More: Syria
As the weight of the US in the Middle East decreases, problems in the Middle East are being solved
2023 is likely to be the year of normalization in the history of the Middle East (West Asia), Turkish ‘Cumhuriyet’ writes.
The effect of the...
Free will trumps determinism in Gulf politics
China’s mediation to normalise Saudi-Iranian diplomatic ties has been widely welcomed internationally, especially in the West Asian region. A clutch of unhappy states that...
There is optimism that Syria stands to gain out of Saudi-Iranian rapprochement
The circumstances surrounding the flare-up in Syria between the US occupation forces and pro-Iranian militia groups remain murky. President Biden claims that the US...
This Distant Damascus
For the last 12 years, the war in Syria has been raging on. March 15, 2011 is considered to be the starting date of...
Arab plan for Syria puts US and Europe in a bind
A push by Arab allies of the United States to bring Syria in from the cold highlights the limits of a Chinese-mediated rapprochement between...
China’s Saudi Iranian mediation spotlights flawed regional security policies
A Chinese-mediated Saudi-Iranian reconciliation potentially casts a spotlight on fundamentally flawed security policies of regional powers, including not only the kingdom and Iran but...
The forgotten
In the past decade, Syrian people have suffered the unparalleled hardships of brutal civil war and mass displacement. Earlier this month, they were struck...
Bargaining Items
Ankara is paying great attention to the security problems germinating in the southern borders of Turkey. This issue has become especially important for Turkey,...
A Tragedy for an Historic City
With over 46,000 dead, the Turkey-Syrian earthquake is the worst in living memory for the two countries. Unfortunately, it struck early in the morning...
The Old Earth and Earthquakes in 2023: Accounting the Damage
Gaiya’s hypothesis points to the earth as a living. The elements that support human life on earth, starting with the lithosphere and ending with...