Why the Palestinians Say No
The plan proposes four years in which to come to an accord. It is time that should not be wasted in unproductive rejection for rejection’s sake.
Gulf Security: Arab Gulf States Have No Good Options
Members of Saudi security forces take part in a military parade in preparation for the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia | Photo: Reuters/Umit Bektas[/caption]…
Turkey blasts Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan
On 28 January 2020, Turkey criticised US President Donald Trump’s Middle East plan, calling the agreement “stillborn’’. US President Donald Trump released a proposed map for a peace plan between…
Israel – Palestine: Trump Releases Map for Peace Plan
On 28 January 2020, US President Donald Trump released a proposed map for a peace plan between Israel and the Palestinians, which sets up a still long-shot chance for a recognised…
US Military Strikes in Iraq Stir Regional Hornet’s Nest
A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts, Tumblr, Podbean, Audecibel, Patreon and Castbox. The United States stirred a hornet’s nest…
Saudi Oil Attacks Put US Commitments to the Test
A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts, Tumblr, Patreon, Podbean and Castbox. Neither Saudi Arabia nor the United States is…
Is the Trump-Taliban Deal Dead in the Water?
Over the past 18 years there has been an armed insurgency in Afghanistan. It is being waged by the extremist Muslim organization called the Taliban, and directed against coalition troops…
George Orwell’s 1984 Revisited: The Rise of the Civilisationalists
The rise of a critical mass of world leaders including Donald J. Trump, Xi Jinping and others In Europe, Asia and Latin America who are bent on shaping a new…
What Trump Actually Said about Jerusalem
President Donald Trump’s declaration about Jerusalem on 6 December 2017 gave rise to instant and almost universal condemnation. Western governments saw it as an unnecessary provocation, guaranteed to set back…
Trumpist-Populism and the Rise of Antisemitism and Islamophobia
“With the election of a right-wing populist president strongly appealing to racist, xenophobic, and misogynist elements in society, it is hardly surprising that anti-Semitism episodes flared up right after Donald…