September 2021
- Opinion
- September 11 attacks
Taliban victory signals a defeat for global jihadism
If the US continues to pull back from the 9/11 wars, and declines to be provoked into open-ended conflicts with foggy goals, jihadis will find it more difficult to bring the killing fields of the East to the West.
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January 2021
- Opinion
- Biden's White House
Biden will find ample potential for acrimony in the Middle East
The new US President's biggest problems in the Middle East may come from his traditional allies such as Israel, Saudia Arabia and Turkey.
January 2020
- Opinion
- World politics
Soleimani assassination risks all-out war between US and Iran
The US operation at Baghdad airport is something the Islamic republic is near certain to respond to with multi-barrelled fury.
October 2019
- Opinion
- Syrian conflict
Russia is the real winner in Donald Trump’s Syria mess
There seems no end to the mis-steps by the US and the west since the 2003 invasion of Iraq that upended a precarious but centuries-old regional balance. Russia is the winner.
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