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BREAKING NEWS: Turkey Invades Syria as Next Stage in War Begins

August 24, 2016

Multiple sources are reporting that Turkish special forces backed by artillery fire and F-16's have begun a direct military assault on ISIS positions in Northern Syria. Turkish combat units such as regular inf...

The Great Game: Turkey-Israel Detente, Russian-Iranian Cooperation, and the Kurdish Question

Orit ben Tzvi

July 31, 2016

Frontlines, Regional Analysis

The old adage "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" has been an increasingly confirmative rule in middle eastern governing circles. With the collapse of American hegemony in the region that has caused a resurge...

[Podcast] Erdogan’s Dreams are the Middle East’s Nightmare

David Mark

July 18, 2016

Media, Podcasts, Regional Analysis

Turkey is on a roll, but Erdogan's dreams of restoring the once mighty Ottoman Empire may smash directly into the Middle Eastern reality. In my podcast I make sure to touch briefly on some history, but get into...

Can Bibi Netanyahu and Vladamir Putin Save Kurdistan from the new Sultan of Turkey?

David Mark

July 17, 2016

Frontlines, Regional Analysis

Bibi Netanyahu made waves last year when he came out in support of an independent Kurdistan. It really should not have been a surprise to observers as Israel has been a covert supporter of the Kurdish independe...

Masoud Barzani: Kurdistan is ripe for independence

Micha Gefen

May 25, 2016

Daily Quote, Regional Analysis

"The strong forces drew the borders, but now they are essentially destroyed and the time has come that this current reality has to be admitted and accepted," Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said yesterday. “We s...

Israel’s Indigenous Allies

David Mark

December 14, 2015

Regional Analysis, Thought

In the turbulent middle east friends can be hard to find, yet there are some allies Israel can unify behind it under the banner of fellow indigenous people of the region. Before the Islamic Jihad poured out of...

The Russians Are Coming

Micha Gefen

December 2, 2015

Politics, Regional Analysis

Experts seem to agree that the world will look back at these years as something of a great transition. The question many people have is from what kind of vantage point will we be looked back upon. The lightnin...

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BREAKING NEWS: Turkey Invades Syria as Next Stage in War Begins

The Great Game: Turkey-Israel Detente, Russian-Iranian Cooperation, and the Kurdish Question

[Podcast] Erdogan’s Dreams are the Middle East’s Nightmare

Can Bibi Netanyahu and Vladamir Putin Save Kurdistan from the new Sultan of Turkey?

Masoud Barzani: Kurdistan is ripe for independence

Israel’s Indigenous Allies

The Russians Are Coming