The U.S. and Turkey have agreed to cooperate in training “moderate rebels” to fight in Syria, but they plan to use those forces toward different ends. Meanwhile, Turkey’s holding up a peaceful resolution in Syria and Iran’s becoming a U.S. ally in the region.
The U.S. and Turkey have agreed to cooperate in training “moderate rebels” to fight in Syria, but they plan to use those forces toward different ends. Meanwhile, Turkey’s holding up a peaceful resolution in Syria and Iran’s becoming a U.S. ally in the region.
A letter to an unknown American patriot.
Like it or not, Hezbollah is a feature of the Middle East’s new political landscape. It is an important ally in one of the two axes of power taking shape in the region.
Like it or not, Hezbollah is a feature of the Middle East’s new political landscape. It is an important ally in one of the two axes of power taking shape in the region.
Turkey and the U.S. struck a deal last month to train and equip “moderate rebel forces” in Syria. A number of media outlets are hailing this as a first for the Obama administration, yet there’s evidence proving otherwise.
Turkey and the U.S. struck a deal last month to train and equip “moderate rebel forces” in Syria. A number of media outlets are hailing this as a first for the Obama administration, yet there’s evidence proving otherwise.
While China continues to flex its growing military muscle in Asia, India’s cultivating allies and building up its military kit in a way that poses a serious threat to Chinese power in the region that few others there can match.
While China continues to flex its growing military muscle in Asia, India’s cultivating allies and building up its military kit in a way that poses a serious threat to Chinese power in the region that few others there can match.
The Islamic State, one expert said, is trying to make God “a co-conspirator in a genocidal project.”
The Islamic State, one expert said, is trying to make God “a co-conspirator in a genocidal project.”
Washington has pulled out of Yemen diplomatically, closing lines of communication with the Houthis, which now hold the reins of power. One Yemeni analyst describes it as “Iran 1979 all over again.”
Washington has pulled out of Yemen diplomatically, closing lines of communication with the Houthis, which now hold the reins of power. One Yemeni analyst describes it as “Iran 1979 all over again.”
