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US President Barack Obama speaks during a primetime address to the nation from the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 10, 2014. (AFP Photo/Pool /Saul Loeb)


Opinion: Face up to ISIS but Don’t Ignore Iran

Opinion: Face up to ISIS but Don’t Ignore Iran

It would be naive to think that the priorities of the current US administration are congruent with the worries of the people of the Middle East. However, realism dictates that regional states must accept that left to their own devices they are unable to change the...
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An Israeli soldier sits atop a mobile artillery unit stationed near the border with the Gaza Strip July 9, 2014. Israeli air strikes shook Gaza every few minutes on Wednesday, and militants kept up rocket fire at Israel’s heartland in intensifying warfare that Palestinian officials said has killed at least 38 people in the Hamas-dominated […]


Opinion: When the Fires Threaten the Arsonists

Opinion: When the Fires Threaten the Arsonists

The Arab world currently feels like an arid land that has been set on fire. But it seems the arsonists responsible are yet to realize that the wind is blowing their way, and that as soon as the flames begin to spread, they will be the first victims. There are several...
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Opinion: Whatever happened to deterrence?

Opinion: Whatever happened to deterrence?

We have grown accustomed to the deterrence theory formulated as the Cold War began. The concept covers “nuclear deterrence” down to the last detail. Nuclear deterrence—or, more accurately, the “balance of terror” and mutually assured destruction theory—constituted a...
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TOPSHOTS Ukrainian marines look at a Russian ship floating out of the Sevastopol bay on March 4, 2014. The Russian Black Sea Fleet commander Aleksandr Vitko has issued an ultimatum to the Ukrainian military personnel in Crimea, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported. Ukraine accused Russia on March 3 of pouring more troops into Crimea as […]


Opinion: When Crises Compete

Opinion: When Crises Compete

It may just be a coincidence that the world is witnessing all these transformations—with the maps of entire regions likely to be redrawn and entities disintegrating—in the same year that happens to mark the 100 anniversary of the start of the First World War. That war...
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A United Nations (UN) arms expert collects samples as they inspect the site where rockets had fallen in Damascus’ eastern Ghouta suburb during an investigation into a suspected chemical weapons strike near the capital. AFP PHOTO /AMMAR AL-ARBINI


Opinion: The Great Bear slips up again

Opinion: The Great Bear slips up again

Russia has started to pay for the catastrophic mistakes it made in Syria, defending the regime of a criminal who guaranteed himself certain defeat. How did Assad manage that? He placed himself in a bloody confrontation with a people who were determined to get rid of...