US foreign policy is (mis)using Kurdish nationalism since succeeding to British global aspirations in the wake of WW2
The Kurdish people pride themselves in a very old history, forerunners reaching back to early Neolithic settlers up to 10’000 years B.C.. … Weiterlesen
Washington’s escalatory steps force Ankara to react – with potentially positive consequences for the stalled Russian-Turkish Sochi agreement.
The news came Wednesday noon and were as brief as precise: Turkish president Erdoğan announced, that he plans to launch a military … Weiterlesen
Reports about the two ex-IS cities, Mosul and Raqqa, drive tears into the eyes of any decent researcher, who still enjoys possession of a warm heart.
Dry facts are quickly told: Mosul is the fifth biggest Iraqi city behind the … Weiterlesen
Sochi agreement on the demilitarized Idlib belt offers risks – and opportunities.
The chain of events is now allowing prognoses: After the fall of IS/Daesh strongholds in Duma/Damascus and Daraa the Syrian government and its allies Russia and Iran took … Weiterlesen
Possible consequences include financial crash and worldwide war.
The astonishing part of the latest Tehran summit including Russian president Putin and his Turkish colleague Erdogan is certainly, that the latter can voice his wish for a peaceful, settlement – and … Weiterlesen
It’s good they talk – but how good are the talks, really?
German chancellor Merkel meets with two Russians: foreign affairs minister Lavrov and army head Gerassimov – in Berlin, July 24, 2018. But then, observers ask themselves about the … Weiterlesen
Deployment of a nuclear-capable US fleet in the Mediterranean Sea speaks a clear language, too.
The Islamic revolution in Iran would not have been possible without US support: Its leader Ayatollah Khomeini would never have made it into the flight … Weiterlesen
