On January 25, The Financial Times published an article on the role of Western countries at the Astana negotiations. Author Erika Solomon writes that Western diplomats could do absolutely nothing to influence the negotiations and “found themselves relegated with journalists to the plaid-carpeted Irish Pub of a hotel in Kazakhstan.” Astana …
Read More »Astana Peace Talks Paved Way For Political Settlement In Syria
There was a distinctive shortage of wide media coverage at the international conference on Syria which was held on January 23-24 in the Kazakh capital Astana. The two-day gathering closed with a low key tone as the goal was bringing together representatives of the Syrian government and the …
Read More »A “New Birth of Freedom” for Serbs?
A really remarkable chain of events has been happening to Serbs during recent months and weeks. It started at the end of 2016 and continued even faster with the beginning of 2017. Firstly, a proven enemy of Serbs, Hillary Clinton, lost the US presidential election, which was immediately …
Read More »Patriotism and Return of Nation-states Is the Future, Say European Politicians
Patriotism and the return of nation-states will define the future of Europe, say right-wing political leaders gathered at the “Freedom for Europe” conference in Germany.
Read More »The World Gets Further Into Chaos In 2017-2020
As the US is getting into nationalism as well as many other European countries, world peace will be in danger. By April 2017, war in Syria will be over; however, other wars will break out in the Middle East including North Africa. Terrorists will be benefitting more from …
Read More »Why Target Jordan at This Time?
Daesh has officially claimed responsibility for the attack in Karak, 127 km south of Amman, killing 14 of the Jordanian security forces in addition to some civilians who were nearby the site of the incident. The four Daesh members who stormed the governorate with their machine guns and …
Read More »Do the Tragedies of Syria Signal the End of Arab Revolutions?
Just as the catastrophic Anglo-American invasion of Iraq brought an end to epic Western military adventures in the Middle East, so the tragedy of Syria ensures that there will be no more Arab revolutions. And it’s taken just 13 bloodsoaked years – from 2003 to 2016 – to …
Read More »Cops of the Pacific? U.S. military’s role in Asia during the age of Donald Trump
Trump walks in during Pentagon’s preparations for a future U.S.-Japan-South Korean triangular military alliance Despite the attention being given to America’s roiling wars and conflicts in the Greater Middle East, crucial decisions about the global role of U.S. military power may be made in a region where, as …
Read More »First Attempt at ‘Islamic State’, and Roots of Euro Jihad – 1990s Bosnian Civil War
Following the visit of the Russian top diplomat Sergei Lavrov to Serbia, about a week ago, a number of political and military figures in the Balkans’ neighbourhood, and Europe/NATO have been vocal in accusing Russia for using Serbs (in Serbia and Bosnia) to fuel new instability in the ever volatile …
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