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Saudi, Iranian motives in Mosul
The Iraqi forces reached the eastern bank of the Tigris River on January 8, 2016 as the Mosul offensive entered in the second phase...
The truce in Syria and the plans to cease hostilities
The insurgency against Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite regime began on March 15, 2015 in the framework of the Arab Springs - in that case designed...
Iran’s growing influence provoking Saudi Arabia’s response
While the post-sanction era for Iran seems prosperous, it's a cause of concern for Iran’s major foe, Saudi Arabia. Iran’s rising influence in the...
Geopolitics of Technology and the Hydrocarbon Status Quo
The unrest in the Arab world, which has continued for over a year now, implies one important conclusion beyond any ongoing regional struggle for...
Israel and the war in Syria
There is fundamental point which needs to be studied carefully: the war in Syria - after the entry of the Russian Federation into the...
The “ceasefire” in Syria
The previous two Syrian "ceasefires" of February and September last were substantial failures. Mediated by too diverging interests, they were bogged down in a...
Aleppo:A Global Village of Idiots
"Aleppo” as a term has become something of a buzz word in the West that is still full of ignorance: while many have heard...
The logic and strategy of Trump’s Presidency
W hich are the psycho-political mechanisms and the actual policies that have led Donald Trump to power? It is not something simple...
Trump, change and the new level of militarization in the South Caucasus
A fter Donald J. Trump has become a president-elect of the United States of America there has been an ongoing debate about...
Trump’s election and its impact on Europe
Authors: Daniele Scalea, Alessandro Cipri (*) I t is particularly difficult to foretell what the foreign policy of a US president-elect will...