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The New Politics of Alliance: Allies, Proxies, and Adversaries Have Become Hard to Tell Apart

Concerns for Turkey’s peaceful future mobilized its decision-makers to obtain insurances from NATO and to become a member of the European community as a result of threats posed by Hafez Assad’s pro-Soviet Syria and the ideological threat posed by the Islamic Revolution in Iran.

Russia’s War in Ukraine Gives Iran the Upper Hand in Syria

OpinionBy Ömer Behram Özdemir

While the spymaster of the al-Assad regime Ali Mamlouk met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the Secretary General of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani in Tehran on February 28, the president of the Syrian regime Bashar al-Assad received Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Asghar Haji in Damascus on March 1.

Education in the Shadow of Civil War: Observations from the Ground in Syria

EducationBy Mehmet Rakipoğlu

n April 2022, I had the opportunity to visit northern Syria, Azaz and Idlib, which locals define as liberated both from the PKK terror and from the tyranny of Bashar al-Assad since Turkey's military operations in 2016.

The Economic Hitmen behind Regime Change in Pakistan

WorldBy Farhan Mujahid Chak

What about the clandestine Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) dissident meetings with foreign diplomats? How about the recorded conversations with former National Security Advisor Moeed Yusuf with his American counterpart and instances of the clear hostile messages made to Pakistan's outgoing Ambassador Asad Majid? All this has a direct bearing on the validity of vote of no confidence and Supreme Court decision.

Why Did the Houthis Demolish an Ottoman Martyrs’ Memorial in Yemen?

Middle EastBy Ahd Yaseen Al-Tamimi

The memorial is symbolic of the bilateral relations, and the Turkish flag continued to fly at an important place in the capital of Yemen—before it had flown only above the Turkish embassy or the ambassador's residence.

Ukraine is Assad’s New Dilemma

Middle EastBy Giorgio Cafiero

Now pro-Assad Syrian forces will reportedly go to Ukraine to fight on Russia’s side in this war.

China’s Sanctions against Lithuania Go Almost Unnoticed

NewsBy Dilara Ozer

China downgraded its diplomatic ties with Lithuania and recalled its ambassador in August 2021, and three months later, its consular services were suspended until further notice.

Iran’s Proxies in the Middle East: A Halted Transition to Politics?

SecurityBy Serhan Afacan

Moreover, elements within the PMF such as Kata'ib Hezbollah and Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq with strong ties to Iran, have been trying to hinder Turkey’s fight against PKK terror in northern Iraq as they present it as “a violation of Iraq’s sovereignty,” a point which was also made by Iraj Masjedi, Iran’s ambassador in Baghdad last year in February.

China Beware, Russia-Ukraine War Unified EU and NATO As Never Before

SecurityBy CJ Werleman

” But a bigger surprise to Moscow is the way in which Putin’s aggression has unified European Union and NATO members like never before, with European leaders calling it the continent’s “9/11 moment,” a wakeup call for the “necessity of hard power,” with French Ambassador to the U.

Comparing Russian Military Interventions in Syria and Ukraine Is Misguided

Middle EastBy Obaida Hitto Giorgio Cafiero

A key Russian goal was not only to help President Bashar al-Assad’s regime survive, but also to prevent the Syrian nation-state’s collapse.

Turkey-Saudi Normalization: A Larger Regional Bloc at the Door?

Middle EastBy Omar Munassar Engin Koç

Setting a common political vision for Syria is a real option on the table especially after Riyadh indicated its unwillingness to reset ties with the Assad regime.

What Awaits Lebanon Following Hariri’s Step-down from Politics

Middle EastBy Bachar El-Halabi

This schism will serve as a conduit for both Hezbollah and Bashar al-Assad to exercise influence over the Sunni role within the power-sharing arrangement, allowing them to break any form of unity sect leaders might work to establish.

Kurdish Voices from Afrin Unheard in Western Media

Middle EastBy Rena Netjes

Azaad Osman is also on the PKK’s hit list, and was imprisoned by the Assad regime for five years in the notorious Sednaya Prison.

Macron, the Gulf, and Islam

OpinionBy Alain Gresh

Nothing more came of the visit - no return of ambassadors and no lifting of the embargo.

Europe’s Syrian Slumber

WorldBy Obaida Hitto

A few European Union member states have mixed opinions about normalization with Bashar Alassad and their policies reflect that.

The Lebanese Catch-22: Squeezed between Iran and Saudi Arabia

Middle EastBy Bachar El-Halabi

, Bashar Assad and Vladimir Putin).

Why Russia Protects the YPG in Syria

OpinionBy Ömer Özkizilcik

and cooperate with the Russia-backed Assad regime.

Raids, Arrests and Death Threats: Israel’s Strategy of Silencing Human Rights Defenders

Middle EastBy Ramzy Baroud Romana Rubeo

Read: The Evolution of Apartheid: Why Israel is Becoming a Pariah StateThe question remains - will Israel be able to use its power, influence and leverage in Western societies to force the world to accept and co-exist with a full-fledged apartheid regime in Palestine? And if yes, then, for how long? The South African apartheid example showed that, despite decades of apartheid and initial acceptance, if not support, by western societies of legalized racial separation in South Africa, the pendulum eventually turned.

Iran Outsources War and Rules States by Proxy

OpinionBy Tallha Abdulrazaq

In cooperation with their Syrian ally in the Assad regime, Iran dispatched hundreds of IRGC operatives to train Lebanese Shia irregulars in guerrilla warfare.

On Afghanistan and Legitimate Resistance: Should Hamas, Hezbollah Learn from the Taliban?

OpinionBy Ramzy Baroud

This pragmatism is evident in the fact that Hamas was able to establish relations with the regimes of Muammar Gaddhafi in Libya and Bashar al-Assad in Syria, both of whom were fiercely opposed to the Muslim Brotherhood.

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The New Politics of Alliance: Allies, Proxies, and Adversaries Have Become Hard to Tell Apart

Russia’s War in Ukraine Gives Iran the Upper Hand in Syria

Education in the Shadow of Civil War: Observations from the Ground in Syria

The Economic Hitmen behind Regime Change in Pakistan

Why Did the Houthis Demolish an Ottoman Martyrs’ Memorial in Yemen?

Ukraine is Assad’s New Dilemma

China’s Sanctions against Lithuania Go Almost Unnoticed

Iran’s Proxies in the Middle East: A Halted Transition to Politics?

China Beware, Russia-Ukraine War Unified EU and NATO As Never Before

Comparing Russian Military Interventions in Syria and Ukraine Is Misguided

Turkey-Saudi Normalization: A Larger Regional Bloc at the Door?

What Awaits Lebanon Following Hariri’s Step-down from Politics

Kurdish Voices from Afrin Unheard in Western Media

Macron, the Gulf, and Islam

Europe’s Syrian Slumber

The Lebanese Catch-22: Squeezed between Iran and Saudi Arabia

Why Russia Protects the YPG in Syria

Raids, Arrests and Death Threats: Israel’s Strategy of Silencing Human Rights Defenders

Iran Outsources War and Rules States by Proxy

On Afghanistan and Legitimate Resistance: Should Hamas, Hezbollah Learn from the Taliban?

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