Middle East & Africa
Palestinian Myths: Building a National History (B)
Let us elaborate this by relating to misconceptions in Western public opinion concerning the issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The first...
The Libyan Failure: Obama and Clinton’s Forgotten War
On February 17th, 2011 the Arab Spring swept Libya. Within a couple of weeks, Tripoli had fallen and the National Transitional Council was established...
Africa’s Growth Story Is Only Beginning
Falls in economic growth rates do not spell the end of the “Africa Rising” story, but rather provide an opportunity for countries on the...
Palestinian Myths: Building a National History (A)
The Palestinians demand the entire territory of Palestine, "from the Sea to the River." They have never abandoned their claim, and they are not...
The second Iranian elections
After the elections held on February 26, 2015 - the thirty-fifth after the Khomeinist Revolution - with a view to determining the winners of...
Lessons from the Precipice: North Korea and Indonesia as ‘Mentors’ for Iran
Since the revolution, Iranian politics have progressed through a number of phases, becoming progressively more splintered as time passes, where the question of which...
SPYMKR-PCEMKR: The Possible Future of American-Iranian-Saudi Triangulation
Dear Iran, Forgive the presumptuousness of thinking a mere American Intelligence Studies professor is able to give a few lessons about innovative geostrategy to...
Belgium: Marking Syria’s 70 years of Independence
Marking the 70th anniversary of the Syrian Independence Day from the French colonial power, nonprofit organization SOLIDALE, also named SOL.ID, organized a “Stand by...
Turkey’s current wishes
As early as January 11, 2016, even though we came to know it only in March, King Abdullah of Jordan stated in Washington that...
Saudi – Iranian future: 3 games – 3 scenarios
There is no need to argue on Saudi Arabia and Iran as the two biggest regional powers in the Gulf, the rising tension between...