Posted on Wed, April 4, 2012 at 20:02 pm CEST
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The Syrian Uprising: Turkish-Syrian Relations Go Downhill

As Syria sinks deeper and deeper into the throes of civil war, the decade-long honeymoon between Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party and Bashar al-Assad’s regime has all but ended… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Neo-Ottomanism • Politics • Security and Defense • Syria • Syrian Revolution • Turkey 
Posted on Mon, August 1, 2011 at 12:36 pm CEST
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Subsidy policy reform as seen by an Iranian citizen: housewife’s letter to Ahmadinejad

This week the conservative daily Khorasan published a letter sent by an Iranian housewife to President Ahmadinejad… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran 
Posted on Sun, July 31, 2011 at 14:10 pm CEST
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Iranian press voices criticism of Turkey over its stance towards Syrian regime

Iranian media have recently taken a critical stance on the change in Turkey’s policy towards Syria… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Syrian Revolution • Turkey 
Posted on Sun, July 31, 2011 at 00:04 am CEST
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Getting Serious in Syria

Every day there are massive demonstrations, shootings, and defections of soldiers in Syria… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Syria • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Thu, July 7, 2011 at 21:59 pm CEST
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Why Is the U.S. in Libya? Good Question

Listening to President Barack Obama talk about the administration’s Libya policy is a strange experience… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Libya War • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, July 6, 2011 at 20:48 pm CEST
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Syria: The Obama Administration’s Favorite Murderous Dictatorship

The Syrian regime has been killing and repressing its people every day for many weeks now… Continue reading

Topics: Syria • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, May 24, 2011 at 13:34 pm CEST
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Netanyahu’s AIPAC Policy Conference Speech, May 23, 2011

Read Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks at the AIPAC Policy Conference 2011 here… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Mon, April 25, 2011 at 19:44 pm CEST
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Warning: Middle East Analysis Gone Wild…ly Inaccurate

OK. I admit it. It’s hopeless. When prestigious newspapers can’t get the most basic points about the Middle East correct… Continue reading

Topics: Syria • Syrian Revolution • The Middle East • Turkey 
Posted on Mon, April 11, 2011 at 19:26 pm CEST
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Riots in Syria as Product of Western Plot: Iranian Media on Syria Developments

This past week, most of Iran’s conservative media have continued to provide highly limited coverage of the riots in… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Anti-Israelism • Arab Spring • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Wed, March 30, 2011 at 00:20 am CEST
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The Anti-Israel “Global BDS Day of Action”

BDS, an umbrella network striving to boycott Israel, is holding a global “Day of Action” in solidarity with the Palestinian… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Anti-Zionism • Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Pro-Palestinianism 
Posted on Tue, March 22, 2011 at 17:01 pm CET
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Building the New Mid-East

Today’s cartoon is from twenty years ago this month! Back then the media and all the pundits explained that as soon as the dust of war… Continue reading

Topics: Islamic Countries • Satire • The Middle East 
Posted on Fri, March 18, 2011 at 23:58 pm CET
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No Wonder Hillary Resigned! Mr. Burns Explains U.S. Middle East Policy

For a comprehensive statement of current U.S. Middle East policy you can’t do better than the testimony of Undersecretary of State for… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Egypt • Hamas • Hezbollah • Iran • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Religious Terrorism • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Fri, March 18, 2011 at 20:24 pm CET
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Bahrain Demolishes Statue at Pearl Roundabout, Site of Anti-Government Protest

Security forces in Bahrain on Friday demolished the Pearl Monument, a landmark that had been the site of massive recent anti-government protests… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Bahrain • Democracy 
Posted on Fri, March 18, 2011 at 18:24 pm CET
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Yemen Declares ‘State of Emergency’ after Protest Massacre

President Saleh announces state of emergency after dozens are killed in a crackdown on anti-government protests. Witnesses… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Yemen 
Posted on Thu, March 17, 2011 at 20:29 pm CET
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U.S. Sec State Hillary Clinton Says Leaving Post At End of 2012

In a CNN interview, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she will not serve in a second- term administration of President Barack Obama… Continue reading

Topics: The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America