out by Chinese […]
China In The Middle East: An Innovative Approach In Times Of Global Change. Syria. Lebanon (II)
Part I The civil war and the continuous pressure from the United States, the constant ongoing clashes with ISIS, the lack of serious international support forced Bashar al-Assad to look for allies among the largest players in world politics. Initially, First, it was Russia to act as such a guarantor, […]
Is This News To You?:
This is about how the peoples in over 50 countries feel about other countries and their leaders, and especially about America, China, Russia, and the EU. This is the closest thing to comprehensive global polling about such matters; and, since the same questions are being surveyed in each of the […]
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