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Tag: US Middle East policy

Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates. Photo: iStock
Posted inOpinion

With US retreat, new year brings new opportunities for Arab Gulf

by Jonathan Gornall December 31, 2021December 31, 2021

Fifty years ago this week, the inhabitants of the six small emirates on the western shore of the Persian Gulf faced the new year with a mixture of excitement and apprehension. Their region had for more than 150 years comprised what the British referred to somewhat dismissively as the Trucial States.  Over the previous year, […]

Posted inLebanon

Switzerland of the Middle East unravels

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse February 21, 2020February 24, 2020
The Taliban agreed to a ceasefire for a brief three days during Eid. Photo: Ajmal Omari
Posted inAfghanistan, European Union, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

After US retreat, an Arab NATO would serve the region

by Jonathan Gornall December 27, 2018
Chief justice William Rehnquist administers the Presidential Oath of Office to George H W Bush during his January 20, 1989, inauguration ceremony at the United States Capitol. Photo: Wikipedia
Posted inAfghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

On getting in and out of a swamp

by Norman A. Bailey December 24, 2018
US President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at the White House on March 20 in Washington DC. Photo: AFP/ Mandel Ngan
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, World

An ‘Arab NATO’ and America’s militarized Mideast policy

by Christina Lin August 3, 2018
Andrew Brunson
Posted inMiddle East, Russia, Turkey, World

The Pastor Brunson case sours US-Turkey relations again

by Nicos Panayiotides July 30, 2018
Posted inEgypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

The sad history behind the Syria crisis

by Alexander Casella April 25, 2018
Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers fly from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Air Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan via Reuters
Posted inAfghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, Iraq, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

America’s military report card scores a failing grade

by Andrew Bacevich April 16, 2018
Worst case scenario: Are North Korea's nuclear weapons designed for actual use? Photo: iStock
Posted inChina, France, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, World

The Saudi urge for nukes is justified

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan March 23, 2018
Plans to deliver democracy to various parts of the world have often crashed and burned. Photo: iStock
Posted inChina, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, World

Regime-change fans should know democracy does not guarantee peace

by Leon Hadar January 4, 2018
US President Donald Trump gestures as he talks to the media on South Lawn of the White House in Washington before his departure to Camp David on December 16, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Yuri Gripas
Posted inAT Finance, China, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, World

How solid is Donald Trump’s Asia strategy?

by Mikhail Molchanov January 1, 2018
USS Ross fires a tomahawk missile at Syrian targets on April 7. Photo: US Navy handout via Reuters
Posted inBeijing, China, Iran, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

What the US airstrikes in Syria mean for China

by Asia Unhedged April 11, 2017February 18, 2020
Members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard carry the caskets of Iranian "volunteers", who were killed in the northern province of Aleppo by jihadists in Syria. Photo: AFP, Atta Kenare
Posted inChina, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

US needs grand strategy, not ground troops for Syria

by David Goldman April 10, 2017February 18, 2020
Yemen official national state flag. Photo: iStock
Posted inIran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

After Syria strike, will Trump end Obama’s Yemen policy?

by Salman Rafi April 8, 2017
Iraqi soldiers pose with the Islamic State flag. Photo: Reuters, Zohra Bensemra
Posted inMiddle East, Russia, Syria, World

US, Russia, Turkey military chiefs meet in Antalya to talk ISIS

by Asia Unhedged March 8, 2017February 18, 2020
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington on National Security Challenges and Ongoing Military Operations on September 22, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Yuri Gripas
Posted inIraq, Middle East, World

US defense secretary makes unannounced visit to Baghdad

by Reuters October 22, 2016February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, Egypt, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Romancing the Sunni: A US policy tragedy in three acts; Act III

by Angelo M Codevilla December 28, 2015December 30, 2015
Posted inChina, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Romancing the Sunni: A US policy tragedy in three acts; Act II

by Angelo M Codevilla December 23, 2015December 28, 2015
Posted inChina, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Middle East, World

Romancing the Sunni: A US policy tragedy in three acts; Act I

by Angelo M Codevilla December 21, 2015December 28, 2015
Posted inEuropean Union, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, World

George Koo on the limits of American exceptionalism

by George Koo August 31, 2015September 1, 2015

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