... Russian and American approaches to convoluted international problems. Being no secret, Washington had no clear-cut
policy
in the Syria conflict, at least since the completion of the Tehran nuclear deal when the prospect of a peripheral war against Iran moved to the backburner. As a result, the United States virtually franchised Syria to its regional allies Turkey and Saudi Arabia whose views on Syria hardly coincide with U.S. national interests. No wonder, the U.S. positions in the Middle East have been shattered, as well as the allies’ faith in the American leadership. Even the habitually supportive ...
... for example, which has made barring Iran from any developments in the field of nuclear technologies the cornerstone of its foreign policy, has an objective interest in eliminating the regime of Bashar al-Assad, Tehran’s main ally in the region.
Turkey, which is battling to establish control over the regions inhabited by the Syrian, Iraqi and Iranian Kurds, has no less interest in destabilising the internal situation in Iran as well as in Syria and Iraq. A new Turkish–Israeli political alliance is being formed against the background of the “Iran syndrome”. At the official ...
... miscalculating here in general, but he is certainly smart enough to know a war with Turkey, and therefore NATO and the West, is not at all in Russia’s interests right... ... going on inside Mr. Putin’s head. One must hope that Mr. Putin’s actions in Syria are not going to continue to be as either myopic or as cynical as the best possible... ... massacre mainly Sunni rebels and civilians with the help of Shiite Hezbollah and Shiite Iran just for Russia's having a naval base on Syria’s coast and a few...
... the top recipients of U.S. foreign aid, Obama and Americans, as was/is the case in Syria and Iraq, seems to prefer a “don’t do stupid shit” (to quote... ... specific countries until they settle down.
3.) Things may go downhill with Israel and Turkey.
I know what you’re thinking: Turkey is in NATO! And Israel, well, is... ... pariah within the Western world.
4.) There’s a good chance for a thaw/deal with Iran in the near future.
More than any president since the Iranian Revolution in 1979...
In light of the recent developments in Syria and the apparently imminent US military intervention, the blog will take a short break from its relatively academic style and its thematic focus in order to brainstorm and share some thoughts on the broader picture of what is happening in the geopolitical ...
... the regional situation development the crisis in Syria, mainly populated by Sunnites but with a Shia’s (Alawi) minority at power, made the next foothold on national sovereignty and democracy confrontation. It outstands by the active involvement of Iran and Turkey into Syrian affairs. These countries hold the opposite sides of barricades and by many are perceived as informal leaders of Shia and Sunni denominations in Islam.
Our position on the crises in Iran and Syria is impregnated with genetic memories of wars in ...
