Middle Orient

Maliki’s potential return to power highlights both Iraq’s entrenched political complexities and the wider power struggles shaping the Middle East Last month, Iraq’s Coordination Framework made a striking choice to nominate former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to reclaim the country’s top leadership position. The announcement has sparked a firestorm of …

In early February, Syrian Ministry of Interior forces began a phased deployment across multiple Kurdish-held cities and towns in northeastern Syria, marking the first concrete implementation of the 30 January integration agreement between Damascus and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Syrian General Security Service (GSS) units entered Hasakah on …

It is hard to tell which, so far, is the greatest scam of the century: “Climate Change” while watching North America enjoying its global warming; Putin’s protestations of wanting peace while demolishing Ukraine, or the trap being lubricatively laid for US President Donald J. Trump throughout much of the Middle …

While Washington searches for ways to weaken Iran’s murderous rulers, our supposed NATO ally Turkey is working overtime to keep the mullahs alive — and in power. This week’s diplomatic tug-of-war over US-Iran negotiations is a win for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s Islamist strongman, who has led a cynical campaign …

Developments in al-Hasakah governorate (northeastern Syria) are accelerating on the ground and politically, as the agreement signed between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on 30 January begins to take shape in parallel with French and international diplomacy that is reshaping the influence map in the area. …

It seems that the new authority in Syria has not yet succeeded in moving from a faction mentality to a state mentality. This problem is not an administrative detail, but a structural issue that touches the essence of state-building and its future. The state is not governed by loyalty relations, …

«L’establishment politique et sécuritaire israélien», écrit Anna Barsky dans Ma’ariv, «surveille de près la situation dynamique dans l’arène américano-iranienne. Cependant, il n’y a pas de consensus … sur la direction dans laquelle Trump se dirige ; ni [même] si les États-Unis sont proches d’une décision – et si oui, quelle …

Lecture géostratégique et enseignements importants pour l’AES.I. La démonstration de force américaine : puissance affichée, vulnérabilités réelles Les États-Unis peuvent déployer une force écrasante (porte-avion, bombardiers B‑2, chasseurs F‑35/F‑22, milliers de soldats). Mais la puissance ne garantit ni la victoire stratégique ni la destruction d’un État préparé. Une armada impressionne …

Toplines Iran and the United States are expected to hold talks in Oman on February 6, despite the brief cancellation of the meeting on February 4.[1] Iran continues to show inflexibility toward addressing US demands, which reduces the likelihood that Iran and the United States will be able to reach …

Full Kurdish integration in Syria is one of the most important projects in the Middle East, but Washington must ensure it is accomplished without further violence, and without blowing the activities of various foreign players out of proportion. Following Hamas’ attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, Syria has become …