European Foreign Fighters and Their Children Are in Limbo
t has been ten years since popular protests in Syria against Assad’s regime started.
Turkish-Egyptian Rapprochement: Dynamics, Prospects, and Expectations
The organization, which has attempted to marginalize Turkey and excluded regional countries like Libya, Syria, and Lebanon from cooperation, is not portraying itself as a long-term initiative.
The Great Turan: Russia’s Concerns about Turkey’s Growing Reputation in Caucasus and Central Asia
Perhaps, the most alarming example – for Moscow, of course – was the post-2015 developments, that is the downing of the Russian fighting jet in Syria.
Russia’s Lebanese Matryoshka Doll
The Russian initiative comes in the midst of the nuclear talks in Vienna and with the pressure on the Iranian regime from Israeli strikes and military operations - most recently the attack on Iran’s nuclear facility in Natanz and daily airstrikes that target Iran’s militias in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen.
What the Return of Mercenaries Means for the World Politics
Army Rangers, Delta Force, Green Berets and Marines — America’s most elite troops — were pinned down in Syria.
An Axis of Evil: Why Russia and China Protect Myanmar’s Military Regime
A report by the Financial Times on April 2 reminded readers that Fomin’s presence “echoed (Moscow’s) 2015 decision to lend military support to President Bashar al-Assad’s pariah regime in Syria, helping turn the tide of the civil war in the dictator’s favor.
Russia-Ukraine Crisis: War at the Door or Another Russian Roar?
He continued to play with the nerves of the international system, as he has done in Georgia, Syria, Libya, and South Caucasus in the absence of effective U.
Russia in the Middle East: From Arms to Mercenaries
In general, the Syrian war has enabled the Kremlin to make a quiet “comeback” in the Middle East.
Talks between Saudis and Iranians: Facts Speak Louder than Words
While considering the protests in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, and Libya as a phenomenon inspired by its Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iran regarded the mass protests in Syria and Iraq as a conspiracy initiated by its enemies: the Zionists, the West, and their regional allies like Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
What’s behind Joe Biden’s “Armenian Genocide” Statement?
Turkey can cooperate and/or contain Russia in the Middle East and Central Asia, it has strategic relationship with Azerbaijan and Ukraine, and has a role in the Afghanistan peace process, not to mention Syria and Iraq.
Hezbollah’s Spying Games Amidst Lebanon’s Demise
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The Patriarch went on to say that “Hezbollah shouldn’t remain free in using arms whenever and wherever he wants and shouldn’t be capable of deciding wars in Israel, in Syria, in Iraq, in Yemen, with disregard to the government, the president and the parliament.
Russia’s Changing Relationship with India: Arms Talk
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With Russia’s military and diplomatic focus in Europe and the Middle East, as conflicts in Syria and Ukraine continue to strain its energy and resources, and with Moscow happy to outsource its foreign policy in South Asia to Beijing, it’s actions in the region will be confined to the sale of its natural resources and weapons on a bilateral and transactional basis, with India importing $11 billion per year in Russian energy and arms, and Pakistan recently executing a $10 billion oil pipeline deal with Russia in 2019.
Two-State Solution for Cyprus Difficult, But Not Impossible
They are perfectly placed to lobby local MPs to support the TRNC in the UK Parliament and even fight for wider Turkish causes such as Turkey’s military operations in northern Syria against the PKK, as well as Turkey’s maritime disputes with Greece in the Aegean.
Liberation Theology and Politics: From Latin America to the Middle East
In Palestine, Hilarion Capucci, a Syrian Roman Catholic priest who was located in Jerusalem, was involved in smuggling weapons to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) through Jordan and Lebanon.
Meetings Between Iraq, Egypt, and Jordan will Amount to Little
Egyptian passengers could board a ferry at Nuweiba, cross over to Jordan’s Aqaba, and then use the Jordanian road network to access Iraq and even Syria when the security situation permits.
French Politicians Seek Re-election by Targeting Muslim Symbols
"Read: French "Enlightenment Islam" and State AuthoritarianismAccording to the report, the Muslim community in France will grow in number primarily as a result of high migration rates following the crisis that has resulted from the outbreak of the Syrian civil war and the series of anti-government protests known as the Arab Spring.
An Insider Perspective on the Afghanistan Peace Talks
Afghanistan has surpassed Iraq and Syria as the world’s deadliest terrorist hot spot.
Ship Attacks in the Persian Gulf: Another Manifestation of an Iranian-Israeli Proxy War?
He continued to say that Iran should not forget that the planes behind him could reach every corner in the Middle East, including Iran and Syria.
The Foreign Factor in Jordan’s Plot Crisis
Despite its minimal resources, it became a destination for Palestinians, Iraqis, Syrians, and even Lebanese.
Biden-Putin Diplomacy: A Push-Me-Pull-You Game?
Strong confrontation on many international issues like Ukraine, Syria, the Nord Stream as well as Russian internal policy (the Navalny case) is again on the agenda today,” summarizes Rusakov.
