Following the subsequent removal of sanctions, Iran announced its ambition in becoming a regional economic hub. Combined with its political ascendance over the past several years, Iran’s clout in the region is shaping up to [Citește]
The strategy to defeat the Islamic State (IS) needs to address its territorial, political and ideological dimensions. Given the multitude of actors on the ground, their divergent interests and the intricacies of such a strategy, [Citește]
On January 2, 2016, 47 convicts, including the prominent Saudi-born Shia Islam cleric Nimr al-Nimr, were executed in several Saudi cities, setting the Middle East ablaze. The execution prompted condemnation in the Shiite Arab World, [Citește]
By boosting its military presence in Syria, Russia has created irreversible facts on the ground and demonstrated that it reserves the right to be involved in resolving any conflict or crisis, wherever in the world [Citește]
The Chinese presence in the fight againt ISIS makes the strategic situation surrounding the Syrian conflict even more complex, adding a new global dimension to Moscow and Tehran’s military support for Assad. This also has [Citește]
Middle East :The post SYKES-PICOT order The breakup of the Syrian and the Iraqi states, as well as the ascension of Daesh are seen as symptoms of a soon-to-come post-Sykes-Picot configuration in the Middle East. While the international [Citește]
Iraq: towards three states The objective of dividing Iraq into three different state entities has been discussed as far back as 1982, when Israeli journalist Oded Yinon, wrote an article which was published in a [Citește]
Middle East : “Balkanization” strategies Several articles and publications revealed that at least some Western strategists contemplate the idea of balkanizing the region into feuding rump states, micro-states and mini-states, which will be so weak [Citește]
Middle East : An “EU-model” for the Middle East Some Western strategists are also proposing a centralized, sovereignty-usurping union, in a classic deployment of the “order out of chaos” doctrine. As ‘The New American’ recently [Citește]
Redrawing the Middle East borders might not be a solution The different variations of the re-drawn Middle East borders all include a Kurdish state. The Kurds, who live scattered across Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Iran, [Citește]
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