What the results of the 2018 Turkish elections tell us: a preliminary analysis
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Forced to choose between carrying out Saudi plans or quitting, Hariri quits
After being summoned like a Saudi diplomat to appear before the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Saad Hariri returned to Beirut to pack and say his goodbyes, then returned to Riyad, picked up the phone and called the Lebanese president to tell him that he is quitting. The bizarre process led President Michel Aoun to […]
Continue ReadingWhich Middle-Eastern countries agree with the ban?
Neither the announcement of a nominee for the supreme court vacancy nor any other event were able to push down the Muslim Ban from the national and global news headlines. Even the man sitting in the White House could not avoid it. Three of his tweets on Saturday will create more problems for his administration […]
Continue ReadingWhy are Western governments angered by those who compare the military campaigns in Mosul and Aleppo?
Charred bodies of ISIL fighters suggest abuse Over the last weekend of the month of November, Russian military leaders reacted to Western criticism of Russia’s support to the Syrian government to retake eastern Aleppo from armed groups. They countered by accusing the U.S. and its allies of double standard. They suggested, essentially, that what the […]
Continue ReadingStanding with Syria, Where The Black Left Should Be
The destruction of Syria by Margaret Kimberley* American and NATO aggressions must be opposed wherever they surface in the world. That statement ought to be the starting point for anyone calling themselves left, progressive, or anti-war. Of course the aggressors always use a ruse to diminish resistance to their wars of terror. In Syria and […]
Continue ReadingWhy does the U.S. administration want its agreement with Russia on Syria to remain secret?
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) scheduled a meeting this week to create a legal frame for the U.S.-Russian agreement on Syria. The meeting was eventually cancelled when France and several other permanent members of the UNSC asked for a copy of the actual agreement instead of being briefed about it by the two countries […]
Continue ReadingContext and consequences of the resignation of the architect of Turkey’s zero-problem foreign policy
By Rahmat Hajimineh* A recent decision by Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, which was announced on May 5, to resign his post, can be considered as the outcome of a power struggle in Turkey’s political structure a review of which will not only be important in terms of typology of politicians’ behaviors, but also from […]
Continue ReadingThe legacy of the illegal war on Iraq and the burden of befriending the Wahhabi rulers
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Continue ReadingSyria’s protest movement that gave birth to a World War
by Ahmed E. Souaiaia* The peaceful protest movement that started in Syria in 2011 was transformed by foreign governments’ involvement into a civil war fueled by sectarian and ethnic dreams. Now, we can see that Syria is no longer ground for a civil or proxy war, it is scene of a world war. There are […]
Continue ReadingProposition for ending the crisis in Syria: concurrent devolution of power regionally and military action against genocidal fighters nationally
by Ahmed E. Souaiaia* Syrians as refugees because of this level of destruction of their cities Politics is the art of compromise. Successful politicians rarely give ultimatums because doing so would limit their ability to navigate complex issues. In 2012, President Obama underestimated the complexity of the crisis in Syria. He drew a “red […]
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