Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan held bilateral talks behind closed doors on the sidelines of the first European Games on Saturday. BAKU (Sputnik) — Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Energy Minister Alexander Novak, head of Russia’s state-run nuclear corporation Rosatom Sergei …
Read More »Battling ISIS and the Six Lessons of Vietnam
Richard Phillips For conservative hawks in the United States, a chief outcome of the First Gulf War was that it removed, once and for all, the Vietnam “syndrome” from the American psyche. Vietnam Lessons for the United States in Iraq 1. Be careful which side you choose. 2. …
Read More »Turkey: The Strategic Defeat of Recep Tayyip Erdogan
By Sungur Savran So at long last, despite all the meanders and sideways and detours of history, the logic of social struggles has finally put its stamp on the politics of Turkey. The resounding defeat of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his AKP at the polls in the 7th June general elections in …
Read More »Can United Nations Talks in Geneva Bring Peace to Yemen?
Even though peace talks are slated to begin on June 14 in Geneva, Switzerland between the major parties involved in the current phase of the conflict over the control of Yemen the fighting rages on inside this underdeveloped Middle Eastern state. Prior to the announcement of the U.N.-sponsored …
Read More »Islamic State (IS) closes in on Libya’s Oil Crescent
By Middle East Eye Members of the Islamic State (IS) have their sights set on gaining full control of an area known as Libya’s oil crescent, according to residents in the Libyan town which has become IS’s latest conquest. At a meeting with leaders from Harawa, IS militants …
Read More »Escalation, Dangerous Crossroads: Did the War in Syria Just Become a Regional War?
By Eric Draister There are growing indications that the war in Syria has now entered a new and dangerous phase that threatens to engulf the entire Middle East in a broad regional war. The news that Iran has sent significant numbers of Iranian, Iraqi, and Afghan troops to take active …
Read More »Russia is Lucky Not to Be Part of G7
Nicolas Bonnal of Boulevard Voltaire believes Russia is lucky that it wasn’t invited to the G7 summit this year, comparing the group to the company of hypocritical “idiots.” As the West is reaching new heights of absurdity, Russia should be happy that it didn’t end up in the company of …
Read More »Turkish Backlash: Before, During and After the Vote
This weekend’s elections in Turkey, which resulted in no party securing enough votes to form a government, have been touted as a significant moment in Turkish democracy. The vote saw the rise of minor and ethnic minority-based groups triggering demonstrations across the country. “Our nation’s opinion is above everything else,” Recap Tayyip Erdogan has said in his …
Read More »The “Islamic State” Invasion of Iraq One Year Removed: The ISIS Grows Stronger, the U.S. Weaker and the World More Dangerous
By Shehab Ali With June 5th marking the first anniversary of the Islamic State’s invasion into Iraq, there’s no time like now to assess unfolding events and developments that have taken place over the last 365 days. That iconic image of all that desert sand getting kicked up by …
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