United States President Barack Obama’s approach with regard to the Middle East is undoubtedly controversial. In an article run by the Atlantic, Jeffery Goldberg refers to a set of convictions that have come to define Obama’s inaction in the Syrian conflict.The Middle East lo

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dislike of the idea of a two-state solution to the long-standing Palestinian-Israeli conflict could not be more obvious.His record indicates beyond doubt that he has been doing everything possible to undermine the scenario of the two-st

A truce reached at the Munich Security Conference last week requires halting the fight in blood-soaked Syria within a week.We have yet to see whether the commitment to a political solution is genuine.

Syrian opposition leaders suspect that the United States will not work towards ending Syrian President Bashar Assad’s rule.By trying to impose the Russian and Iranian terms on the Syrian opposition, the American administration’s credibility is crumbling among the Syrian oppositio

Iran left no stone unturned to undercut the stability of the Gulf countries, hoping to bring about a radical change in the geopolitical reality.And yet, much to the chagrin of the ruling elite in Tehran, the geopolitical reality of the Gulf has remained unchanged.In the process,

A newly released opinion poll conducted by the Doha-based Arab Centre for Research and Policy Studies offers an insight into the way Arabs in 12 countries view Daesh and President Bashar Assad’s role in radicalising some Syrians.The polls focused on various issues that are o

After painstaking and sincere efforts made by Saudi Arabia, representatives of Syria’s opposition groups met last week in Riyadh and agreed on a unified position with regard to negotiating a political settlement to the Syrian crisis.Much to the chagrin of Assad’s regional allies

Through his recent visit to Tehran, Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to cement his country’s partnership with Iran in Syria.While many Western media outlets suspect that Russia will eventually use Bashar Assad as a scapegoat, Putin made it clear to the Iranian supreme lead

The terrorist attacks in Paris should remind us one more time that the failure to bring about a political settlement to the Syrian crisis will cost us dearly.It is not enough for the world leaders to condemn the terrorist attacks, as this will not affect the modus operandi of the