More: Terrorism
Not Just About Assad: Explaining the Russian-Iranian Axis in Syria
Russia and Iran – both members of the Caspian Five – believe they have acted as a main force for stability in the Caspian...
Ending the vicious cycle in Syria’s ongoing catastrophe
Conflict in Syria is now in its fifth year and has become the world’s largest humanitarian crisis after the Second World War. ...
Putin: Cleaning Up an American Mess
The recent appearance of Russian President Vladimir Putin before the UN was a command performance for any Western analyst who wants a deeper and...
The DAESH Civil Governance Blackhole: Iraq, Iran, Quds, and Kurds
The push to take back Ramadi has recently highlighted a litany of convoluted policy and societal sectarian concerns that have created pathways for DAESH...
Syria: a labyrinth of ruin
The conflict and resulting destruction in Syria has been going on since 2011 and no foreseeable end is in sight. Over...
Social Media Terrorism: DAESH’s New Caucasian Province
The militant group Islamic State (DAESH) has filled power vacuums from Syria to Iraq. As its advances struggle forward due to increasing external resistance,...
Philippines beyond tourist destination
Philippines are not only a tourist destination, but also a place of long history of conflicts that are active and ongoing even today. In...
Wars of Aggression as Cultural Events
The International Community has been witnessing in the recent months a dramatic upsurge in the exploitation of cultural heritage, be it its destruction or...
Muslim Australia and the search for a solution to the “War on Terror”
There are almost 500,000 Muslims in Australia, with 400 mosques serving them. According to the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) 2012-103 Annual Report to...
A Caspian Quasi-Khanate: DAESH, Wahhabism, and the Geopolitics of Distraction
In this article I will briefly outline how the history of this region, with its dominant religion of Islam, as well as its poverty...