The Regional Battle For Post-War Syria Has Begun, And Iran Is Leading
Analysis by Jotam Confino. Last month Lebanon’s Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, discussed the challenges facing Lebanon at a Carnegie conference, where he bluntly declared [...]
Jerusalem Crisis Once Again Reveals The Cynical Nature of Israeli and Palestinian Leaders
Opinion by Jotam Confino. It didn’t take long before the Israeli and Palestinian leaders started exploiting the crisis that erupted at the Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif. [...]
With Russia In Charge Of The Syrian Border, The Last Thing Israel Needs Is Another al-Aqsa Intifada
Analysis by Jotam Confino. As thousands of Palestinian worshippers wander to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem for Friday’s prayer, Israel once again finds itself in a [...]
Qatar Crisis Illustrates Middle East Complexity
Analysis by Jotam Confino. The sudden diplomatic breakdown between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain, seems rather confusing at first glance. To decipher [...]
Through the Eyes of a Hopeless Optimist
Opinion by Daniel Azaria President Trump has landed in Israel after a successful trip to Saudi Arabia. He is arriving after much tough talk about himself as the great [...]
Trump’s Middle East Tour Reveals a Pattern in His Presidency
Analysis by Jotam Confino. Although Trump slammed Saudi Arabia in his election campaign, by stating that “Saudi Arabia and many of the countries that gave vast amounts of [...]
Interview With Ugandan Rebel Leader: We Are Waging a War Against The Regime
Interview by Sam Jumbwike Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, has been in power for 31 years, but it has been a turbulent period, in which he has faced allegations of [...]
Netanyahu Adopts Trump’s ‘Fake News’ Strategy, But Forgets His Own Past
Opinion by Jotam Confino. In his recent video message to the world, Netanyahu slams CNN, The New York Times, The Guardian and Al Jazeera by accusing them of spreading ‘fake [...]
Redefining India’s Foreign Commitments
Analysis by Anant Mishra The nation’s very first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, carefully laid the foundations of India’s future foreign policy. Surrounded by water [...]
Erdogan Might Be The New Sultan Of Turkey, But He Faces Grave Challenges
Analysis by Jotam Confino. Erdogan isn’t wasting his time. Since the referendum last week, Turkish authorities have arrested more than 1000 people accused of [...]
The Natural Alliance Between Neo-cons, Libertarians, Neo-Liberals and Liberals
Opinion by Daniel Azaria. In this age, people refrain from adopting political labels. For both good and bad. The good part is the sense that people don’t want to subscribe [...]
The Media’s Misuse Of Terrorism Plays Into The Hands Of Le Pen, Trump, and Erdogan
Analysis by Jotam Confino. Watching how the media defined the murder of a police officer in Paris as a “terror” attack is not only wrong, it’s playing in to the hands [...]
Why Kenya’s 2017 Election Is A Concern For Everyone In East Africa
Analysis by Sam Jumbwike. The East African nation of Kenya will be heading for polls in August 2017 where the incumbent President, Uhuru Kenyatta, and his ally, William Ruto, [...]
The Civilians In Yemen Are Trapped And Neglected
Analysis by Anant Mishra. Amid conflict and chaos, Yemen is forced to face acute food insecurity and famine, which political scientists compare to the biggest famine in the [...]
Why A Nuclear War Is Possible
Analysis by Jotam Confino Today, it is widely believed that the introduction of nuclear weapons in the aftermath of World War II paradoxically made the world a safer place. [...]
The Inevitable War Between Israel And Hamas
Analysis by Jotam Confino. It seems as if Israel and the UN can agree on one thing; The situation in Gaza is a disaster and will soon become a humanitarian crisis, if it [...]
By Attacking Syria, Trump Sends Several Strong Messages
Analysis by Jotam Confino Less than a week after the Trump administration stated it was ready to accept the political reality of Assad in power, Trump decided to launch an [...]
