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The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb is pictured in this undated handout photo. Elgin Air Force Base / Reuters

‘Mother of all Bombs’ and Mr. President

by Ghassan Charbel | Apr 17, 2017 | Opinion

“Mother of all bombs” is really scary, it weighs ten tons and has unprecedented explosive capabilities, if we exclude the nuclear bomb. The bomb is designed to penetrate barricades and invade dungeons and tunnels. There is no hope for anyone in the targeted place. It...

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Trump, Putin and Syria… The Opportunity and the Trap

by Ghassan Charbel | Apr 10, 2017 | Opinion

Vladimir Putin is a game maker and a surprise organizer. At the “KGB” school, he acquired the virtue of hiding intentions. He also learned how important weapons of disinformation could be in winning battles. Western leaders were in fact late to understand what was...

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An honor guard opens the door as Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) enters a hall to attend a meeting with members of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, October 1, 2015. REUTERS/Yuri Kochetkov/Pool/File Photo

Is Russia’s Syria the Way to Syrian People’s Syria?

by Ghassan Charbel | Apr 3, 2017 | Opinion

As he was leaving the Kremlin, the visitor felt he had only few options: either to choose Russia’s vision on Syria and the gradual solution, or Iran’s plan in Syria and the never-ending war. Those options are actually imposed by political and field developments on the...

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A general view of the opening ceremony of the 25th Arab League Summit, hosted by Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah (not shown) in Bayan Palace, Kuwait March 25, 2014. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee

The Broken-wing Summit

by Ghassan Charbel | Mar 27, 2017 | Opinion

This is the Middle East: Arabs, Persians, Turks and Kurds. But let’s put history aside to avoid the trap and analyze the present. By looking at the region’s map we realize that all wars are happening on Arab land that is being exploited by terrorists and militias, and...

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China Tiananmen Square. Reuters

The Man Who Brought Winds of Change

by Ghassan Charbel | Mar 20, 2017 | Opinion

Sometimes, places increase a journalist’s curiosity. We were at the People’s Palace in Beijing in front of the famous Tiananmen Square and close to the mausoleum of Mao Zedong at the lunch hosted by President Xi Jinping in honor of his guest, King Salman...