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Syrian intellectuals and activists from across political and intellectual spheres are busy searching for a way out of the disastrous situation their country has reached after ten years of...

While most attention is focused on the positions of Russia and Turkey in the ongoing conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, Iran receives less attention. The former are the direct...

There have been frequent reports that Russia has transferred a fleet of MiG-29s and two Sukhoi 24s from Hmeimim on the Syrian coast to Al-Jafra in central Libya to...

The coronavirus outbreak has put the Arab Gulf States under the spotlight and exposed their structural weaknesses. It has also suggested that security, which is often the focus because...

It seems that Iran will continue to appear in the headlines for a long time. After the protests were finally extinguished, the focus in the coming weeks will be...

It is in the nature of crises, both long term and temporary, for losers and winners to emerge. It is also natural for the human actors therein to be...

The dispute between Russia and Israel over the downing of a Russian aircraft over Syria has revealed two important aspects of their relationship. One is related to the depth...

How was that Israeli plane shot down last Saturday? Was it as per a Russian decision to draw new red lines for Israel, telling Tel Aviv what it may...

Since the world financial crisis in 2008, the US has taken every possible opportunity to pressure its allies, whether in NATO or in Asia, in order to increase their...

With American President Barack Obama's presidential term coming to an end, many have begun talking about his legacy and the debate is starting to grow. His supporters have much...