Tag Archive | "War in Syria"
How Trump’s Trying To Win Back Turkey
By Andrew KORYBKO (USA)
It should be evident to all objective observers by now that “America First” doesn’t equate to international isolationism or peace. Rather, just as the author predicted in his Sputnik analysis on Trump’s foreign policy right after his election, the 45th President is taking a firm stand against Iran and China, and even making overtures to […]
Continue reading...What awaits Syria at the Astana talks?
By Andrew KORYBKO (USA)
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
The Russian-Iranian-Turkish Tripartite is preparing to mediate a new round of intra-Syrian talks in Astana sometime soon, and President Assad just announced that he is ready to negotiate on “everything” provided that the process follows the legal mechanisms laid out in the Syrian Constitution. Australian professor and prominent Syrian activist Tim Anderson is correct when […]
Continue reading...Syria After The Latest Ceasefire
By Andrew KORYBKO (USA)
Thursday, December 29, 2016
(Please read the first two articles, “Is the Tripartite really on the verge of ‘dicing up’ Syria?” and “Syria’s diplomatic ammo going into the Astana political fight”, in order to understand the relevant background and analytical forecasts pertaining to Syria’s situation after the latest ceasefire. This article is a summarized review of the two preceding […]
Continue reading...Syria’s diplomatic ammo going into the Astana political fight
By Andrew KORYBKO (USA)
Thursday, December 29, 2016
(Please read the first part of this series titled “Is the Tripartite really on the verge of ‘dicing up’ Syria?” prior to this article. It deals with the finer details about Reuters’ speculative report, which the author does not believe is validated or accurate, but nonetheless deserves to be addressed. In connection with this, it’s […]
Continue reading...Is the Tripartite really on the verge of “dicing up” Syria?
By Andrew KORYBKO (USA)
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Reuters just released a scandalous report jam-packed with statements from “unnamed sources” alleging that the Tripartite of Russia, Iran, and Turkey are conspiring to “dice Syria into spheres of influence”. Considering that it’s chock-full of unverifiable “statements” and rampant speculation, the article shouldn’t be taken too seriously and could very well be disinformation designed to […]
Continue reading...Who planned the terrorist operation in Palmyra?
By ORIENTAL REVIEW
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
The unexpected militant attack on Palmyra on Dec. 10 was an unpleasant revelation for everyone who expected IS/Daesh to quickly succumb after its stinging defeat in Aleppo. Around 5,000 terrorists overcame the resistance of smaller SAA contingent who were forced to withdraw toward the T4 airbase. Fortunately, 80% of the civilians had been successfully evacuated […]
Continue reading...The Implications Of Daesh’s Palmyra Offensive
By Andrew KORYBKO (USA)
Monday, December 12, 2016
Daesh is on the warpath again, this time making another attempt to seize the historic and symbolic city of Palmyra. The precise details about the course of the battle and the city’s immediate future are unclear, but what’s easier to assess are the implications behind this latest assault. The first thing is that the attack […]
Continue reading...War of the worlds: masks are ripped away in Syria
By ORIENTAL REVIEW
Thursday, October 13, 2016
In recent weeks, the battle for Aleppo has exposed the true heart of contemporary global politics with vivid clarity. The US Air Force’s duplicitous Sept. 17 attack on Syrian army positions near Deir ez-Zor, the hysterical outcry against Russia that erupted from the Pentagon, the US State Department’s undisguised threats against the Russian contingent in […]
Continue reading...Who’s Calling Whose Bluff In Syria?
By Andrew KORYBKO (USA)
Friday, October 7, 2016
The situation in Syria is dangerously veering out of control, with the US threatening strikes against the Syrian Arab Army while Russia has suggested that it would shoot down any incoming threat to its servicemen. The alternative media is ablaze with speculative talk about the onset of World War III, and a distinct feeling of […]
Continue reading...Terrorism as Pretext for Intervention in Middle East
By Nauman SADIQ (Pakistan)
Thursday, June 9, 2016
In order to understand the hype surrounding the phenomena of Islamic radicalism and terrorism, we need to understand the prevailing global economic order and its prognosis. What the pragmatic economists have forecast about the free market capitalism has turned out to be true; whether we like it or not. A kind of global economic entropy […]
Continue reading...What the election results tell about the reality of war-torn Syria
By Ken STONE (Canada)
Monday, April 18, 2016
Tuesday’s Syrian election was a vote of confidence by the Syrian people in their government. 5,085,444 voters cast their ballots out of a possible 8,834,994 eligible voters. The overall participation rate of 58% (virtually identical to Canada’s last federal election) exceeded the government’s expectations in most places but was low in others. For example, it […]
Continue reading...Hybrid Wars 2. Testing the Theory – Syria & Ukraine
By Andrew KORYBKO (USA)
Friday, March 11, 2016
(Please read ‘Hybrid Wars 1. The Law Of Hybrid Warfare‘ prior to this article) The author’s book, “Hybrid Wars: The Indirect Adaptive Approach To Regime Change” (available for free PDF download here), thoroughly makes the case that Syria and Ukraine are the US’ first victims of Hybrid War, but the scope of the article is […]
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Thursday, February 9, 2017
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