What’s on the Mind of a Muslim ‘Refugee’?

The autumn of 2015 was unusual in almost every way on the north Aegean Greek island of Lesbos from which I am writing.
‘Second Turkish Republic’ Looks East

The emergent evidence points in a single direction. The second Turkish republic is on its way – and its face will be turned toward the east.
Germany Heading for Four More Years of Pro-EU, Open-Door Migration Policies

Merkel and Schulz both agree that there should be no upper limit on the number of migrants entering Germany.
The Forgotten Palestinians

More than 1,600 Palestinians have gone missing in Syria, and hundreds have been killed, since the beginning of the civil war there.
Iran

A Trump-like character speaking in Hebrew, Farsi, or Arabic is the last thing needed in these parts.
Victims of Turkey’s Islamization: Women

This is where creeping Islamization has brought us. Better days are not ahead.
Europe: Jihadists Posing as Migrants

“More than 50,000 jihadists are now living in Europe.”
The Strategic Case For Kurdistan

If the leaders of Iraqi Kurdistan aren’t intimidated into standing down, on September 25, the people of Iraqi Kurdistan will go to the polls to vote on a referendum for independence.
Iran, Operating From Syria, Will Destroy Europe and North America

There is a long term planat work here aimed at destroying the West and it can work.
A Turkish-EU Opera Buffa

For decades, Turkey and the EU have been the lead actors in a strange, not very amusing opera buffa.