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People, groups and territories marked by Islamic civilization. A community of beliefs, values, debates and hopes gathered together in a quarter of all humanity.
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Trump may outsource the Afghan war
MK Bhadrakumar
In a significant statement to the media in Manila on Monday, the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke about the Trump administration’s on-going policy review on Afghanistan, hinting strongly that the wind could be blowing in favour of ending ...
The Syrian army were standing up to Isis long before the Americans ever fired a missile
Robert Fisk
The survivors of this army, and their families will expect their sacrifice to be respected and, indeed, rewarded
I don’t like armies. They are dangerous institutions. Soldiers are not heroes just because they fight. And I’ve grown tired ...
Plot thickens in great game over post-ISIS Iraq and Syria
MK Bhadrakumar
The post-ISIS future of Iraq and Syria has been a topic of animated discussion among American think tankers, the assumption being that the US is staging a military comeback in Iraq and well on the way to establishing a long-term presence in Syria. But ...
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It is check and mate for Israel in Golan Heights
- MK Bhadrakumar
Israel has suffered a big setback in the Syrian conflict with the deployment of Russian military police ...
US plan to (re)occupy Iraq faces resistance
- MK Bhadrakumar
The US’s longstanding project to push for an independent Kurdistan in the oil-rich regions of ...
A coup in the House of Saud?
- Pepe Escobar Пепе Эскобар
The secret is out: the ascension of Mohammad bin Salman, displacing CIA favorite Mohammad bin Nayef ...
US has done in Mosul what Russia was falsely accused of doing in Aleppo
- Adam Garrie
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has negatively compared the crimes against humanity in Mosul ...
'Our city is in ruins': crushing wars are raging on in Syria and Iraq with no end in sight
- Vijay Prashad
Humanitarianism wars are easier to fund than the humanitarian peace.
On 10 July 2017, Iraqi’s ...
Surge of Saudi nationalism hurts US interests
- MK Bhadrakumar
Reading tea leaves in Saudi politics is hazardous. That makes Moscow’s jubilation over the appointment ...
House of Saudi Cards: The Inside Story
- Pepe Escobar Пепе Эскобар
Just when geopolitical practitioners were betting on regime change in Qatar – orchestrated by ...
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