Posted on Thu, December 1, 2011 at 01:13 am CET
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Turkey and Syria: from Friendship to War?

The inability of the Baath regime in Damascus to bring the situation in the country under control has compelled Turkey to… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Diplomacy • Economy • Kurdish People • Politics • Security and Defense • Syria • Turkey 
Posted on Mon, November 28, 2011 at 00:55 am CET
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Countdown to Conflict: Military Build-Up around Syria

The armies of Syria’s seven neighbors were already scrambling into position on standby on its borders for acts of… Continue reading

Topics: Hezbollah • Israel Defense Forces • Jordan • Russian Federation • Security and Defense • Syria • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, November 22, 2011 at 01:10 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Syria Wanted to Buy UAV Components from German Firm

Clinton requested the US embassy in Berlin to inform the government of Germany about… Continue reading

Topics: Germany • Security and Defense • Syria 
Posted on Wed, November 16, 2011 at 16:52 pm CET
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Syrian army deserters hit intel facility near Damascus

The Assad regime suffered a major shock when self-styled “Free Syrian Army” deserters firing shoulder-borne rockets and… Continue reading

Topics: Arab League • Arab Spring • GCC • Iran • Jordan • Syrian Revolution • Turkey 
Posted on Thu, October 27, 2011 at 00:01 am CEST
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Qatar’s Sunni Side

How could Qatar’s foreign policy best be defined during the Arab Spring… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Bahrain • Libya War • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Sunni Islam • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, October 18, 2011 at 17:47 pm CEST
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Syria: Minority Regions Braced for Civil War

Two of Syria’s most important minorities, the Alawites and the Druzes, fear that… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Economy • Security and Defense • Syria • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Wed, October 5, 2011 at 18:35 pm CEST
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Erdogan’s North African Tour: Turkey’s Regional Aspirations and Western Interests

The September 12-16 tour of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Egypt, Tunisia and Libya has occasioned the question what role… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Jasmine Revolution • Libya • Libya War • Tunisia • Turkey 
Posted on Tue, October 4, 2011 at 21:01 pm CEST
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Assad threatens to destroy Tel Aviv if attacked by Turkey or NATO

War tensions between Turkey, NATO and Syria shot up again with the announcement from Ankara that… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • NATO • Security and Defense • Syria • Syrian Revolution • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, October 4, 2011 at 00:21 am CEST
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FM John Baird Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

We will not go along with the unilateral actions of the Palestinian Authority. We uphold Israel’s right to exist. The Jewish state is on the front line of our struggle and its people the victims of terror. Canada will not accept or stay silent while the Jewish state is attacked for defending its territory and its citizens… Continue reading

Topics: Canada • United Nations 
Posted on Mon, September 12, 2011 at 22:51 pm CEST
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A Sectarian Issue

As Gaddafi’s regime crumbles, speculation has started to arise over whether the Syrian opposition will now be emboldened in their struggle against Assad… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Iraq • Lebanon • Syrian Revolution • Turkey 
Posted on Thu, August 25, 2011 at 23:46 pm CEST
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Egyptians in Terror Attack? Warning from Egypt to Israel? Where is U.S. Leadership? Playing Golf

To begin with, President Obama’s supporters are praising him for having overthrown Libyan dictator Muammar al-Qadhafi… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Libya War • Palestinian Terrorism • Syrian Kurdistan • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, August 19, 2011 at 23:57 pm CEST
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Obama Administration Calls for End to Syrian Dictatorship But Reveals Its Own Worldview

After months of rebellion in Syria and heavy repression there, the Obama Administration has finally called for the downfall of… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Syria • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, August 17, 2011 at 21:59 pm CEST
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How Obama Administration’s Ideological Obsessions Trash U.S. Interests

I ask you to explore with me how the downfall of a great power is encapsulated in this passage… Continue reading

Topics: Syrian Revolution • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Mon, August 15, 2011 at 23:33 pm CEST
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Syria’s Revolution: A Bloodbath the West Cannot Ignore

There’s a real war going on with real massive human rights’ violations, real massacres, and real alternatives at stake… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Human Rights • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Fri, August 5, 2011 at 00:30 am CEST
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Syria: The Orontes River runs red

Horrifying images of bodies and limbs floating in the Orontes River in Hama were aired by Syrian state television early Thursday… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Human Rights • Syria • Syrian Revolution • Turkey 
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 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 Wed, June 29, 2011 at 23:44 pm CEST
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Israel’s Strategic Standpoint: Mid-2011 and Mid-“Arab Spring”

There are two types of strategic perspectives in Israel today. They aren’t contradictory but they have different priorities… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Hamas • Hezbollah • Iran • Israel • Jordan • Lebanon • Saudi Arabia • Syria • Turkey 
Posted on Wed, June 22, 2011 at 23:37 pm CEST
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Look Who Wants to lead the Middle East!

In the absence of U.S. leadership, others want to direct the Middle East… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • GCC • Iran • Islamism • Israel • Jordan • Neo-Ottomanism • Saudi Arabia • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • Syria • The Middle East • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, June 19, 2011 at 11:05 am CEST
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Syria: Dissidents Unite to Oust Assad

Twenty years ago, I was a school kid chanting with my peers, “Our leader forever, the father, Hafez Assad!” Back then, I could not have imagined… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Fri, June 17, 2011 at 20:37 pm CEST
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Western Failure to Support the Real Freedom Fighters in the Middle East Is A Disgrace

Anthony Shadid, the New York Times’ pro-Islamist correspondent, writes an article on the… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Europe • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, June 2, 2011 at 00:29 am CEST
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Syria: Are all dictators created equal?

The sharp dichotomy in America’s approach to bad guys is not merely intellectually inconsistent, it is muddled thinking… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Human Rights • International Law • Libya War • Syria • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, May 29, 2011 at 01:44 am CEST
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Syria Murders Hundreds; “Pro-‘Arab Spring'” West Yawns or Supports Syrian Regime

The situation in Syria is terrible. Hundreds of people have been shot; others arrested and tortured… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Human Rights • Syria • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, May 26, 2011 at 02:57 am CEST
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Turkey ditches Assad, calls off participation in Gaza flotilla

Syrian President Bashar Assad’s Arab and Muslimsupport is melting fast. Debkafile’s intelligence sources report that his second most… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza Flotillas and Convoys • Syria • Syrian Revolution • Turkey