The unthinkable has become the conceivable. By Adam Garrie | The Duran • Between the Syrian victory in the Battle of Aleppo in December of 2016 and the signing of the Astana Memorandum on the creation of de-escalation zones in Syria in May of 2017, Turkey was one of the …
Read More »In a Royal Sleight of Hand Saudi King Names Son a Crown Prince
By Shehab Al Makahleh • Without a hint that a GCC-Qatar rift tearing apart the fabric of the regional stability and cooperation resolution is anywhere in sight, ill and aged Saudi king Salman via a royal decree, Wednesday morning declares his 31-year-old son, Mohamed bin Salman (MBS) a new …
Read More »US Backs Down as Russia Targets US Aircraft in Syria
As Russia targets US aircraft west of the Euphrates US redeploys aircraft elsewhere allowing Syrian army to capture strategic town of Rusafa. Back in April, in the immediate aftermath of the US cruise missile attack on Syria’s Al-Shayrat air base, Russia retaliated by switching off the ‘de-confliction’ hotline …
Read More »Anti-terror Jordan Has a Message on Religious Pluralism
By Lt Gen (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain • In 2006, I had the pleasure to tour the Middle East as part of the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) annual tour. I was attending the programme as a representative of the Indian Army. For the annual international tour, I …
Read More »Russia Cuts Deconfliction Channel with Washington After US Downs Syrian Jet
Russia will regard any flights within the area of its air force group’s operation in Syria as legitimate targets MOSCOW, June 19. /TASS/. Moscow is terminating its communication channel with the United States under a memorandum for preventing incidents in Syria’s skies, as a consequence for the US downing …
Read More »The future of the GCC ignited brouhaha in the region between the US and Russia
By Shehab Al Makahleh • Following the Pentagon’s June 14, 2017 statement on a military deal regarding a squadron of 35 F-15 jets delivery to Doha, expectations are ramping up for a cluster of tranquility in the Gulf diplomatic mess which could have paved the way for a military …
Read More »What Future Awaits the Arab NATO?
The political instability that we’re observing in various parts of the world accompanied by the burning desire that certain international players share to obtain ever greater profits by selling all sorts of weapons to no matter who have been widely discussed by the majority of media sources around …
Read More »Qatar: Wind of Change or a Minor Facelift?
After the Cabinet reshuffling at the beginning of this year, when many prominent representatives of the Al-Attiyah clan, the second most powerful after the House of Thani, were replaced with members of the ruling dynasty, some experts in the West and Russia jumped to the conclusion that the …
Read More »Syria and Iraq are now de facto allies against both ISIS and the US
Coordinated moves by Syrian and Iraqi militaries towards the Syrian-Iraqi border show that the two countries have become de facto military allies against ISIS and the regional intrigues of the US. By Alexander Mercouris – One of the most striking turnarounds in the Middle East is the sudden close …
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