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Causes and consequences of the collapse of the Syrian Arab Republic
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Causes and consequences of the collapse of the Syrian Arab Republic
September 7, 2025

The main problem lies not in Syria but in the West, which allows its own jackals to rise to the top.

West Bank annexation plan is just one dirty game that Israel plays with the West
September 6, 2025

Could Israel be so reckless to scupper such a momentous deal as its own normalisation with the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco?

West Bank annexation plan is just one   dirty game that Israel plays with the West
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Israel’s ‘new, violent Zionism’ as a harbinger of Imperial geo-politics of submission and obedience
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Israel’s ‘new, violent Zionism’ as a harbinger of Imperial geo-politics of submission and obedience
September 1, 2025

For a Leviathan to function, it must remain rational and powerful, Alastair Crooke writes.

France’s Recognition of Palestine – Macron’s Rubicon
August 31, 2025

Macron has crossed his Rubicon and now cannot withdraw; he must see this through to the end.

France’s Recognition of Palestine – Macron’s Rubicon
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The SCO Summit in Tianjin and Turkey’s dilemma
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The SCO Summit in Tianjin and Turkey’s dilemma
August 31, 2025

The SCO and BRICS have a value that lies not in institutional effectiveness, but in the formation of a new symbolic center: an “order without the West.”

Iran–Iraq security pact: Foundation for a broader military alliance?
August 27, 2025

The most crucial part of the agreement — preventing either country’s territory from being used against the other — forms the core of the pact, a seed from which a full-fledged military alliance could easily emerge.

Iran–Iraq security pact: Foundation for a broader military alliance?
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Western narrative seeks to exaggerate Russia-Israel relations
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Western narrative seeks to exaggerate Russia-Israel relations
August 26, 2025

Recent rumor about a Russian plane in Israel aimed to undermine Moscow’s legitimacy in the eyes of the Global South — particularly the Islamic world.

Syria, the Druze, and the Greater Israel project
August 25, 2025

Starvation is being used to ethnically cleanse the Gaza Strip in line with the Greater Israel project, Gavin O’Reilly writes.

Syria, the Druze, and the Greater Israel project
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