Will Geneva lead right back to Assad’s 2011 reforms?

Originally published at RT on February 10, 2016 Syrian peace talks have already stalled. The opposition refused to be in the Continue reading →

The Syrian opposition circus comes to town

This article was originally published on RT’s Op-Edge on December 22, 2015 In January, the Syrian government will – ostensibly Continue reading →

Breaking international law in Syria

This article was first published on November 25, 2015 on Russia Today. The war drums are getting louder in the Continue reading →

In France, whiplash from rotten Syria policy

This article was first published on November 23, 2015 on the website of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Let’s not Continue reading →

Rinse and repeat: 82 new US-trained Syrians prepare for fight

A US military source has revealed in private conversation that the US-led Coalition formed to target the Islamic State (IS) Continue reading →

To Beat ISIS, Kick Out US-Led Coalition

Read this article in French and Turkish too. It has been a bad week or two for foes of ISIS. The Continue reading →

In Yemen, and Middle East, U.S. Needs to Learn When to Quit

This essay is part of a New York Times opinion-page debate on whether “Yemen is America’s fight.” Six years before Continue reading →

Will Yemen kick-off the “War of the Two Blocs?”

There is a lot of media confusion about what is going on in Yemen – and the broader Middle East Continue reading →