Posts Tagged: middle east
Religious and Ethnic Intolerance Threatens to Spin Out of Control; We Can Stop It
The family of nations is balancing on the edge of religious and ethnic intolerance becoming the norm. Western as well as non-Western societies have helped paved...
What Are America’s True Interests in the Middle East?
The future of US engagement in the Middle East hangs in the balance. Two decades of war in Afghanistan, and continued military engagement in Iraq and...
Is the US Withdrawal From the Middle East a Good Thing?
It may not have been planned or coordinated, but efforts by Middle Eastern states to dial down tensions in the region serve as an example...
Reducing Middle East Tensions Can Decrease Sectarianism and Opens Doors for Women
Two separate developments involving improved relations between Sunni and Shiite Muslims and women’s sporting rights demonstrate major shifts in how the rivalry for leadership of...
Don’t Believe the Rhetoric on Terrorism and Radical Islam
The extension of US gestures and concessions to Islamic terrorists, and the waiving of a US military option while negotiating with Iran's regime of terror,...
Israel Blasts ‘Butcher of Tehran’ Raisi After UN Speech
i24 News – Israel’s Foreign Ministry lambasted Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi as the “butcher of Tehran” after his speech at the United Nations General Assembly...
Biden Says Two-State Solution Is ‘The Only Way’ to End Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
i24 News – US President Joe Biden said Tuesday that a sovereign and democratic Palestinian state is the "best way" to ensure Israel's future. "We must...
Iran Orders Travel Ban and Shutdown Amid COVID Surge
Iran is to impose a one-week lockdown and a ban on road travel amid a fifth COVID-19 surge in the worst-hit country in the Middle...
US Plans Sanctions Campaign to Counter Iran’s ‘Advancing’ Drone, Guided Missile Threat
The US reportedly seeks to launch a sanctions campaign against Iran’s capabilities for precision strikes using drones and guided missiles, as Western security officials voice...
The Stunted Growth of the Emerging Islamic Bloc
There are strong historic, ethnic, and religious ties linking three geostrategically located Muslim countries under the umbrella of an emerging strategic alliance, with the potential...
Report: Tens of Thousands of Allied Fighters Serve as Iran’s Four-Pronged Network of Proxy Forces
Iran "exerts near-complete control" over a network of tens of thousands of close allied fighters across the Middle East and has ties to tens of...
Israel Warns of Iranian Terrorist Threats Abroad After Lifting COVID-19 Air Travel Restrictions
Israel’s National Security Council (NSC) issued a warning Monday that Iran is expected in the near future to continue targeting Israeli citizens overseas, as the...
Fighting and Hugging in the Middle East
“Either we unite or we fight”: kaleidoscopic coalitions and enmities are one of the Middle East’s most distinctive political features, recognized by locals and clear...
Will Biden’s National Security Team Repeat Past State Department Mistakes?
President Biden's foreign policy and national security team reflects a resurgence of the State Department's worldview. An examination of this worldview and its track record...
