Geopolitical
Iranian Refugees - A Human Rights Disaster
Written by Arash Irandoost, PhD.,Walton K Martin, Gill Gillespie, PhD
Light snow was falling when the two young men set out on horseback for the border to flee Iran. By the time they were deep in the mountains, it had become a blinding blizzard, the temperature had dropped below freezing, and they were barely alive...more
According to UNHCR, Iranian refugees comprise ...
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Norway's Welcomed News & Wake-up Call
Written by Van D. Hipp, Jr. - former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Army
This week brought welcomed news and a wake-up call in the Global War on Terror from the Land of the Midnight Sun.
Norwegian police officials confirmed on Thursday morning that they had arrested three men with connections to Al Qaeda and plans to carry out terrorist attacks not unlike those stymied ...
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Kings, Emirs and Shaykhs: The Survival of Traditional Regimes in the Persian Gulf
Written by Barry Rubin - RubinReports.com
During the early 1980s I was asked to give a briefing for the head of the Toyota auto company and other enterprises. It was just after the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat and during the height of the Iran-Iraq war, so regional instability was much on the mind of everyone.
After I ... Read more: Kings, Emirs and Shaykhs: The Survival of Traditional Regimes in the Persian Gulf
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The Caucasus Cauldron
Written by George Friedman
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited some interesting spots over the July 4 weekend. Her itinerary included Poland and Ukraine, both intriguing choices in light of the recent Obama-Medvedev talks in Washington. But she also traveled to a region that has not been on the American radar ...
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UN Security Council Resolution 242: Secure Borders are Condition for Peace
Written by Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
New Study: Israel's Critical Security Needs for a Viable Peace
Resolution 242 adopted November 22, 1967 is the cornerstone for what it calls "a just and lasting peace." It calls for a negotiated solution based on "secure and recognized boundaries" - recognizing the flaws in ... Read more: UN Security Council Resolution 242: Secure Borders are Condition for Peace
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Suppose Turkey Transfers U.S. Technology and Tactics to Iran and Syria
Written by JINSA
JINSA Report #999
Ed. Note: Turkish media jumped on a sentence in JINSA Report #995 in which we worried about the potential compromise of Western military technology by Turkey as it expands its relations with Iran and Syria (and Brazil, Hamas and Hezbollah). We weren't the only ones worried. A ... Read more: Suppose Turkey Transfers U.S. Technology and Tactics to Iran and Syria
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Some Semi-Sanity from Europe: EU Foreign Ministers Make Partial Sense on Gaza, Iran
Written by Barry Rubin - RubinReports.blogspot.com
Remember what I told you: if you want to know what policy is going to be, watch the governments, not the media. While the results of the EU foreign ministers' meeting in Luxembourg were far from perfect, they also show the difference between decision-makers and opinion-makers on the Middle East.
First, ... Read more: Some Semi-Sanity from Europe: EU Foreign Ministers Make Partial Sense on Gaza, Iran
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The Kyrgyzstan Crisis and the Russian Dilemma
Written by Peter Zeihan
STRATFOR often discusses how Russia is on a bit of a roll. The U.S. distraction in the Middle East has offered Russia a golden opportunity to re-establish its spheres of influence in the region, steadily expanding the Russian zone of control into a shape that is eerily reminiscent of the old Soviet ...
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Déjà vu? France and the Gaza Flotilla
Written by Dr. Tsilla Hershco
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: French government reaction to the flotilla affair has been tough, and is perceived by the Israeli mainstream as typical of the unjustified global diplomatic lynch Israel has been subjected to over the past two weeks. This threatens to undermine the trust that has been built-up in ...
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