More: Syria
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...
The strategic significance of the Syrian conflict
Considering the quantity and virulence of the groups taking part in the Syrian war, which has been going on uninterruptedly for six years, in...
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...
Foreign States Interventions in Syrian Conflict
Foreign interventions in Syria started in March 2011 after the furious people of Dara predominantly Sunni Muslims city in Syria cited as (cradle of...
The significance of Iran’s presence in Syria
At least since 2014 the presence of Iranian forces in the Syrian war has certainly ensured both political stability and military success on the...
Great Central Asia, America’s counter measure to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
China’s ambitious global geo-political objective has raised concern among American strategists, which China attempts to Isolate America at the global level. The claim has...
The Islamic State’s Foreign Policy
The ideology of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) that conquered substantial parts of Syria and Iraq has been described...
Iranian-Syrian World Cup qualifier ripples far beyond the pitch
A nail-biting Iranian-Syrian World Cup qualifier has sent political ripples far beyond the Azadi Stadium’s soccer pitch in Tehran. In a boost for the...
Kurdish Referendum: More Military Threats to Independent Kurdistan
Despite the opposition of the central government in Baghdad, Kurdish political parties agreed to hold a referendum in the region on September 25th, 2017....
Making a Monster: She Doesn’t Regret Torturing Women for ISIS
Authors: Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. & Ahmet S. Yayla, Ph.D. A teenage girl from rural Syria dreamed of becoming a doctor, but the war and...