Interview: On the end of the Syrian war and the “post-imperial Middle East” (Part 2)

  Interview by Patrick Lawrence in Salon. Read Part 1 here. In part one of my exchange with Sharmine Narwani, the Continue reading →

Terrorist capabilities laid bare in an Eastern Ghouta chemical lab

  Read this article in Spanish too. Last December, at a US military hangar near Washington DC, UN Ambassador Nikki Continue reading →

How US media spin-doctored Iran’s protests

  Read this article in Bosnian here. Barely a month ago, Iranians were amassing in the streets to protest against Continue reading →

The US goes ‘rogue’ in Syria

Read a French translation of this article. In July, the White House and Pentagon requested authority from Congress to build Continue reading →

American provocation on the Syrian-Iraqi border

Read this article in French and Portuguese. Damascus — As the battle to drive ISIS out of its remaining territories Continue reading →

Saudi Arabia’s last war

For years the Saudis have waged proxy battles against Iran, with little success. Now, despite this history of losses, Riyadh Continue reading →

Iran or ISIS: Trump must choose

Read this article in Russian. If you were betting on an unpredictable Donald J. Trump to transform America’s bankrupt Mideast Continue reading →

From religion to politics, a steady isolation of Saudi Arabia

Read this article translated into Indonesian and French. In the waning days of August, 200 or so Sunni clerics and scholars from Egypt, Continue reading →