Geopolitical
Understanding the Current State of the Iranian Nuclear Challenge
Written by Dore Gold
To produce its first atomic bomb from 20 percent enriched uranium, Iran would need a stockpile of 225 kilograms, which upon further enrichment to the weapons-grade level would yield the 25 kilograms of uranium metal for a nuclear warhead. Since it began enriching 20 percent uranium, Iran had ... Read more: Understanding the Current State of the Iranian Nuclear Challenge
Reads: 578
A New Reality in U.S. - Israeli Relations
Written by George Friedman
U.S. President Barack Obama is making his first visit to Israel. The visit comes in the wake of his re-election and inauguration to a second term and the formation of a new Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Normally, summits between Israel and the United ...
Reads: 525
Considering a Departure in North Korea's Strategy
Written by George Friedman
On Jan. 29, I wrote a piece that described North Korea's strategy as a combination of ferocious, weak and crazy. In the weeks since then, three events have exemplified each facet of that strategy. Pyongyang showed its ferocity Feb. 12, when it detonated a nuclear device underground. ... Read more: Considering a Departure in North Korea's Strategy
Reads: 496
Will Syria's Strife Rip Lebanon Apart?
Written by Hilal Khashan
The assassination of Lebanese security chief brigadier general Wissam Hassan on October 19 has rekindled fears of renewed confessional strife in Lebanon. The anti-Assad opposition quickly blamed the Syrian regime for eliminating one of its foremost Beirut opponents while enraged demonstrators took ...
Reads: 661
Europe, Unemployment and Instability
Written by Right Side News
The global financial crisis of 2008 has slowly yielded to a global unemployment crisis. This unemployment crisis will, fairly quickly, give way to a political crisis. The crisis involves all three of the major pillars of the global system -- Europe, China and the United States. The level ...
Reads: 538
The Real Meaning of the New Argentina-Iran Agreement
Written by Luis Fleischman
There is a new deal brewing between Argentina and Iran in order to improve relations between the two counties, which have been on shaky ground ever since the bombing of the Israeli Embassy in 1992 and the Jewish community headquarters (AMIA) in 1994. Though Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy, was widely ... Read more: The Real Meaning of the New Argentina-Iran Agreement
Reads: 594
Be Careful: Russia is Back to Stay in the Middle East
Written by Felix Imonti
Russia is back. President Vladimir Putin wants the world to acknowledge that Russia remains a global power. He is making his stand in Syria.
The Soviet Union acquired the Tardus Naval Port in Syria in 1971 without any real purpose for it. With their ships welcomed in Algeria, Cuba or Vietnam, ... Read more: Be Careful: Russia is Back to Stay in the Middle East
Reads: 676
Iran’s Attempted Rapprochement with Egypt: Implications for Sunni-Shiite Relations
Written by Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall,
- The Arab Spring has reinforced the conflict between the Arab states and Iran. While Iran continues to see the Islamic manifestations of the Arab Spring as an opportunity to promote its Islamic hegemonic aims, the series of upheavals in the Arab world has in fact widened the gaps between Iran and ...
Read more: Iran’s Attempted Rapprochement with Egypt: Implications for Sunni-Shiite Relations
Reads: 842
China Tests Japanese and U.S. Patience
Written by Rodger Baker
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has warned Beijing that Tokyo is losing patience with China's assertive maritime behavior in the East and South China seas, suggesting China consider the economic and military consequences of its actions. His warning followed similar statements from Washington ...
Reads: 521
More Articles...
- The Muslim Contradiction Part 4
- United States and Israel: A Shared Strategy for the Challenges of the Middle East
- The US and Iran: Pre-Negotiation Maneuvering
- Iran Should prefer Syria to the Khuzestan Region
- Hellfire, Morality and Strategy
- Russian Deployment of Missile Defenses
- The Elections in Jordan: People Want Evolution, Not Revolution
- U.S.-Iranian Dialogue in Obama's Second Term
- Ferocious, Weak and Crazy: The North Korean Strategy
- United Kingdom Moves Away from the European Project
- China Escalates Military Activity Around Japan, Senkakus
- Russian Orphan Adoption Ban Protests May Be Harbingers of Instability
- Avoiding the Wars That Never End
- Two Years of the Arab Spring: Reflections about Democracy in the Arab World
- Europe in 2013: A Year of Decision
- Egypt "On the Verge of Bankruptcy"
- The Geopolitics of Immigration
- Talking Turkey
- Chavez's Overwhelming Victory: Post-Chavez Era Tsunami