Category Archives: Middle East

As Longterm Partnership With Us Fades, Saudi Arabia Seeks to Diversify Its Diplomacy – And Recent Deals With China, Iran and Russia Fit This Strategy

US policy takes a hit in the Middle East.

Eurasian Integration Including Iran Proceeds Despite US “Maximum Pressure” Campaign

The Riyadh-Tehran rapprochement could bring much-needed infrastructure investment in Iran, which is situated at the center of China and Russian-led Eurasian integration efforts, but countries will have to defy or work around US sanctions.

Turkey’s Opposition Leads in the Polls. Would They Move the Country Closer to the West?

The Turkish opposition’s “memorandum of understanding on common policies” reveals which way they’re likely to steer the country should they win May’s election.

The Iraq War 20 Years On: End of the US’s Post-9/11 Neoconservative Dream

The 2003 Iraq war led to huge numbers of civilian deaths, and continuing insurgencies in the Middle East and Africa

The Not-So-Winding Road from Iraq to Ukraine

“Fool me once, shame on thee. Fool me twice, shame on me.” The Global Soutn has wised up in the wake of the war in Iraq.

US ‘Imperial Anxieties’ Mount Over China-Brokered Iran-Saudi Arabia Diplomatic Deal

One American intelligence expert urged the U.S. to maintain friendly relations with “barbarous, but long-standing allies” in the Middle East lest China fill the vacuum.

Why Biden Snubbed China’s Ukraine Peace Plan

The US doth protest too much over China’s napkin doodle peace principles. Why the defensiveness?

5 Reasons Why Much of the Global South Isn’t Automatically Supporting the West in Ukraine

The so-called Collective West and the rest of the world have a yawning gap in how they view the war in Ukraine.

Turkish President Erdoğan’s Grip on Power Threatened by Devastating Earthquake

The massive February 6 earthquake weakened Erdogan’s already not-so-hot re-election prospects. What now?

Iran And Russia Strengthen Military Ties With New Weapons Deals

Not surprisingly, Iran and Russia are increasing their cooperation.

The Pentagon’s Plans for a Perpetual Three-Front “Long War” Against China and Russia

The U.S. military has made up its mind about the future in 2018.

Russia’s “Sanction-Proof” Trade Corridor to India Frustrates the Neocons

Russia, India, and Iran press ahead with new International North-South Transport Corridor. Will Adani crisis and Iran-Azerbaijan tension derail it?

Oil Prices Rally As Confidence In A Global Economic Rebound Grows

Oil prices have perked up and oil price moves can lead market rallies. Is this a false positive or an early sign?

Sweden Won’t Meet Türkiye Demands to Win Its Vote on NATO Membership

Sweden reneged on its Türkiye NATO vote deal. This should be solvable except the West wants to punish Türkiye and Türkiye isn’t up for that.

US Heavy-Handedness Forges Russia-Iran-India Ties

This Asian north-south bloc grows stronger in response to Washington’s efforts to maintain hegemony, and as Sir Halford John Mackinder said, “Who rules the world island commands the world.”