Posted on Mon, January 9, 2017 at 11:26 am CET
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Iranian Concerns Grow Over Russia’s Syrian Policies

Iranian criticism of Russia is not new… Read more

Topics: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Politics • Russia's Middle East Policy • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Sun, September 18, 2016 at 14:29 pm CEST
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Russian Base in Iran – A Strategic Asset for Moscow

Russia continuously expanding into the Middle East…. Read more

Topics: Iran • Russia's Middle East Policy • Security and Defense • SouthWest Asia • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, March 31, 2016 at 15:36 pm CEST
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Why Putin Wants Syria

The link between Russia’s strategic interests in Syria and Ukraine… Read more

Topics: Diplomacy • Georgia • Russia's Middle East Policy • Russian Federation • Security and Defense • Syria • Ukraine 
Posted on Sun, October 4, 2015 at 12:35 pm CEST
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Vladimir Putin Addresses General Assembly’s Seventieth Session

Vladimir Putin’s speech to the UN general assembly… Read more

Topics: Diplomacy • Russia's Middle East Policy • United Nations 
Posted on Fri, September 18, 2015 at 13:15 pm CEST
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Why Western Nations Should Only Accept Christian Refugees

The progressive mindset — which dominates Western governments, media, and academia — taking in refugees has little to do with altruism and everything to do egoism: It matters little who is really being persecuted… Read more

Topics: Arab World • Christianity • Europe • Global Islam • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Religion • Russia's Middle East Policy • Western Culture 
Posted on Sun, November 30, 2014 at 14:49 pm CET
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Israel’s Challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean

Stability in the East Mediterranean can not be taken for granted… Read more

Topics: Cyprus • Diplomacy • Energy • Greece • Israel • Russia's Middle East Policy • Security and Defense • Turkey 
Posted on Thu, May 1, 2014 at 23:28 pm CEST
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RTE: On the Origins of Ukrainian-Crisis Propaganda, is the Western World Anti-Russian?

Who wins the Ukrainian propaganda war… Continue reading

Topics: Media Bias • Rob Harris • Russian Federation • Ukraine • United States of America 
Posted on Tue, March 11, 2014 at 19:39 pm CET
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More sitcom than CENTCOM

How does one define rationality in global politics… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Iran • Obamaism • Politics • Russian Federation • Ukraine • United States of America 
Posted on Sat, November 9, 2013 at 17:10 pm CET
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Israel’s Declining Security?

How secure are Israel’s borders?… Continue reading

Topics: Crethi Plethi • Iran • Israel • Obamaism • Russia's Middle East Policy • Security and Defense 
Posted on Thu, October 31, 2013 at 21:12 pm CET
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Obama vs. Putin – is the Cold War About to Return to the Middle East?

The upcoming Pax Russiana in the Middle East… Continue reading

Topics: Politics • Russia's Middle East Policy • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, September 27, 2013 at 22:26 pm CEST
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Sergey V. Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Addresses General Assembly, 68th session, 2013

Sergey V. Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, addresses the general debate of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Russia's Middle East Policy • United Nations 
Posted on Fri, September 20, 2013 at 01:11 am CEST
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US Plays Monopoly, Russia Plays Chess

Whatever Putin thinks, he will keep to himself… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Energy • Politics • Russia's Middle East Policy • Syria • Syrian Revolution • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, September 12, 2013 at 16:42 pm CEST
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Russia-Iran Axis Gets Access

Has Obama’s Syria policy backfired?… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Politics • Russian Federation • Security and Defense • Syria • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, September 12, 2013 at 11:32 am CEST
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Syrian Diplomacy?

Since an attack is unlikely, what difference does that make?… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Iran • Russian Federation • Syria • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, September 5, 2013 at 22:48 pm CEST
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Why a U.S.-Led Intervention in Syria Will Make Things Worse

Why is it a bad idea to strike Syria?… Continue reading

Topics: Crethi Plethi • Russian Federation • Security and Defense • Syria • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, August 28, 2013 at 10:06 am CEST
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America’s Impending Defeat in Syria

Is America going to fight a full-scale war in Syria… Continue reading

Topics: Russian Federation • Security and Defense • Syria • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, February 4, 2013 at 02:40 am CET
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How Serious is Erdogan about Joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Instead of the EU?

Erdoğan is not going to initiate a divorce from the EU, but he may very well hope that the Europeans will “relieve” Turkey… Continue reading

Topics: China • Economy • Europe • Kazakhstan • Kyrgyzstan • Russian Federation • Turkey 
Posted on Mon, January 7, 2013 at 21:14 pm CET
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After the Fall: What Do You Do When You Conclude America is (Temporarily or Permanently) Kaput?

The United States has taken a political turn which at least for the next four years will guarantee that it does not play the role of a great power… Continue reading

Topics: China • Diplomacy • Europe • Obamaism • Russian Federation • The Middle East • United States of America 
Posted on Sat, December 15, 2012 at 15:11 pm CET
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Turkey to Deploy Patriot Missiles

Turkey’s membership in NATO has many unique dimensions, including in the number of missile-related crises the country has experienced… Continue reading

Topics: NATO • Russian Federation • Security and Defense • Syrian Revolution • Turkey 
Posted on Sun, November 4, 2012 at 16:11 pm CET
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Russia-Turkey Strains Deepen over Syria

The Syrian crisis is a good test of the strength of the Russia-Turkish detente… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Economy • Energy • International Law • Politics • Russian Federation • Security and Defense • Syrian Revolution • Turkey 
Posted on Fri, July 20, 2012 at 21:56 pm CEST
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Turkey Raises Central Asian Profil through SCO Link

The decision of the heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Beijing to designate Turkey a formal dialogue partner of the organization is yet another sign of recognition of Turkey’s growing influence in Central and South Asia… Continue reading

Topics: China • Diplomacy • Economy • NATO • Politics • Russian Federation • Turkey 
Posted on Tue, July 17, 2012 at 17:40 pm CEST
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Trans-Anatolian Pipeline: A Geopolitical Achievement, but no Panacea for Turkey’s Energy Independence

The realization of the Trans-Anatolian Project by 2018 will strengthen Azerbaijan in strategic terms, offering it a route to the world markets that bypasses Russia… Continue reading

Topics: Azerbaijan • Economy • Energy • Politics • Russian Federation • Turkey 
Posted on Fri, June 8, 2012 at 18:33 pm CEST
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Syria is the Spanish Civil War of our Time

Spain 1936. An army revolt against the democratically elected government sets off a civil war. Syria 2012. The people revolt against the dictatorship setting off a civil war… Continue reading

Topics: History • Iran • Politics • Russian Federation • Spain • Syria • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, May 31, 2012 at 19:26 pm CEST
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How Can Obama’s Middle East Policy Possibly Get Worse? Answer: Look at Syria

Some of my readers are unhappy that I keep criticizing President Barack Obama and his government. The problem is that this administration keeps doing terrible things in the Middle East… Continue reading

Topics: Politics • Russian Federation • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, April 7, 2012 at 11:39 am CEST
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Iran Nuclear Talks: What were the six points Obama sent Khamenei through Erdogan?

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan visited Tehran and personally handed Obama’s six-point message to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei… Continue reading

Topics: China • Diplomacy • Iran • Politics • Russian Federation • Security and Defense • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy