Geopolitics… How a Subtle Turkey-Iran Entente is Helping Iran Secure a Firm Presence in Syria 18 Apr 202018 Apr 2020 Posted originally to MintPress News on 24 February 2020 as Part 3 of a 3 Part series on the evolved geopolitical scenario in Syria. In stark contrast to their positions…
Geopolitics… Wealthy Gulf States Plan to Spend Big to Coax Syria Away from Iran 18 Apr 202029 Jun 2020 Posted originally to MintPress News on 31 January 2020 as Part 1 of a 3-Part Series on the evolved geopolitical scenario in Syria. Since the dawn of the 2011 Syrian…
Geopolitics… Erdogan’s Idlib misadventure: Reality checks and hard lessons for Turkey 3 Apr 202018 Apr 2020 Posted originally to MintPress News on 3 April 2020. Even when viewed through the prism of Turkish interests, President Tayyib Erdogan’s escalatory actions in Syria’s Idlib governorate constitute now plainly…
Geopolitics… The New Contours of the Power Struggle for Syria’s Future – Three Part Series for MintPress News 3 Mar 202013 Mar 2020 Part one: Wealthy Gulf States Plan Big To Coax Syria Away from Iran Part two: Russia and Iran's Clashing Views for Syria's Future Part three: How a Subtle Turkey-Iran Entente…
Geopolitics… How the current Kashmir crisis presents a strategic opportunity for Iran 19 Aug 201925 Oct 2019 Posted originally to Eurasia Future on 19 August 2019. India de facto annexed Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir earlier this month and heightened military tussles at the border with Pakistan have…
Geopolitics… From Camp David to ‘Deal of the Century’: Smokescreens for Israel 2 Jul 20192 Nov 2019 Posted originally to Surkhiyan.pk on 2 July 2019. Jared Kushner’s ‘Deal of the Century’ seeks to make matters worse for the Palestinians, going by publicized leaked details of it. It…
Geopolitics… Iran And Syria Signal ‘Resistance’ With Latakia Port Move 15 Apr 201925 Oct 2019 Posted originally to The Iranian on 15 April 2019. Syria has leased Iran parts of the Latakia port on the Mediterranean Sea, a development significant for numerous reasons. Passage from…
Geopolitics… Pakistan-Iran Ties: Mutual duties, requirements and objectives 1 Mar 201925 Oct 2019 Posted originally to Eurasia Future, 27 February 2019. A thorough misreading of present regional geopolitical circumstances, an ignorance of current shifts in alliances and quite possibly an encouragement from…
Geopolitics… Is Russia intentionally enabling Israeli aggression and impunity against its own Regional Balancing Strategy? 5 Jan 201925 Oct 2019 Posted originally on Eurasia Future on 1 January 2019. There exists a brand of dogma ingrained in some analyst mindsets which dictates that Iran and Russia are tag-teaming the US…
