The Syrian Chessboard
“Keep your enemies close, but your friends at a distance.”
Germany: Migration Crisis Becomes Public Health Crisis
The influx of more than one million asylum seekers from Africa, Asia and the Middle East is placing unprecedented strain on Germany’s healthcare system.
Is it Iran’s Middle East Now?
The Middle East is currently in the midst of widespread instability, civil strife and the collapse or contraction of state authority
Payback?
A Russian airbus with 224 people – mainly tourists – flying from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt to St. Petersburg, Russia could simply have come apart in midair, killing all aboard.
Turkey: Where Ice Cream Can Be More Dangerous than Bombs
Turkey has detained more people for tweeting against the government than for being members of the Islamic State.
Understanding Russian Strategy
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s visit to Moscow last month appears born of the confidence that no one would depose him in his absence.
Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Putin?
If my enemy is fighting my enemy, let the party continue and we need not shed any tears.
Russian Intervention in Syria Isn’t a ‘Game Changer’
Russian aircraft began bombarding rebel and Islamic State targets in Syria, heralding a new phase in Syria’s long and bloody civil war.
IDF Prepares for Possible Combined Attack from Iranian-Backed Syrian Forces
A senior source in the IDF has said that the Mount Hermon Brigade, the IDF brigade which sits closest to the Syrian border, is preparing to counter combined terrorist attacks from Iranian-backed forces in Syria.
The Russian Bear has Joined the Cardgame in the Middle East
The Saudi Arabian King’s visit to Moscow is a political gesture that signals Saudi Arabia’s move towards forging an alliance with Russia.