The Israel-UAE Project Which Will Damage Egypt And Force Saudi Normalization

The revival of the ‘new Hejaz railway’ project, between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, has been largely ignored by the Western media, despite having a significant impact on the direction of US President, Joe Biden’s, Middle East foreign policy. Proposed in 2018 Israel’s then Minister of Transportation, Israel Katz, had first brought up the Read More…

US Foreign Policy Under Joe Biden Does Not Look Promising

All indicators from the Biden Administration, point to a continuation of an aggressive pro-war foreign policy, especially in the Middle East. The initial positions on issues of Foreign Policy set forward by newly appointed Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, seem to point towards a continuation of the wars in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. In the Read More…

Is Saudi Arabia Turning Away From Israel And The UAE?

Saudi Arabia recently decided to end its three year long dispute with neighboring Qatar, in what many have seen as a ‘dramatic U-turn’, but what does this move show of Saudi’s regional maneuvering? In 2017, Saudi Arabia began to enforce what would become a three year long blockade on the State of Qatar following disputes Read More…

If Anything The United States Is The “Home Base” Of Al-Qaeda, Not Iran

In a speech delivered this Tuesday, at the Washington Press Club, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed that the new “home base” of Al-Qaeda is Iran. He did so without any evidence to support his claim. Why has this been taken so seriously? The claim that Iran is somehow hosting, aiding and abetting al-Qaeda, Read More…

ICC Dropping Inquiry Into British War Crimes In Iraq Shows Failure Of International Legal System

The International Criminal Court (ICC) decided, on December 9, to abandon its inquiry into war crimes committed by British forces during the Iraq war, despite its investigation having concluded that there were reasonable grounds to believe war crimes were in fact committed. Fatou Bensouda, the ICC’s Chief Prosecutor, announced in a public statement that she Read More…

Is Trump Looking To Attack Iran Before Leaving Office, And If So, How?

With the currently projected US President elect Joe Biden likely to take power in January 2021, current US President Donald Trump looks to be poised to commit a possible act of war against Iran. If Donald Trump is to commit to such an action, what are his options, who are his allies and why are Read More…