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Former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum.
Alastair CROOKE
What Does the North Korea-Trump ‘Best Friends’ Summit Portend for Iran?
The North Korean process is ‘parked’ for now (whilst the lengthy negotiations continue), and Trump is free to pursue heightened attrition against Iran
Is There Any Point to a Trump-Putin Meeting for Now?
No, there seems little point to Mr Putin going to the White House – not, at least, until the November US mid-term elections are concluded.
What Trump’s Policy of Energy Dominance Means for the World
The US aspires to control the tap to the economic development – or its lack thereof – for rivals China, and Asia. And the US could squeeze Russia's revenues in this way, too.
Sanctioning the World, the US Inadvertently ‘Locks & Launches’ Multipolarism
US friction with China is on an upwards trajectory, and may spike further, were Washington now to threaten the Korean peninsula with military action of some nature.
Trumpism Folds into Netanyahu-ism, or ‘Neo-Americanism’
Now that Trump has embraced the new ‘neo-Americanism’ (per Russell-Mead), what will be the US strategy if neither North Korea nor Iran submit? Are military strikes then, on the agenda?
Trump’s Step Beyond the 'Art of the Deal’ Changes Everything
Putin understandably wants to avoid military conflict with the US, if at all possible, but, at the same time, he must know that if he does not draw Russia’s line in the sand for America (and Netanyahu), somewhere, soon, he...
Is Israel Readying for War?
The prospect for war is finely balanced: The Israeli Right want to seize the moment (and – probably – intend to go on, to annex the West Bank, in the fog of war). The Israeli military echelon (like their US military...
'The Biggest Player in the History of the World'
The world which Xi envisions is wholly incompatible with Washington’s priorities. Xi is not only more powerful than any predecessor other than Mao, he knows it, and intends to make his mark on world history.
Would the crisis even exist, at all, if the US had not invaded and tried to overthrow the governments in Libya, Syria, and elsewhere — the places from which these refugees...
With its chronic debts, deficits and dodo-like dollar, America will be ruined beyond salvation. Ruined by a president who brags about his “art of the deal”.
The Transnistrian democratically elected leadership supports the Russian military presence. Nobody calling for Russia’s withdrawal offered any alternative to guarantee...
The bonds between European allies are not as strong today as they used to be. The well-known divisions within the EU are also the divisions within NATO as most European nations...
