More: Syria
Fayez al-Sarraj’s attempt to take hold of NOC
O n March 24 last, al-Sarraj dissolved his Petroleum Ministry and formally acquired direct control over the National Oil Company (NOC), namely the...
Hezbollah and the war in Syria
T he war in Syria against Assad’s Alawites and his post-Baathist State began with the people’s uprising of March-April 2011. Mass demonstrations in...
All breaking beds of our most favoured aggressor
2 017 will be a challenging year for Saudi Arabia, who is losing its leadership in the Middle East and faces looming economic...
Israel and Saudi Arabia
I n Syria, on February 24 last, Iraq carried out its first bombing against Isis in the region of Abu Kemal, but the...
Turkey’s Crippled Counterterrorist Capacity: How Domestic Purges Represent an International Threat to Europe’s Security
T urkey has been suffering from terrorism for a long time, losing over 40,000 people in the last 40 years. When the Syrian...
Bosnian precariat, militaristic world images and media cynicism
F ascism is in full sweep around us. Writing about the ruins that left behind it, is the task of our time. Maybe...
The Bully Brothers: Why the World should be Happy about a Fake Cold War
As America slowly immolates under the creeping self-implosion of a chaotic and possibly incompetent new presidential administration, it is time to take a step...
Decriminalize Victims, please
T he 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees is a key document that defines the term ‘refugee’, outlines rights for refugees,...
Turkey and Russia Find Common Ground While War in Syria Keeps Raging
T he Syrian civil war has been raging for close to six years, fueled by a tangled web of alliances, the regional ambitions...
The travel ban – how the Trump critics are doing their Math – 2+2 = 22?
L et’s start from the most recent happening. Bill O’Reilly interviews Trump for Fox news. He asks him ‘Do you respect Putin’? Trump...