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 »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 …
Read More »The victory in Aleppo paves the way for a new Middle East
The control of the Syrian Army of Aleppo is conducive to a new map of the Middle East in the coming few years as Aleppo was expected to be the hub for fighters in Syria and Iraq, functioning as a springboard towards other countries. Armed opposition fighters belonging …
Read More »The Cold War, Continued: Post-Election Russophobia
Mainstream TV news anchors including MSNBC’s Chris Hayes are reporting as fact—with fuming indignation—that Russia (and specifically Vladimir Putin) not only sought to influence the U.S. election (and—gosh!—promote “doubt” about the whole legitimacy of the U.S. electoral system) but to throw the vote to Donald Trump. The main …
Read More »Russia sending Chechen special forces to Syria
According to Russian media reports, two of Chechnya’s most elite battalions will be deployed to Syria and tasked with protect the Khmeimim Air Base in Latakia. Rare footage released by Russia TV this week, revealed to the world that Russian special forces units are already on the ground …
Read More »How will the GCC-US ties be in 2017? Will Oman remain a permanent member of the GCC after 2016?
The call for joining Jordan and Morocco to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) amidst rejection from Qatar is deemed by some analysts as a sign to replace Oman. If this happens, the GCC will consist of 7 members. However, the coming GCC summit in Bahrain with the attendance of …
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