Westerners tend to believe that the debate in the Arabic-speaking universe is sort of like debate in the West… Continue reading
What is most notable about Russian Middle East policy is that it tends to side with the extremist forces… Continue reading
There is a strong case that can be made for doing nothing about the Syrian civil war, but a stronger case can be made for doing something… Continue reading
Ten months after the Syrian people launched an uprising against its ruler, Bashar Assad has recovered the bulk of his army’s support and his grip on most parts of the country… Continue reading
Despite what is now the longest-running revolution in Middle Eastern history, the Syrian regime will probably be in power on December 31, 2012… Continue reading
New tension is brewing between Turkey and Cyprus after Cyprus’ and Israel’s enormous gas finds in the Eastern Mediterranean… Continue reading
US, Russian French and British air and naval forces streamed to the Syrian and Iranian coasts over the weekend… Continue reading
Moscow is deeply involved in helping Iran repel the next and most critical stage of the cyber war… Continue reading
Wherever one looks, Turkey’s “zero problems with neighbors” policy is fading… Continue reading
The armies of Syria’s seven neighbors were already scrambling into position on standby on its borders for acts of… Continue reading
Turkish government representatives insist that they want to develop good ties in all directions… Continue reading
On Monday Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that a possible Israeli military strike against Iran… Continue reading
As for Syria, it is inadmissible to boycott proposals on a national dialogue, stir up confrontation and provoke violence… Continue reading
The “step-by-step” program for the resumption of nuclear talks between Iran and the West… Continue reading
The memory of centuries of foreign manipulation and interference is a constant factor in the foreign and domestic policy of modern Iran… Continue reading
Foreign and defense policies did not figure prominently in the recent general election in Turkey… Continue reading
The three Russian nuclear scientists who planned, designed, built and put into operation Iran’s first nuclear reactor at Bushehr this year… Continue reading
Russia is opposed to any UN Security Council resolution on Syria,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich told journalists… Continue reading
The incoming head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) assures the U.S. that he agrees with the U.S. on… Continue reading
Moscow’s decision to “suspend” its compliance with the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty since… Continue reading
There’s nothing like having to explain a complex subject to people to improve one’s own understanding of the issues… Continue reading
The nuclear disaster in Japan has further complicated the complex energy relationship between Turkey and Russia… Continue reading
As Russian, Israeli and Saudi leaders discussed the ramifications of the Arab uprising in Moscow and… Continue reading
If the Obama Administration would listen more to Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates it might salvage its foreign policy… Continue reading
A potential “environmental disaster” was kept secret by the US last year when a large consignment of highly enriched uranium in Libya came close to cracking open… Continue reading
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