Geopolitics

Stephen Blank The Balkans are burning. Europe’s refugee crisis has now entwined with the general crisis of governance afflicting the Balkans, and reached its apogee in Macedonia. Between April 13 and 14, Macedonian rioters burned the presidential office and destroyed the building housing the country’s Ministry of Justice …

The crisis inside the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in the Middle East is deepening. It is important at this juncture to explore what would this crisis lead to. It is also important to pose the following question: The organization accumulated years of experience and showed considerable political and social …

The media and right-wing politicians were quick to latch on to last month’s Brussels bombing to support a narrative of nationalism and xenophobia that leads to more war and terrorism. By Catherine Shakdam The horrific terror attacks in Brussels on March 22 were a chilling reminder that radicalism, …

Abdel Bari Atwan  US President Barack Obama has refused to receive his Turkish counterpart at the White House during the latter’s current visit to the American capital. The perceived ‘snub’ was widely discussed in the media and Erdogan used a high-profile meeting with top academics and think-tank advisers to …

Abdullah tells US politicians that radicals are being ‘manufactured in Turkey… as part of Turkish policy’ King Abdullah of Jordan accused Turkey of exporting terrorists to Europe at a top level meeting with senior US politicians in January, the MEE can reveal. The king said Europe’s biggest refugee …

King Abdullah reveals special forces preparations to members of US Congress, saying troops with ‘some balls’ are needed to fight IS group. Jordan sent troops to retake a key Syria-Iraqi border crossing from Islamic State (IS) fighters in support of a wider campaign against the militant group in …

Anatol Zukerman Donald Trump is an honest plutocrat, which is a contradiction in terms. When he started to run for President most people laughed. A buffoon billionaire reality TV star with ridiculous hair and three trophy wives couldn’t be more unfit for President. Yet, it is exactly that …

While Syria’s ceasefire is slowly unfolding as expected, it is fair to say that the general fight against ISIL, which has two parallel tracks: military and political, is facing serious obstacle on both tracks at present. Yet, we do not see those obstacles as signs of regress. They …

Ted Galen Carpenter A major part of the current turmoil in the Middle East is the product of a regional power struggle between the Shiite and Sunni branches of Islam. Iran is the leader of the first faction and offers strong support to the Shiite-dominated government in neighboring …