Deal of the Century Palestine… The Wisdoms in Khamenei’s ‘Guidelines to Liberate Palestine’ 25 May 202026 May 2020 Posted originally to American Herald Tribune on 24 May 2020. In his recent World Quds Day speech, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei declared seven guidelines for the liberation of Palestine. Delivered via televised broadcast instead of…
Geopolitics… Russia and Iran’s Clashing Visions for Syria’s Future 18 Apr 20208 May 2020 Posted originally to MintPress News on 7 February 2020 as part of a 3-Part series on the evolved geopolitical scenario in Syria. Rivals of the West in their own right,…
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… 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… Israel-GCC ties and the bizarre future of Hasbara 24 Feb 202025 Feb 2020 Posted originally to Express Tribune blogs on 24 February 2020. Hasbara is the Hebrew word for Israeli state propaganda and it has always been a top-heavy affair, relying less on…
Geopolitics… Why Israel is in no position to forcibly implement the ‘Deal of the Century’ 1 Feb 20201 Feb 2020 Posted originally to Express Tribune blogs on 1 February 2019. US President Donald Trump announced with the attendance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House the ‘Deal…
Deal of the Century Palestine… Pakistan: A candidate for supporting the ‘Deal of the Century’? 27 Jan 202027 Apr 2020 Posted originally to Express Tribune Blogs on 27 January 2019. While difficult to predict how Pakistan would react, the scenario where it is deemed suitable by the makers of the…
Geopolitics… Emerging Turko-Israeli Rift Helps Turkey-Iran Entente 23 Jan 202027 Jan 2020 Posted originally to Islamabad Policy Institute on 23 January 2020. Israel has long possessed a capacity to force, whether by design or by consequence, the upending of regional alignment dynamics…
Geopolitics… Saudi fragility makes Imran’s volte-face on Malaysia Summit more embarrassing 21 Dec 20193 Jan 2020 Posted originally to Express Tribune blogs on 21 December 2019. The flawed gains-and-losses calculus of Imran Khan’s PTI government recently produced what may well be the most aberrational and peculiar…
Geopolitics… Will the Israel-GCC alliance prop up Hindu nationalist India? 17 Dec 201921 Dec 2019 Posted originally to American Herald Tribune on 17 December 2019. Indo-Israeli ties have always been deep and underscored by ideological affinity, with Israel even in the years prior to having…
