Recent Posts

Israel strikes regime site in Quneitra

Israeli aircraft bombed a military site of the Syrian regime forces that it said was used as a launching pad for attacks carried out by the Lebanese militia Hezbollah in the province of Quneitra, southern Syria. The official account of the Israeli Air Force on platform “X” stated on Tuesday …

Read More »

Escalation of HTS’ inghimasi operations, Why?

The frequency of qualitative “inghimasi” shock offensive operations carried out by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has increased during the past two weeks, after months of cessation, against the Syrian regime forces near the front lines between them. The operations came after several strikes by the regime on sites close to …

Read More »

The Decline and Fall of It All? American Empire in Crisis

Empires don’t just fall like toppled trees. Instead, they weaken slowly as a succession of crises drain their strength and confidence until they suddenly begin to disintegrate. So it was with the British, French, and Soviet empires; so it now is with imperial America. Great Britain confronted serious colonial crises …

Read More »

Why Russia Has Been So Resilient to Western Export Controls

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States imposed an unprecedented package of sanctions intended to make Russia pay a high economic cost for its aggression and to constrain the Russian military. U.S. President Joe Biden declared that Russia would “bear the consequences” for the invasion and emphasized that sanctions …

Read More »

America’s Real Enemy: The Salafi-Jihadi Movement

Executive Summary The United States is losing the war against an enemy it has misunderstood for decades. Al Qaeda, the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS), and the Salafi-jihadi groups that threaten the United States are stronger, smarter, and more resilient than they were on September 11, 2001. …

Read More »

Forever Putinism

The Russian Autocrat’s Answer to the Problem of Succession In 2012, Vladimir Putin, after four years as prime minister, once again became Russia’s president. Many Russians resented his engineered return: before the 2012 presidential election, “Russia Without Putin” had been a popular sign at protest rallies. Their discontent had something …

Read More »

Ukraine Is Facing The Scenario Of Asymmetrical Partition

Asymmetrical partition between Ukraine’s western neighbors into “spheres of economic influence” alongside a de facto Korean-like partition between NATO and Russia is much more foreseeable than its western neighbors like Poland formally reincorporating their lost territory due to financial and political reasons. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned about …

Read More »