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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...
Refugee Crisis Raises Humanitarian and Security Concerns
Europe has experienced an increasing influx of people since 2014, most of them migrants and refugees from conflict-affected areas like Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and...
Vatican, Moscow & China: A New Global Religious and Spiritual Hegemony
The record is substantially positive. This is how Cardinal Parolin has summarized the results of his recent visit to the Russian Federation.Firstly, there is...
Playing both sides against the middle: Saudi engages with Iraqi Shiites
Saudi Arabia, with the Islamic State on the ropes in Iraq, is forging ties to Iraqi Shiite leaders and offering to help fund reconstruction...
How to interpret the crisis between Qatar and Saudi Arabia’s allies
The crisis between Qatar and much of the new "Sunni" NATO - as some US media already call it today - consists in a...