Posted on March 5, 2015. Tags: International Affairs, International Relations, International Security, Iraq, ISIS, Islamic State, Middle East, Syria, Terrorism
It can be difficult to stay optimistic about peace while an atmosphere of gloom permeates the contemporary Middle East, particularly in Iraq and Syria. It is nearly impossible to watch the news without being inundated by provocative visuals of ISIS’s atavistic executions of U.S. journalists and perplexed by ISIS’s seemingly uncanny ability to recruit Westerners. […]
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Posted in Conflict, Iraq, Islam, Middle East, Religion, Syria, Terrorism, US, World
Posted on February 6, 2015. Tags: Foreign Policy, Hamas, ICC, International Affairs, International Relations, Israel, Likud, Middle East, Palestine, Palestinian Israeli Conflict, UN
There is a convenient falsehood every time a ceasefire agreement occurs and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict temporarily vanishes from the media. It is the assumption that the conflict has come to a halt and a diplomatic solution brokered by the United States is soon to follow. The truth is that the conflict does not stop, because the status […]
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Posted in Conflict, Middle East, Security Issues, World