President Obama’s Shift on Syria and Western Strategy
A limited military move will allow the Syrian regime to maneuver, yet will provide fresh impetus to the rebel forces.
The Kurdish Awakening in Syria: Could It Lead to Regional War?
A “Greater Kurdistan” is no longer a remote possibility.
Iran Responds to Europe’s Blacklisting of Hizbullah
The EU’s blacklisting of Hizbullah’s military wing ignores the fact that Hizbullah is a unitary, hierarchical organization.
The European Union – Hypocrisy, Hostility and Blatant Prejudice
The unprecedented and hostile EU fixation with Israel and its settlements is based on deliberately misleading and flawed legal and political assumptions.
International Nongovernmental Organizations: “Global Conscience” or Powerful Political Actors?
Experts point to the possibility that some INGOs are being widely exploited by terrorist networks as easy points of infiltration into the civic space.
Egypt after Morsi: The Defeat of Political Islam?
The Muslim Brotherhood’s 80-year dream to take over Egypt ended in a fiasco, barely one year after one of their own was democratically elected to the office of President of Egypt.
Strategic Shifts in the Middle East
The Iranian nuclear industry was designed to produce hundreds of nuclear bombs mounted on long-range missiles.
Rowhani’s and Jalili’s Election Propaganda
With a few days remaining before the June 14 presidential elections in Iran, the most fraught, sensitive issue in the campaign concerns Iran’s foreign policy – its relations with the West in general and the nuclear talks in particular.
Manipulating International Law as Part of Anti-Israeli “Lawfare”
Israel’s detractors manipulate international law to invent rules that are applied only to Israel and not to other states.
The Al-Dura Affair and Its Implications for Morality and Ethics in France
The report of Israel’s governmental inquiry committee on the al-Dura affair should be taught in journalism schools throughout the world.
Conflict Resolution through Cultural Diplomacy in the Middle East
Peace cannot emanate only from documents signed by leaders alone, but from mutual good faith and credibility among the peoples for whom the agreements are signed.
Is Egypt Heading toward a Military Regime?
An increasing number of Egyptians are calling on the army to return to the political scene to replace President Morsi.
Iran Fears Growing Israel-Azerbaijan Cooperation
Tehran increasingly fears that Azerbaijan is turning into a base for a military attack on its nuclear facilities.
Successes and Failures of the BDS Campaign
In spite of its constant use of belligerent, violent, and deceitful tactics, the “Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions” (BDS) movement against Israel has very little to show in the way of success.
Iran’s Plans to Take Over Syria
Iran sees the civil war in Syria as a war of survival against a radical Sunni uprising that views Iran and the Shiites as infidels to be annihilated.
