A humanitarian crisis in the long-disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh is exposing both the weakness of Armenia’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, and the failure of the Biden administration to deliver on promises to defend Armenians from the risk of another genocide. Generally ignored by the rest of the world, Nagorno-Karabakh is …
Read More »Turkey: Opposition Unity’s Collapse Risks Accelerating Shift To ‘Sultanism’ – OpEd
Turkey’s drift into a completely authoritarian system has only been thwarted by the existence of a strong opposition bloc – which now seems to be fragmenting. In competitive authoritarian regimes like Turkey, it is a sine quo non for the opposition to form a united bloc to create a resistance …
Read More »Mobilisation stratégique étasunienne contre la Chine, la Russie et l’Iran
En dépit de ses quatre-vingts ans, de ses trébuchements continus et de ses gaffes à répétition, l’État profond a décidé de maintenir la candidature du président américain Joe Biden aux élections présidentielles de 2024. Ce qui amène tout observateur ou analyste politique à se poser la question fondamentale : quelles …
Read More »Le déclin de l’influence des États-Unis au Moyen-Orient entraîne l’unité régionale
L’importance du tiers du territoire syrien, sous l’occupation de facto des États-Unis, est due au fait qu’il s’agit du territoire où se trouvent les terres agricoles les plus fertiles de la Syrie et 90% de leurs ressources pétrolières. Depuis les années 1940, le gouvernement des États-Unis s’est opposé et a …
Read More »How Turkey Became A Drone Superpower – OpEd
Turkey’s advancements in defense technology, particularly the Bayraktar TB-2 drone, have played a pivotal role in conflicts such as the war between Russia and Ukraine. Turkey has also emerged as the largest exporter of drones since 2018, highlighting the importance of drone technology for its defense and projection on the …
Read More »What Does The ‘Aleppo Model’ Mean For Assad? – OpEd
In a recent article, the Turkish pro-government media outlet Daily Sabah introduced the concept of the “Aleppo model” — a scheme to make areas in northern Syria safe, secure and livable in order to encourage the repatriation of Syrian refugees. This follows a survey by the UN refugee agency UNHCR …
Read More »Time To Tap Growth Opportunities In The Middle East And North Africa – OpEd
For centuries, Arab nations led the world in the pursuit of knowledge and in scientific innovation and were among the most economically advanced places on Earth. Today, the Middle East and North Africa—nations with diverse political and economic landscapes—are at a crossroads. Recent decades saw major changes, including the Arab …
Read More »Signs Of Possible War In September-October
Lately there have been growing indications that a war against Israel may break out in September or October 2023. The trigger may be spiraling violent clashes resulting in many casualties, or the use of new weapons leading to many fatalities on the Israeli side, in the face of which Israel …
Read More »More PKK terrorists surrender to Türkiye in Iraq
Four PKK terrorists have surrendered to Turkish security forces as the dissolution of the terrorist group continues as a result of Türkiye’s intense counterterrorism operations. The terrorists laid down their arms at the Turkish border post in Habur after fleeing the group’s shelters in northern Iraq, Türkiye’s National Defense Ministry …
Read More »Three suspected ISIS members arrested in Iraq
Iraqi intelligence forces on Wednesday announced they had arrested three suspected Islamic State (ISIS) members in separate operations in Nineveh and Anbar provinces as operations against the terror group rise. Iraqi security forces set up ambush points in the districts of Fallujah and Rutba in Anbar province and Tal Afar …
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