Is Tehran Winning the Middle East?
In the midst of Israel’s ongoing devastation of Gaza, one major piece of Middle Eastern news has yet to hit the headlines. In a face-off that, in a sense, has…
Middle East
China ignores US entreaties of mediation
There is an old proverb that when misfortunes come, they come in battalions. Coming on top of reports of American soldiers going down like nine-pins on a drone strike against the super…
US escalation against Iran threatens all-out war in the Middle East
On Friday, the United States carried out airstrikes on seven locations throughout Iraq and Syria, in what US officials said were the beginning of weeks or even months of attacks…
US plans “weeks” of attacks throughout the Middle East
Seizing upon Sunday’s killing of three US troops in an airstrike by Iraqi militia in Jordan, the United States is planning a protracted military offensive throughout the Middle East. NBC…
Big Danger Ahead if Attacks Whose Source is Uncertain are Allowed to Trigger a Big War
On January 28 and 29 the already volatile situation in the Middle-East escalated suddenly with three attacks whose source or other aspects were clouded in uncertainty and dispute. First, a…
Demands in Congress for war with Iran after drone kills 3 US soldiers in Jordan
US Central Command claimed Sunday that three US soldiers were killed and 25 injured in a drone strike against a US base in Jordan near the Syrian border. US officials…
The Middle East as a “Powder Keg”
The focal feature of both the history and the politics of the region of the Middle East in the Modern and Contemporary Age (during the last 250 years) is the…
Short Introduction to the Middle Eastern Studies: What is the Middle East as the Region?
Middle Eastern Studies are a multicomplex research discipline devoted to as better as knowledge and understanding of different cultures, nationalities, and complexities of the world’s region conventionally known as the…
China signals possible greater Middle East engagement
Two initiatives send the clearest signal, yet, that China may be gearing up to play a greater political role in the Middle East. Touring the region this week, Foreign Minister Wang…
Subtly, China pressures Gulf states to reduce regional tensions
Co-Written by James M. Dorsey and Alessandro Arduino Public debates about China’s Middle East policy are as much internal Chinese discussions as they are indications of where Beijing’s thinking is…
Pandemic-pain in Kuwait and Oman: Salary withheld and wine served
Kuwait has not enough cash to cover state salaries beyond October. And, Dubai again has loosened laws governing alcohol sales and possession of liquor. These developments are due to the…
Navigating War: Has The War In Syria Also Destroyed Journalism?
When a veteran war reporter like Robert Fisk constructs his argument regarding the siege of Aleppo based on 'watching' video footage, then one can truly comprehend the near impossibility of…
Dennis Ross: Propagandist
Dennis Ross was the director of policy planning in the State Department under President George H. W. Bush, was a leading Middle East peace envoy under President Bill Clinton, served…
Obama’s Legacy Of Failure In The Middle East
In order to create a semblance of objectivity and fairness, the American policymakers and analysts are always willing to accept the blame for the mistakes of the distant past that…
Inside the Middle East – Making Sense of the Most Dangerous and Complicated Region on Earth
Reading Inside the Middle East is quite an adventure. I learned that I probably am a fairly quixotic fanatic tilting at windmills; that I need to learn how to be…
America’s War For The Greater Middle East – A Military History
America’s War for the Greater Middle East - A military history. Andrew J. Bacevich. Random House, New York, 2016. Andrew Bacevich has written a series of books on the topic…
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