The Grand Troika: A Chance for a World New Order
British Propaganda and Disinformation: An Imperial and...
Missile Madness in Syria
Former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum.
Alastair CROOKE
The West’s Trauma of its Dissolution
The attack on Syria is not some 'bump in the road', easily passed, and after which, we may sigh, and slump back to business as usual....
As the West & the Russia/China axis lock horns, Israel will have to make its choice
A recent cluster of unrelated events is bringing Israel to a point of inflection; or at least, to a moment of deep almost existential...
Is the North Korea Deal a Stalking Horse for Trump’s Mid-East Makeover?
Does Trump seek war with Russia? No. But the covert state does; and will try everything to get it. Trump does want war with Russia. In fact,...
Trump Precipitates the Post-Oslo Era
The handing over of Jerusalem to Israel, was presented by Mr Trump as one slap of reality that should catalyse the parties into action; the...
Putin’s Grand Bargain to Israel: Can Israel Digest It?
Israel, having backed the losing side, wants to limit its losses. It fears the changes taking place across the northern tier of the region.
Would American ‘Foreign Policy’ Please Stand Up – So That We May See You!
The old notion of competitive policy-making, converging towards an agreed US national consensus, seems to be over. The outcome is from out of a jostling mix, just...
The Post-Syria Conflict Reality: Who’s Containing Who?
The White House’s wheeling and dealing in the Middle East, with Mohammad bin Salman, Mohammad bin Zayed, and Bibi Netanyahu, for a...
Behind Korea, Iran & Russia Tensions: The Lurking Financial War
If Trump does pursue an economic ‘containment of China’ strategy – and China and allies respond – what will be the...
The attack on Syria is not some 'bump in the road', easily passed, and after which, we may sigh, and slump back to business as usual. The trauma generated by secular...
How likely is it that Israel would be funding this huge escalation in The West’s invasion-occupation of Syria — an escalation in which fundamentalist-Sunni armies...
America’s duplicity on Ukraine is an obvious confirmation of the fact that hypocrisy and double standards, camouflaged by harangues about “democratic values,”...
The US has influence over Israel, whose covert or overt support of the rebels in southern Syria is an open secret. Washington can prevent this situation from backsliding into a...
