Will Israel attack Iran again and what can it achieve?
Professor Mohsen Milani, the author of the recently published, "Iran's Rise and Rivalry with the U.S. in the Middle East," explains that airpower alone cannot dislodge Iran's clerical regime. With Ira...
16 Jul 202522min
Turkey's military might will never open doors to EU membership, says Euro-MP Nacho Sánchez Amor
Nacho Amor is the European Parliament's rapporteur on Turkey. Speaking to Al-Monitor, he blasts EU leaders for their silence over Turkey's appalling human rights record, including the jailing of more ...
9 Jul 202523min
Iran was battered by Israel and US, but its regime is intact as Iranians rally around flag, says Vali Nasr
Israel’s conflict with Iran has wiped out dozens of top military leaders and scientists and inflicted major damage on critical facilities, yet the regime has survived.The Iranian people have not risen...
25 Jun 202536min
Israel wants regime change or a failed state in Iran
As the Iran-Israel conflict enters its fifth day, there are growing signs that the United States will intervene on the side of its Israeli allies. Iranian scholar Hamidreza Azizi says Israel is aiming...
17 Jun 202530min
Why Trump’s bromance with Erdogan is risk to Syria’s Kurds as Turkey seeks to dismantle PKK
Ankara's latest effort to end a four decades long Kurdish insurgency is opaque and is full of risks and opportunities for Turkey and Syria's Kurds says lawmaker Cengiz Candar.See Privacy Policy at htt...
27 Mai 202521min
Kashmir conflict a reminder of why Saudi Arabia & other Gulf nations favor India over Pakistan
Talmiz Ahmad, a former Indian ambassador to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, explains why Gulf nations led by Saudi Arabia tilt in favor of India despite long-running ties with Muslim Pakistan. Pak...
13 Mai 202520min
How power is reshaping Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa & why he’s not ‘a Turkish puppet’
Charles Lister, the head of the Syria Initiative at the Middle East Institute in Washington, argues that after five months in power Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the ultimate pragmatist, is adjust...
8 Mai 202552min
US diplomacy can end sectarian clashes between Druze, Syrian government forces
Makram Rabah, an assistant professor at the American University in Beirut, says that Syria's interim president lacks the power to control his own army and that Washington needs to engage with Syria's ...
1 Mai 202519min
