Please Read my Chapter on “Women in Iraq and Iran: Leadership and the Equal Right to Participation” Book Description Publication Date: January 1, 2013 The Middle East is accused of having a ‘democracy deficit’ but little attention is paid to how external… Read More ›
Pressure is mounting in global discourse between Iran and Israel, as the former grapples with hosting international (Non-Align Movement) conferences and fatal earthquakes, while the latter vacillates between seriously considering unilateral strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities and securing their borders… Read More ›
U.S. and Israeli officials have declared that a nuclear-armed Iran is a uniquely terrifying prospect, even an existential threat. In fact, by creating a more durable balance of military power in the Middle East, a nuclear Iran would yield more… Read More ›
Yesterday in Geneva, the Security Council P5, Turkey, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, EU, the UN and the League of Arab States met to discuss the continuing instability in Syria – conspicuously absent were Saudi Arabia and Iran, the key protagonists and… Read More ›
No matter which way you see it, Syria is already more complicated and more loaded than Libya or Iraq ever was. Russia and potentially China are involved in Syria this time in total opposition to the proposal by the US… Read More ›
I want to talk about the sheer duplicity, lies, deception, and premeditated warmongering that is conditioning the debate on Syria currently in New York (UN) and Washington DC. Let’s consider the facts for a second: Bashar Al-Assad has repeatedly told… Read More ›
Today, I paused to recap what I really know about Syria and the violence affecting its people. I started with the Government. We know that the Al-Assad government is composed of Alawites, Shiites, Sunnis and even a few, perhaps token,… Read More ›
Today, on the anniversary of the mission that eliminated Osama bin Laden across the border in Pakistan, President Obama has flown to Afghanistan to sign the much-anticipated longer-term Strategic Cooperation Agreement. As I write, President Obama is personally finalizing details… Read More ›
Gulf Leaders Discuss UAE-Iran Island Dispute. As late as 50 years ago, many of these states did not have defined borders, while former empires such as Persia (modern day Iran) and Turkey (Ottoman) had colossal empires that ranged thousands of… Read More ›
Iran, World Powers Launch Nuclear Talks. Let’s see where this goes but as pointed out in my last blog post on this subject, Turkey is a good bridge to Iran and India is an even better link that can produce… Read More ›
Today Israeli Prime Minister met with President Obama concerning Iran. Preceding and following the official meetings, The President and the Prime Minister gave important press conferences in which each nation’s national security interest was outlined. For Israel, it is important… Read More ›
Dear People of Iran, As an ancient culture once at the center of civilization, you know that the world is an ever-changing place. People migrate, empires fall while other new powers assume strength, wars are won and lost on the… Read More ›
Joint Statement of Trilateral Summit, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan
In the UN halls of power, one hears a lot of whispers about the ascent of the BRIC, or BRICSA as it has now become – Brazil, Russia, India, China and the newest member, South Africa. While the power of… Read More ›
Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Oman and Qatar form part of the Islamic Mosaic of Shiite and Sunni communities laying the groundwork for the enlargement of the Syrian Shia-Sunni conflict, if ignited. The world “Arab” does not distinguish… Read More ›
Saturday afternoon(2/04), a small group of protestors marched from Brayant Park to the UN to demonstrate against the looming war against Iran. On the face of it, they looked like average Americans that felt compelled to object to the gaining… Read More ›
Yesterday’s New York Times had an interesting article that substantiates what I wrote in previous posts on the situation in Sinai and Golan Heights as regards regional space between Egypt, Syria and Israel. See It is only a matter of… Read More ›
