Middle East & Africa
US Boils the Syrian Cauldron: A Dangerous Move
The US, UK and France launched strikes against targets at three sites in Syria in the early hours of 14 April 2018. All forms...
U.S.-led airstrikes on Syria and its consequences
Authors: Zhou Dong-chen & Wang Li
On April 14, 2018, the United States and its allies—Britain and France—launched precision strikes on Syria which is one...
Turning Qatar into an Island: Saudi cuts off its nose to spite its face
There’s a cutting-off-the-nose-to-spite-the face aspect to a Saudi plan to turn Qatar into an island by digging a 60-kilometre ocean channel through the two...
The Third Face of Power: Manipulation
Manipulation. It is the subtle and insidious use of power by rulers over the governed and, in effect, is a form of ideological mind...
Election observation from the perspective of national security
The Islamic revolution of Iran from the beginning of its days, with the aspirations of independence and dignity, the defense of the oppressed and...
The Rebellion in Iran: A Comprehensive Assessment
In late December 2017 and in January 2018, massive protests erupted throughout the Islamic Republic of Iran. The largest countrywide uprising since 2009 started...
Catholic Church under attack in the DRC
In a country increasingly wracked by armed conflict, nothing is sacred anymore. The kidnapping of a Catholic priest in the Democratic Republic of Congo,...
The Old-Fashioned Lie of Chemical Weapons Attacks
Once a liar is always a liar, the old saying goes. The American lies and allegations about chemical weapons attacks during the Syrian conflict...
38 Years After Saddam’s Heinous Execution of the Phenomenal Philosopher Ayatollah Al-Sadr and his Sister
This week marks the 38th anniversary on Saddam's execution of Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir AL Sadr and his sister Sayedah Amina Al-Sadr , on 9...
The Macbeth Of Turkey
The ruler during Turkey’s rise to (and probable fall from) power—Erdogan—reminds me of two stories: the real-life King Saul and William Shakespeare’s fictitious character...