In the mathematics of American politics, it is as if the winners were already known by history, regardless of the opponents. The colour and the past of each of the fifty states re-establish themselves every four years, as if there...
AL-HOL, Syria – Chain-link fence surrounds the al-Hol camp for ISIS-affiliated families in eastern Syria. The camp is a sprawling tent city with a population much bigger than the eponymous town next to it. It houses families of ISIS fighters...
With the latest Democratic debate in the books, the favorites remain the same. Depending on the polling, either Joe Biden, Elisabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders are likely to obtain the party’s nominee and run for President in 2020. However, is...
Negotiations between Washington and Beijing send the US stock market soaring one day and falling the next. On Nov. 15, the Dow Jones Industrial Average peaked at 28,000, it’s highest point ever, amid positive news on the on-going discussions. This...
In October, President Donald Trump’s abrupt withdrawal of troops supporting the Kurds in northeastern Syria was placed under the umbrella of the president’s effort to “end the endless wars.” Barely a month later, the US Central Command ordered 500 troops...
The past few weeks in Iraq have been marked by great uncertainty due to massive protests against the current political climate that has become a pawn of foreign interference. It started off as agitations against Tehran’s extraordinary influence over the...
What began as regional protests have escalated and now developed into a national rebellion in more than a hundred cities, conducted by Iranians, who, in fear for their futures, seek the end of the current government. In several smaller cities,...
Whether it was merely symbolic, tactical or genuine, Trump might have in recent weeks withdrawn a good deal of US troops and equipment stationed in Syria for most of the nine years of Syrian conflict, but when it comes to...
The International Criminal Court will possibly investigate the involvement of the British military in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars for the first time. The plan came following the allegations that British troops had committed war crimes in both Middle East...
Since the advent of Donald Trump to the White House, the United States has perhaps been the most unpredictable state in the international arena. This presidency is marked by breaking away from long-standing consensus positions, such as the targeting of...