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America’s new moves on the West Asian checkerboard are complicated by geopolitical realities
PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR The plan is not official, yet. But there seems to be some buzz around…
Syria’s homecoming: On Arab League’s decision to readmit Syria
The Arab League’s decision to readmit Syria, after over a decade of isolation, signals a growing desire of…
Keep off or risk quake, says Assad
Damascus, Oct. 30: Syria???s President, Bashar al-Assad, has warned that Western action against his country would cause an ???earthquake???…
Eid ceasefire in Syria breached, says Opposition
A four-day ceasefire between Syrian government troops and rebels went into effect on Friday to mark the Muslim…
What do the Arab Spring, London riots and Greek debt crisis have in common?
It may not be far off to say that a big share of the world’s political and economic…
‘We Must Now Choose’
Why did we choose this topic? Because things are changing in a fundamental way around us. And they…
The Strategic Gulf
Those who expected the summit between US President Obama and Saudi King Abdullah to produce a ???reset??? button…
Three Myths
The Arab uprisings are far from over and domestic, regional and international factors will continue shaping and reshaping…
Russia, China boycott Syria conference
The Tunisian capital, Tunis, is hosting an international conference on Syria, minus Russia and China ??? two key…
The fighting will not diminish or cease in Syria
The unfolding crisis in Egypt has nudged Syria out of the headlines because a civil war in Egypt…