Trump's appeal to Iranians to seize their freedom once American and Israeli strikes are finished fundamentally misreads a people whose history has taught them key lessons
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by Dennis Ross*
There is much speculation in Washington about the impact that Mike Pompeo and John Bolton, the new Secretary of State and National Security Advisor will have on the foreign policy…
[caption id="attachment_55256027" align="alignnone" width="940"] Sophie Phillips holds a sign as she attends a rally for those heading to the March for Our Lives event in Washington D.C. on March…
[caption id="attachment_55256004" align="alignnone" width="940"] In this photograph taken on August 27, 2017 Afghan Commandos transport a colleague feigning an injury on a stretcher as they…
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[caption id="attachment_55255997" align="alignnone" width="940"] Russia's current president Vladimir Putin (front), a candidate in the 2018 Russian presidential election, meets with his campaign…
This article was originally published in Majalla on June 1, 2017.
*I am hopeful that progress can be made between Arabs and Israelis but the old questions of the past still remain
*The US…
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Military strategists have long warned that war should be waged only if those waging it know what they want to achieve. Herein lies a problem: Washington's war aims in Iran are incoherent.
Tehran isn't likely to easily fold if/when Trump attacks. This means that the longer a military confrontation drags out, the more untenable Washington's position becomes.
The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.
Natural resources like solar, wind, and water are set to provide 36% of global electricity production this year. Even for sceptics like Donald Trump, the trends are unmistakable.
Some point to his possible links to Mossad through his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, whose father was a known Israeli spy, and assert that he blackmailed powerful figures to exert influence
Al Majalla - London
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