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 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 25, 2014 at 21:03 pm CET
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The End of the ‘Wrong Side of History’

Being on the wrong side of Obama is a not particularly uncomfortable or worrying place to be… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • U.S. Middle East Policy 
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 Sun, October 20, 2013 at 20:47 pm CEST
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Islamist or Nationalist: Who is Egypt’s Mysterious New Pharaoh?

Who is General Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi?… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • History • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Mon, September 30, 2013 at 19:30 pm CEST
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Walid Al-Moualem, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Syrian Arab Republic, Addresses General Assembly, 68th session, 2013

Walid Al-Moualem, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Syrian Arab Republic, addresses the general debate of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Syria • United Nations 
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 Tue, September 24, 2013 at 21:38 pm CEST
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Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, Addresses General Assembly, 68th session, 2013

Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, addresses the general debate of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • U.S. Middle East Policy • United Nations • United States of America 
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 Tue, July 2, 2013 at 23:07 pm CEST
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Kerry Shuttles as the Middle East Burns

Chaos in Middle East grows as the U.S. focuses on Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Obamaism • Peace Process • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, June 21, 2013 at 17:03 pm CEST
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New Moderates! Syrian Rebels, Iranian President, and the Taliban!

To get a picture of current U.S. Middle East policy just imagine a “Cold War” in which the United States would side with the Communists… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Security and Defense • Syrian Revolution • Taliban • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, February 10, 2013 at 16:55 pm CET
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Learning the Wrong Lessons from Ike

The real lessons of 1956… Continue reading

Topics: Arab World • Britain • Diplomacy • Egypt • France • History • Iraq • Israel • Obamaism • Saudi Arabia • U.S. Middle East Policy • US-Israel Relations 
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 Tue, January 29, 2013 at 20:42 pm CET
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U.S. Intelligence Writes Turkey’s Future

U.S. intelligence community ponders the impact of Turkey’s growing significance in global affairs… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Economy • NATO • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
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