د. شهاب المكاحله تبوأ الملك عبد الله الثاني السلطة في الأردن في شباط/فبراير من العام 1999، خلفًا للملك حسين. وخلال السنوات التسع عشرة الماضية من حكمه، نجح في إبقاء الأردن في منأى عن المصاعب والتحديات التي تشهدها منطقة الشرق الأوسط برمتها، بدءًا من التطرف إلى الإرهاب. وحاول جاهدًا …

By Shehab Al Makahleh Jordan’s King Abdullah II came to power in February 1999 in the aftermath of King Hussein. For the past nineteen years of his rule, he has kept the kingdom stable, despite the hardships and challenges that the whole Middle East region is undergoing, ranging …

A coalition force could fire “air-to-ground or cruise missiles” in the wake of a horrifying chemical attack on innocent civilians in Syria last week. Aviation experts AirLive have reported this evening a “rapid alert notification” warning aircraft in the eastern Mediterranean to be wary of a sudden missile strike. AirLive …

By Abdel Bari Atwan The Russians warned weeks ago that a chemical incident would be staged to justify a US attack on Syria Is an American missile strike on Syria imminent — possibly targeting the capital Damascus this time? That was certainly the impression given by US President …

POTUS Trump's new War Cabinet is on a collision course w/ the WORLD ???? Batshit crazy warmonger #JohnBolton & a roster of war hawks: Christian Fundamentalist #MikePompeo, Torturer #GinaHaspel & #MaddogMattis #Syria #Iran #Russia #NorthKoreahttps://t.co/r5kK2hAkZk@RaniaKhalek — Muse/Vent ????️#CeaseFireNOW #DeZionise (@MuseAndVent) April 10, 2018

President Trump’s recently released Nuclear Posture Review reflects an enduring struggle by the U.S. nuclear weapons establishment to fit into the post–Cold War world. For decades following World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union built grossly oversized nuclear arsenals and never envisioned having to stop. …

By Shatha Al Juburi Fifteen years after the US and its allies invaded Iraq on March 20, 2003, the country is still entrenched in a cycle of sectarian violence and rampant corruption. No one knows how many Iraqis have died. Some estimates put the number of deaths at more than …

By Alfred McCoy  Amid the intense coverage of Russian cyber-maneuvering and North Korean missile threats, another kind of great-power rivalry has been playing out quietly in the Indian and Pacific oceans. The U.S. and Chinese navies have been repositioning warships and establishing naval bases as if they were so …