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A Distressed U.S. and it’s Consequences
A uniquely wayward president, Donald Trump, has managed to isolate the United States equally uniquely, and contrary to the stated position of his Secretaries...
Decertifying Iran Nuclear Deal Would Ultimately Be Bad for Both USA and Israel
While President Donald Trump is very fond of proclaiming that the Iran Nuclear Deal was an “embarrassment” and a “horrible deal” he neglects to...
The agreement between Saudi Arabia and the Russian Federation
In early October, King Salman of Saudi Arabia - with 1,500 members of his private entourage and 459 tons of luggage - landed at...
Playing with Fire: Israel and its problematic friends solidify ties
Remarks at United Hebrew Congregation, Singapore, 3 October 2017 There are no nice guys in the Middle East, a region that is in the...
Syrian Statelets and Intelligence Games: Al-Sham’s New Mukhabarat
A novel Alawite-Shi’a security network may be developing in the Assad statelet now defining western Syria. It consists of an archipelago layered with remnants...
Why should the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) not be reneged?
For the past few months, the future prospects of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (also known as Iran Nuclear deal) have sparked the...
Independent Kurdistan: The Wretched and the Damned
On September 25, 2017, the semiautonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq held an independence referendum to determine the future of its quest...
Trump at the UN: Bellicosity and its Costs
To say Donald Trump's UN speech last week was an embarrassment for his country is to understate the case; to say it made the...
President Trump’s UN Speech: Where Idealism Meets Pragmatism
Last week saw the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly where world leaders descended upon New York to give their customary speeches, condemn...
Shaping Eurasia’s future: Unintended consequences of abrogating Iran’s nuclear deal
US President Donald J. Trump’s targeting of a two-year-old agreement curtailing Iran’s ability to produce nuclear weapons could not only spark a nuclear arms...