Reconciliation Efforts Continue between Egypt and Turkey
According to a report by the UNHCR in October 2020, since the beginning of the Syrian civil war, Turkey has hosted approximately 3.
The Pope’s Visit to Iraq: How the KRG Tainted Its Message of Hope
Hence, his first stopover in Baghdad was the Syriac Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of Salvation, where a meeting with the exponents of the Christian community took place.
Biden’s Recalibration of Saudi Relations Could Spell the End of MBS
Mohammed bin Salman has only one path to staying in power: to look for legitimacy from his own people rather…
Change Is Inevitable in Iran: How the Four-Decade-Old System Has Become Outdated
They saw potential in Lebanon, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria, and even in faraway Nigeria.
The Future of Daesh: Cracks in the Wall?
Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East organized a panel entitled “The Future of ISIS” to discuss Daesh’s legacy including its detainees and returnees, and strategies against a potential resurgence of the group in Iraq and Syria.
The Afghan Factor in Biden’s Iran Foreign Policy
Read: How Will Antony Blinken Handle US Foreign Policy on Syria, Turkey and Yemen? Historical Background (2001-Present) Since the George W.
Suicide Bombings in Iraq: A Return to Security Chaos?
Daesh enjoys a great deal of flexibility which allows it to shift its approach, and it has a decentralized leadership which allows the group to carry out various attacks in many areas in Iraq and Syria.
What Is China’s Endgame in Northern Iraq?
China pursues a mediation role in the Syria conflict too and aims to become a key investor in Syrian infrastructure, energy, and other industries as part of international efforts to rebuild the country.
Turkey and Greece: Exploratory Talks under the Shadow of Third Parties
Moreover, other regional problems poisoned the bilateral disagreements, such as the Syrian civil war and the flow of immigrants to the Aegean Sea and the region of Evros in Greece.
The Hezbollah Empire in Lebanon and the Assassination of Lokman Slim
Hezbollah, which is fully immersed in Iran’s regional wars, in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and beyond, has the required skills to abduct, interrogate, and execute a civilian like Lokman Slim, while equally terrorizing and preventing any witnesses from stepping forward and exposing the group.
The Islamic Republic of Iran Forty-Two Years Later: Goals Fulfilled?
During the war, Iranian leaders felt that they were left to their fate by most of the Arab regimes which, they thought, strove for the Islamic Republic’s downfall with the notable exception of Hafez al-Assad’s Syria.
Iran’s Accession to the Eurasian Union Will Benefit Russia and Kazakhstan
The two sides reportedly reached a deal on a prison swap to free a Jewish-Israeli woman held in Syria in exchange for the release of two Syrian prisoners by Israel.
The PKK Is the Wrong Horse to Back in the Middle East
The PKK established the YPG as the military wing of the PYD and maintained control over three separate Kurdish enclaves in northern Syria along the Turkish border.
Biden Places MBS under Pressure, But Keeps Him for the Future
presence in the region, from Afghanistan to Iraq to Syria, as well as the pressing issues on the ground.
Anti-Turkey Cartoon by Geert Wilders Has a Backstory in the Netherlands
It further alleges that the Turkish government provides leeway to Salafist-jihadist organizations, such as the IBDA-C (The Great Eastern Islamic Raiders’ Front) and the Kaplan movement led by Metin Kaplan, and indirectly supports specific groups in Syria, such as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
Will the Biden Administration Bring the Saudi-Emirati Partnership to Account?
Read: How Will Antony Blinken Handle US Foreign Policy on Syria, Turkey and Yemen?The Obama administration used the 9/11 attacks as leverage against the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, particularly Saudi Arabia, which disturbed bilateral affairs as Saudi assets were jeopardized with 28 ongoing lawsuits.
How Do the Gulf Countries View the PKK?
In fact, TRT World, Turkey’s state-owned international news outlet, once critically noted the similarity between Al-Arabiya (Saudi Arabia-owned) and Al-Jazeera in their coverage of Turkey’s operation against the PKK in Syria.
How Does China View the Muslim World?
In a quest for geopolitical advantage, China is casting its lot with the most despised reactionaries of Islamdom—the predatory generals of Egypt and Syria, the feuding tyrants of the Persian Gulf, and the fossilized police states of Central Asia.
Can A Third Political Party Bring Change in US Foreign Policy?
He nominated Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state, kept Bush's secretary of defense, Robert Gates, and escalated interventionist policies such as drone killings, war in Libya and more intervention in Syria and elsewhere.
China’s Economic Interests in the GCC: Economic Gains over Politics
Nor does China want to be dragged in the proxy war in Syria involving Sunni-Shiite rivalry and self-interests of the United States, Russia, Israel, amongst others.