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The Long War Against ISIL
May 30, 2016 In March, 2013, Free Syrian Army troops and Islamist rebel forces, including al-Nusra captured Raqqa. Soon, however, members and flags of the Islamic State appeared. By early 2014, ISIL had taken complete control of the town. Since … Continue reading
US, Russia and Their Regional Allies
May 19, 2016 International Syria Support Group (ISSG) met in Vienna on 17 May 2016. In keeping with the tradition, the Group issued a statement (*) and the Co-Chairs and UN Envoy Staffan di Mistura made remarks to the press … Continue reading
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Tagged ISSG meeting, Kerry, Lavrov, Saudi Arabia-Syria, Syrian conflict, Turkey-Russia, Turkey-Syria
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Turkey’s Distorted Priorities
May 16, 2016 Turkey must have become world’s number one country for its failure to properly determine national priorities. We have witnessed a series of terrorist acts causing great loss of life. Widescale military operations are continuing against the PKK … Continue reading
Time to Boost Syria’s Political Transition
May 9, 2016 “Cessation of Hostilities in Syria”, worked out between Russia and the US and approved by the UNSC through Resolution 2268, entered into force on February 27, 2016. For two months, despite violations, it seemed to hold inspiring … Continue reading
The Obama Legacy: A View from the Middle East
May 2, 2016 It was a few months before the 2008 US Presidential election. I was talking to my American colleague at UNESCO. I said to her that since American presidents’ decisions have global implications, democratic countries should also have … Continue reading
US-GCC Riyadh Summit
April 25, 2016 Western media reported that upon arrival in Riyadh on April 20, 2016 for the US-GCC summit President Obama was greeted at the airport by the governor of Riyadh, Prince Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud and the event … Continue reading
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Tagged Iran nuclear deal, Syria conflict, US-GCC summit, US-Gulf relations, US-Saudi relations
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OIC’s Istanbul Summit
April 18, 2016 The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the second largest inter-governmental organization after the UN with 57 Member States, held its 13th Summit Conference in Istanbul on April 14-15, 2016. Since its establishment in 1969, the OIC has … Continue reading
EU Foreign Policy: A View from the Middle East
April 12, 2016 The war in Afghanistan and the invasion of Iraq damaged Washington’s claim to world’s moral leadership, particularly America’s public discourse on spreading democracy. Russia and China did not entertain such claims. This left the world with the … Continue reading
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Tagged EU foreign policy, EU invasion of Iraq, EU Libya, EU Middle East, EU Turkey, EU Ukraine, EU-Arab Spring, EU-refugees
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Russia’s Intervention in Syria (3)
April 5, 2015 Russia’s military intervention in Syria was launched on September 30, 2015. On February 22, the United States and the Russian Federation, Co-Chairs of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG), issued the “Joint Statement on Cessation of Hostilities … Continue reading
Obama’s Redline in Syria
March 29, 2016 Roughly a year ago I wrote that President Obama’s decision to refrain from military action in Syria, despite a previously declared “redline”, would best be judged by history. However, the controversy around his decision seems to continue. … Continue reading
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