Category Archives: Middle East

Is the Saudi Market Share Strategy Backfiring?

The Saudis appear to have bitten off more than they can chew.

Andrew Bacevich: Six National Security Questions Hillary, Donald, Ted, Marco, etc., Don’t Want to Answer and Won’t Even Be Asked

In the realm of national security, election 2016 promises to be not just a missed opportunity but a complete bust.

How Europe Will Fail to Address the Migration Crisis in Early 2016

Explaining the reasons for Europe’s gridlock on its migration crisis.

Peter Van Buren: Why the US Should Withdraw From the Middle East

Why it is time for the US to stand down in the Middle East and let local actors take control.

Michael Klare: Plunging Oil Prices – A Recipe for More War?

Low and generally volatile oil prices are a prescription for more political instability in major oil producing nations.

Does The U.S. Have A Middle East Strategy Going Forward?

This post describes how the US is running its Middle East policies by the seat of its pants, with not surprising bad results.

Ilargi: Marine Le Pen Will Reap What The EU Has Sown

Thanks to EU and Eurozone misrule, Le Pen is right when she says: “Nothing can stop us”.

How Far Can The Syria Conflict Spiral Out Of Control?

An astute, high level reading of Russia and Turkey’s jousting.

Is France Building an Apartheid State?

In France, members of Arab and African communities languish in a spiral of poverty, relegated to second-class citizenship and physically separated through deliberate planning.

Connecting American Foreign Policy to Economic Policy

Can American foreign policy be made to work better for US citizens (outside the arms industry) and the rest of the world?

Ilargi: Greece is a Nation Under Occupation

Apparently, if 15 countries vote to occupy Greece, it’s a done deal.

Gauis Publius: Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton & America’s Endless War

Does America have the wars it seeks and deserves? And what do Sanders and Clinton say about that?

Why Is The U.S. Reluctant To Bomb ISIS Oil Fields?

Is the apparent reason for America not bombing ISIS’s oil assets “Syrian moderates” redux?