Category Archives: Middle East

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?

Mathew D. Rose: The Ordeal of Angela Merkel

A chronicle of Angela Merkel’s rise and a catalogue of recent political mistakes which are putting her chancellorship at risk.

John Helmer: The Classic Rules for Combatting Turkish Aggression

Russia’s commitment to blocking Turkish expansion is being tested. Will Putin step up or make a strategic retreat?

Turkey’s Shootdown of Russian Jet: What You Need to Know

Turkey takes a great big swing at Assad via Russia…and what might the fallout be?

John Helmer: The Barbarians at the Gate of Civilization, but Which Empire is Falling?

Empire-booster-in-chief Niall Ferguson gets yet another well-deserved shellacking, this time on how he falsifies the record in drawing lessons from Edward Gibbon’s The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.

Paris Attack Round-up and Open Thread

The chain of events in Paris, strategy and tactics of the attackers, history of ISIS and origins of “radical islam”, French particularities, media critique, Beltway meltdown and warmongering.

Afghanistan “After” the American War

A grim look at conditions on the ground in Afghanistan.

John Helmer: As Merkel and the EU Look Wobbly and Obama’s Syrian Misadventure Misfires, Will Putin Be the Last Man Standing?

How has Putin managed to survive, and even arguably prosper from, a US/EU assault on his leadership?

The End of the President Erdogan’s AKP Era in Turkey? – Part I

The state of play in Turkey before the November 1 election.

Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Special Operations ‘Successes’ Around the World

To quote Andrew Bacevich: “There is no doubt that U.S. Special Operations forces are hard at it in lots of different places. It does not follow that they are thereby actually accomplishing anything meaningful.’”