Syria
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EUROPE
Europe – Syriza-ize or Syria-nize
By Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarevic A freshly released IMF’s World Economic Outlook brings (yet again, for the sixth year in a…
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MIDDLE EAST
Saudi-led coalition must put boots on the ground in Yemen now!
By Zaher Mahruqi Three months since the air campaign against the Hoothis started and the situation in Yemen is rapidly…
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INTL CONFLICTS
ISIS is a master of tactical defeats – Why?
By Zaher Mahruqi What a difference one year can make! US officials are now using less the word terrorists and…
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EUROPE
Fighting violent extremism in the Balkans
By Andreja Bogdanovski The term “radicalism” witnessed many different interpretations especially among the political elites across the Balkans in the not…
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INTL CONFLICTS
Islamic State (IS) winning hearts, minds and territory although it is yet to give Muslims an offer they can’t refuse: the liberation of Jerusalem
By Zaher Mahruqi A year after declaring a Caliphate, Al-Baghdadi’s ISIS is winning the war on many levels. The recent…
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ASIA
Saudis’ nuclear call
By Debalina Ghoshal Earlier this month, reports came in that Saudi Arabia has held talks with Pakistan to purchase nuclear weapons.…
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ASIA
Bitter pill to swallow: ISIS’s fighters figure is hugely underestimated or the group is mythological
By Zaher Mahruqi Whichever label one chooses, ISIL, ISIS or the Islamic State, the “group’s” fighters are gradually but surely…
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Breaking News
Annex to U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council Camp David Joint Statement
President Obama and Heads of Delegations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states came to Camp David to reaffirm…
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MIDDLE EAST
Will the GCC intervene militarily in Yemen?
By Zaher Mahruqi Latest reports plainly confirm the fact that the GCC will not stand idle as the Hoothis take…
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MIDDLE EAST
What strategic damage has the Islamic State inflicted on regional powers?
By Zaher Mahruqi The recent ground offensive against the IS in Iraq is broadly believed to be the beginning of…
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