MIDDLE EAST
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The United States and the issue of Iran-Saudi Arabia rivalry
By Sohail Mahmood, PhD The Shia-Sunni rivalry is old and goes back centuries. Iran assumes itself to be the leader of…
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Quantum Islam: Towards a new worldview
By Murray Hunter and Azly Rahman In concluding our essay on Tawhidic-Singularity as a new philosophy of Islam, we proposed that…
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Refugees and migrants: UN Summit and role of NGOs
By Rene Wadlow The UN has called for a high level Summit on “Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants”.…
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Russia strikes Syrian rebels near Turkey borders, Syrian army advances on ground
Russian airstrikes on Friday targeted rebel-bound weapon shipment entering Syria from Turkey, pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV reported, as the Syrian military was making…
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Parallel standards offer way out of violence
By Kristin Christman One step to a change in Mideast relations is a change in the U.S. mindset Ten thousand…
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Saudi Arabia: New Year beheadings pour oil on the flames
By Rene Wadlow As a major oil producer, the government of Saudi Arabia might know the dangers of pouring oil…
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Collective security important than sectarian alliance
By Mehmet Bildik Since Turkey agreed in July to let the United States use the Incirlik Air Base in order to…
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Obama urges Turkey to de-escalate tensions with Iraq
U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to take additional steps to de-escalate tensions with…
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Putin repeats firm stance on warplane downing, support for Assad
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Turkey’s downing of the Russian Su-24 warplane is a hostile action and…
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Chessboard on the Middle East for the Leviathan and Mosul energy fields
By Mehmet Bildik NATO has been designing the military and strategic process in the Middle East since its establishment in…
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