When will the Yemeni war end?
Many have been asking, either for good reasons or due to ill intentions, when the war in Yemen will end, particularly ever since the...
Why the U.S. may still have to go to war against Iran
Effective enforcement of the Iranian nuclear deal remains a conundrum. Enshrined in the agreement is "snapback" - the restoration of international economic sanctions against...
Why war crimes charges now extend to the destruction of ancient monuments
For the first time, the International Criminal Court in The Hague has opened war crimes proceedings against an Islamist militant accused of leading in...
Republican candidates field a resistance movement against change
Look at the slogans Republican presidential candidates are running on: "Make America great again" (Donald Trump); "Believe again" (Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal); "Reigniting the...
U.S. economy slows sharply as oil and gas slump deepens
The U.S. economy eked out anaemic growth in the final three months of 2015, and the struggling performance of the oil and gas sector...
Negligent Western diplomacy encourages Putin to expand and prosper
Donald Trump rose to power upon promises of abandoning foreign entanglements and putting “America First.” One state in particular is aggressively capitalizing on introverted...
Why a state of emergency is needed in Lebanon
The long-expected explosion has happened. On Monday night, riots broke out in the northern city of Tripoli — one of Lebanon’s most neglected areas and home...
What 100,000 U.S. boots on the ground get you in Syria
Speaking in Turkey after the terrible Paris murders of last Friday, President Barack Obama recently opposed any fundamental change in U.S. strategy towards Syria...
Why now is the time for a new Middle East alliance
The COVID-19 pandemic has not changed many of the geopolitical challenges for the US in the Middle East. Iran will continue to export its...
Hezbollah and Hariri’s resignation, time for confrontation
Around a year later, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri made the normal and expected decision of leaving Hezbollah’s secret government.
Hariri formed his government in...
