You could almost sense the smacking of lips, accompanied by the rubbing of hands. The departure of Benny Gantz from the Israeli war cabinet, which had served as a checking forum against the conventional security cabinet, presented a perfect opportunity for those who felt his presence stifling. In these febrile […]
Tag: Saudi Arabia
The Petrodollar Ended On June 9th; Sauds No Longer Ally w. U.S.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKT8Gw29uFM “On June 9th 2024, Saudi Arabia announced it would not renew the Petrodollar Agreement.” https://www.tipranks.com/news/u-s-saudi-petrodollar-pact-ends-after-50-years https://archive.is/jd4n0 “U.S.-Saudi Petrodollar Pact Ends after 50 Years” T. 11 June 2024, analysis by Paul Hoffman: The 50-year-old petrodollar agreement between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia was just allowed to expire. The term “petrodollar” […]
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 […]
What Is Behind The Change In Relations Between Saudi Arabia And Iraq
Religious politics actively influences the geopolitical processes of the Middle East region. Recently, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been demonstrating a clear change in its foreign policy. Although there is an opinion that Riyadh has a certain “multi-vector nature”, where the leadership wants to maintain normal relations with the […]
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 […]
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, […]
Israel’s Complex Relations With Iran
While the mullahs’ rhetoric is clearly anti-Israeli, relations between the two countries are far more complex than one might think. There are in fact two opposing groups in Iran, one intent on doing business by all means with the rest of the world, while the other aims to liberate peoples […]
British Governance Strategies: Religious Sects
Britain has a long history of creating covert agent networks, subverting other countries and creating proxy movements. Religion played a significant role in London’s operations of influence, as they had to consider the identities of communities and peoples they interacted with in some capacity. In England, multiple sects existed that […]
Russia Wins Global Grain War
Russia is winning the global grain war as European farmers protest against the uncontrolled import of agricultural products from Ukraine, Politico experts say. The mass protests that have swept across Europe over the past three months have forced EU governments, from Warsaw to Paris, to make big concessions to their […]
Operation Prosperity Guardian: Another Headache For Arab Nations (II)
Part I Although the U.S. claims that the Prosperity Guardian will live up to its name and bring stability to the region through its ability to “disrupt and degrade the Houthis’ capabilities to endanger mariners and threaten global trade in one of world’s most critical waterways”, it raises questions amid […]
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