If the U.S. and Turkey can work together on establishing a safe zone in northern Syria with the goal of achieving...
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
The U.S. administration has two options in Iraq: either to back track Trump’s harsh rhetoric on Iran and Iraq and accept...
Monday, February 18, 2019
Under current circumstances, the Syrian opposition remains weak in their disunity and seem incapable of getting rid of...
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Lebanon fears the return of the Assad regime to the regional and international arena, and thus its old influence on...
Monday, February 4, 2019
Developments in northern Syria seem to be heading in the right direction, i.e. towards the creation of a deep security...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Some argue that the U.S. should not abandon their allies on the ground and leave them to their fate, which would amount to...
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
In the long run, in case of a full U.S. withdrawal, it is not sustainable for the YPG to maintain their military presence...
Friday, January 18, 2019
Many countries, including the UAE and Saudi Arabia perceive the post-war reconstruction of Syria as an opportunity to...
Friday, January 25, 2019
The idea of forming a strategic alliance in the Middle East (MESA) is not new. It came under many labels and with...
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Going forward, the central question will remain the same: what is the U.S. strategy in Syria? With or without U.S. troop...
Monday, January 7, 2019
An interesting aspect of Pompeo's recent visit to the Middle East is that he prefers to hold separate meetings with each...
Sunday, January 13, 2019
French President Emmanuel Macron took his stance in the White House-Pentagon conflict, praising James Mattis, who resigned...
Thursday, January 3, 2019
Erdogan states that Turkey can defeat (and has already defeated) Daesh militarily and, further, it is capable of...
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
The legacy of 2018 will be clearly visible during the following year. There would be serious consequences as a result of...
Monday, December 31, 2018
With the recent U.S. decision to pull out of Syria and stop supporting the PKK’s Syrian offshoot PYD, it seems like 2019...
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
All developments until now show that Turkey’s military operation in Syria may be one of the determinants of the result in...
Monday, December 24, 2018
Both the approval of possible patriot sales to Turkey and the U.S. withdrawal from Syria will have a direct effect on the...
Friday, December 21, 2018
In response to President Erdogan’s announcement of the operation, the U.S. defense ministry has stated that a one-sided...
Friday, December 14, 2018
The area which Turkey will launch a new military operation - east of the Euphrates River - is an area where the YPG/PKK...
Friday, December 14, 2018
During his speech at the Turkish Defense Industry Summit yesterday, President Erdogan stated that a military operation...
Thursday, December 13, 2018