When Russia went to Syria, the target was to control a strategic stretch of the east Mediterranean coast at a minimum cost. It was clear in the past few months that the Syrian crisis will boil down to either a partition a la Taif deal in Lebanon, that …

The US doesn’t believe that it should share power, and as it sees Moscow as a competitor, Russia is going to be at the fore as a possible enemy even more than it was in late eighties, says retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Karen Kwiatkowski. RT: For the …

Who’s Really Pulling the Strings? The Times of Israel reported Wednesday: A Free Syrian Army commander, arrested last month by the Islamist militia Al-Nusra Front, told his captors he collaborated with Israel in return for medical and military support, in a video released this week.Read more: Syrian rebel …

By Prof. James Petras Step by step, Washington is inexorably setting up a major provocation against China.  Until now, the Obama regime tightened a military encirclement of China, expanding its armed forces agreements with Japan, the Philippines and Australia.  In addition, it has promoted the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement …

By Vassilis Kopsahilis In trying to solve the Greek Question, Greece’s new government may succeed in re-booting the role of the EU in the world. Almost a week has elapsed since the leftist SYRIZA and rightwing Independent Hellenes parties formed a coalition government in Greece. However, their message has …

By Alexander Golts During an acute crisis, international politics often resembles a game of “Who blinked first?” It seems that the West has once again blinked first, this time over the Syrian crisis. Washington had issued stern warnings to Russia almost daily over the past two weeks in response to media reports that Moscow was rapidly expanding …

By Hasnain Kazim Earlier this summer, tit-for-tat violence between the Turkish government and the country’s Kurdish minority began undermining years of peace negotiations. With clashes now intensify, Turkey is in danger of descending into outright civil war. Cemile just wanted to get some fresh air and escape the …

By Christoph Reuter Both men were Syrians — a taxi driver and his passenger. They met during an hour-long drive in April from the airport in the southern Turkish city of Adana toward the east. Within a few minutes, they realized that they were from the same place, …

John Kerry said the US is ready to discuss the Syrian crisis.  The US Secretary of State also stated that the increased number of Russian aircraft in Syria represents force protection in the region. During the press-conference in Washington, Kerry said that the US and Russia agree on how the Syrian conflict should be …