Russia has collected sufficient evidence to implicate Syrian rebels in using chemical weapons near Aleppo on March 19. According to Foreign Minister Lavrov, sarin gas, that was unleashed against civilians outside the northern…
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The Greater Middle East’s Greatest Rebuff to Uncle Sam What if the sole superpower on the planet makes its will known — repeatedly — and finds that no one is listening? Barely a decade ago, that would have seemed like a conundrum from some fantasy Earth in an alternate dimension. Now, it is increasingly a plain description of political life on our globe, especially in the Greater Middle East. In the future, the indecent haste with which Barack Obama sought cover under the umbrella unfurled by his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in the Syrian chemical weapons crisis will be viewed as a watershed moment when it comes to America’s waning power in that region.
UNSC Resolution 2118 (2013) A Critical Review with regards to Syria´s territorial integrity, Syria´s accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention, attempted blackmail by a top-US diplomat, the unlawful threat of the use of force, the omission…
The events of the 1590s had suddenly brought home to more thoughtful Castilians the harsh truth about their native land – its poverty in the midst of riches, its power that had shown…
PART I U.S. ORIGINS, DEVELOPMENT, INSPIRATIONS AND COVER-UPS OF WMDS Evil is faceless strangers, living in distant neighborhood. Evil has a wholesome, hometown face, with merry eyes and an open smile. Evil walks among us,…
Venezuela expels top US diplomat, two others Caracas (AFP) – President Nicolas Maduro ordered the expulsion of the top US diplomat in Venezuela and two other embassy officials Monday, accusing them of plotting acts…
Is There Life After Facebook: Geopolitics of Technology and other Foreign Policy Essays Publisher’s Summary In this monograph of essays, the author has skillfully blended history, evolutionary biology, geopolitics, international law and foreign policies, technology,…
Reclaiming Our Memories: how can we face a future of climate change if we have forgotten our past? Climate change along with the disastrous effects it will have on the earth and humanity…
The two presidents have spoken: Barack Obama and Hassan Rouhani. And they are on the same page. By that I mean not they agree about the issues dividing the two countries but that they are…
As political leaders in Washington and Tehran signal they are in favor of diplomacy, is a genuine rapprochement between the two powers actually possible? The speeches at this week’s UN General Assembly by the leaders…