The battle for Raqqa, the Islamic State’s self-declared capital in Syria, has begun. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are advancing toward the city, engaging the jihadist group in the villages of al-Hisha, Tal Samen and […]
Indications are growing that the richest European country, Germany, is set to return as Iran ’s top trade partner again with officials saying that plans have been devised to increase trade between the two countries […]
In October 2015, when Russia had just begun its military intervention in Syria, U.S. President Barack Obama spurned the idea that Russia could challenge U.S. leadership in the Middle East. In a 60 Minutes interview, […]
Iran could become the most prosperous country in the region following the lifting of sanctions, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit. Research by the Unit suggests the lifting of sanctions has made Iran one of […]
The strategy to defeat the Islamic State (IS) needs to address its territorial, political and ideological dimensions. Given the multitude of actors on the ground, their divergent interests and the intricacies of such a strategy, […]
The Islamic State (ISIS), mainly considered “the world’s most powerful terrorist organization” or “the richest terrorist organization in history” is far more than just a terrorist organization. It is, in fact, a militant organization that […]
MENA will face new security challenges in 2016, after the black swans events that marked 2015: the Russian military intervention in Syria, the signing of the Iran nuclear deal, the downtaking of the Russian fighter […]
The Russian air strike that killed Zahran Aloush, the founder of the Syrian rebel group Jaysh al-Islam and his deputy, on Friday, Dec. 25, gave President Bashar Al-Assad a big breakthrough in the Syrian war. […]
The biggest financial risk in 2016 may be OIL. Financial markets have been going on with the consequences of the energy deflation since mid-2014 and the fallout has been persistent. More than a trillion dollars […]
By boosting its military presence in Syria, Russia has created irreversible facts on the ground and demonstrated that it reserves the right to be involved in resolving any conflict or crisis, wherever in the world […]
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