Category Archives: Middle East

Europe Is Not Prepared for the Looming Lebanese Refugee Crisis

Maybe European politicians who oppose refugees should stop supporting wars that create refugees.

‘Money in Exchange for Silence’: Behind Neom’s Green Image, Western Firms Cash in on Saudi Commitment to Oil

PR and consulting agencies are being paid millions to focus the world’s attention on a promised “eco-city” — obscuring human rights abuses and Saudi Arabia’s long record of climate obstruction.

‘Hate and Lust for Vengeance Are Passed Like Poison from One Generation to the Next’

Vengeance is coming home.

The Great Game of Logistics

Logistics corridors play an increasing role in the New Cold War. Do workers lose no matter who wins?

Germany Can’t Stop Digging

As Berlin tags along with Washington into the war crimes abyss, it blames Russia for turning Germans against the government.

Will the Conflicts in the Middle East Spill Over Into the Caucasus (Part 2): What Are the US and Türkiye Up To?

The US tutors Armenia on the ins and outs of being non-agreement-capable. Türkiye up to no good? Russia remains patient.

Firm Behind £4M Labour Party Donation Invested in Weapons for Israel

Quadrature Capital, which gave the Labour Party’s largest-ever donation, held shares in arms companies that make Israeli fighter jets and bombs.

Will the Conflicts in the Middle East Spill Over Into the Caucasus?

The standoff between Armenia and Azerbaijan is being used to apply more pressure on Iran and has all the signs of a neocon divide and conquer scheme.

“Is The West Prepared to Deal With Potential Iranian Sabotage of the Oil Market?”

A discussion of some of the ways Iran could use economic, as in oil, leverage to retaliate against an Israel strike.

Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: Israel’s End-Game Under Netanyahu

Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson discuss Israel as a colonial project in an era where demonizing the natives is no longer a winning propaganda strategy.

Netanyahu Goes Even More Rogue, Announces Intent to Turn Lebanon into Gaza, Refuses to Inform US of Iran Strike Plans [Update]

Netanyahu, drunk on his power and his love of destruction, keeps upping the ante.

Is Israel Waiting For The U.S. Elections To Make Its Biggest Move Against Iran?

More speculation about how Israel might attack Iran.

How Will Türkiye Respond to War in Lebanon (and Renewed Destabilization of Syria)?

Türkiye faces a choice: continue working towards normalization with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as urged by Moscow and Tehran or attempt to take advantage of the chaos.

A Year of Escalating Conflict in the Middle East Has Ushered in a New Era of Regional Displacement

A catalogue of the displacement all over the Middle East that has resulted from Israel’s campaign in Gaza and Lebanon.