Op-ed

Giancarlo Elia Valori The meeting between the leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Kim Jong-Un, and the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam, on February 27-28, 2019.  The primary aim, as stated by both Heads of State, is …

By James M. Dorsey It may be reading tea leaves but analysis of the walk-up to Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit and his sojourn in Islamabad suggests that Pakistan may be about to fight battles on two fronts rather than just the Indian one in the …

Nikolai Sologubovsky For the 8th anniversary of the counter-revolutionary rebellion inspired by NATO Alliance in the Libyan Jamahiriya (February 17, 2011) Recall what the Libyan Jamahiriya was at the beginning of 2011. Only numbers and facts: 1. GDP per capita – $ 14,1922. For each member of the …

Dr. Shehab Al Makahleh Achieving peace requires compromise and mutual confidence-building measures by both Palestinians and Israelis. Just as Israel is prepared to take Palestinian rights and interests into consideration, Israel also has legitimate rights and interests to be taken into account. Peace can only be achieved through …

By Terrance J. Mintner Egyptian President al-Sisi: ‘The failure to reach a fair and final settlement of the Palestinian issue represents the main source of instability in the Middle East’ Though U.S. President Donald Trump has yet to release his long-awaited Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, Arab states have already indicated …

James M. Dorsey When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week, the elephant in the room is likely to be what weighs more: the issues the two men agree on or the ones that divide them. As a matter of principle, …

Shehab Al Makahleh Jordanian authorities believe that the threats of Jordanians who are pro-Daesh and Al-Nusrah posed on the kingdom’s security and stability is an utmost priority. This is the major challenge for the security services and the community as the number of Jordanians fighting with both terrorist …

Dmitry Stefanovich Despite the attempts of Russian and U.S. sides to find common ground on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, it appears that the agreement will cease to exist this year. So what next? Fighting for Opinions Russia has been demonstrating a rather high degree of flexibility …

One of the most obvious results of the current stabilization of operations in Syria is the next and predictable equality of offensive potentials on the ground. The United States, however, thinks it shall no longer deal with Syria, considering that the ultimate goal of the War on Terror …