Turkish PM meets with Obama on Syria
US President Barack Obama (2nd R) meets Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) as they sit with their delegations in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington May 16, 2013....
View ArticleOpinion: Obama and the lack of deterrence
Observers of Middle East affairs, particularly the inter-related affairs in Syria and Iran, are busy thinking about the possible outcome of the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland. According to reports...
View ArticleOpinion: A new chance for Syria
The White House has at long last announced a significant change in its stance towards the Syrian crisis by announcing that it will provide “military aid” and will “arm the opposition.” The White House...
View ArticleUS military chief outlines options for Syria
A file photograph showing US chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey as he testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., USA, on...
View ArticleOpinion: Isn’t it Time for Safe Havens in the Middle East?
Political, social, and economic problems neither solve themselves nor dissolve and disappear with time. They require honesty with oneself and others as well as practical and courageous commitment to...
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