Despite uncertainty about what the newly established Omani-Saudi council may achieve, the Omani sultan’s visit to Riyadh signals an increasing and notable willingness to work alongside the GCC’s largest country.
Egypt’s operations in the Sinai take place through direct consultation with Israel. As relations between the two countries grow to…
The people who serve “Trumpian diplomacy” are ultra-radical, neocon and pro-interventionists. When the other ultra-radical leaders in the region are…
While the U.S. reaffirmed their support for the established bilateral process to find a common way forward on Manbij, and…
Although listed as a terror group by many Western states and Western-based institutions such as NATO and the European Union,…
April 2018 strikes gave the message to Assad that the volume of strikes will increase if he uses chemical attacks…
If Trump chooses the “minimum strike” option by targeting more than one place including aircraft bases, ammunition stores and command…
The international community has reassured Assad that he may be punished for it but using chemical weapons will not spell…
The recent announcement of President Trump to withdraw American troops from Syria has not only further complicated the situation for…
Among such diverging priorities, Turkey, Iran and Russia will need to give each other benefit of the doubt rather than…
The Turco-Qatari military cooperation holds a great potential in countering the Saudi-Iranian rivalry in the Middle East and thus the…
The propaganda machine for the PKK has also lost its functionality after Turkey’s Afrin operation. This will certainly affect the…
Turkey’s “allies” that arm, train, and protect the PKK may keep the group safe in some zones for some time,…
Turkey’s encirclement strategy in Afrin, which is known for not letting easy retreat, left an exit door – or a…
One way or another, it is clear that Turkey’s military-political victory will provide more opportunities for strategic manoeuvres in Ankara’s…
The presidential elections in Egypt in March 2018 is a new step toward consolidating the oppressive regime, which was established…
Not only Arabs but also Turkmens, Kurds and Assyrians have suffered from the PYD’s forced migration policy in Syria. The…
Since Turkey implemented “boots on the ground” strategy in northern Syria, the Syrian crisis has become more complicated. Only those…
Israel will continue its precision airstrikes in Syria and increase its focus on the Israel-Syria border as well as its…
