Middle East
Zachary Fillingham - Sep 01, 10
September 1st, 2010 (Geopoliticalmonitor.com) - The killing of four Israeli settlers near Hebron on the eve of a new round of peace talks in Washington has shifted the likeliness of forward progress in the peace process from ‘not likely’ to ‘not going to happen.’
Zachary Fillingham - Aug 31, 10
August 31, 2010 (Geopoliticalmonitor.com) - Just hours before an official end to US combat operations in Iraq, President Nouri Maliki used a major speech to declare that Iraq is now independent and its security forces are up to the task of keeping order.
Prof. Adil E. Shamoo - Aug 24, 10
Iraq has between 25 and 50 percent unemployment, a dysfunctional parliament, rampant disease, an epidemic of mental illness, and sprawling slums. The killing of innocent people has become part of daily life. What a havoc the United States has wreaked in Iraq.
Zachary Fillingham - Aug 19, 10
August 19th, 2010 (Geopoliticalmonitor.com) - The last US combat brigade has crossed over from Iraq into Kuwait, but many questions still remain over the role of troops left behind and the stability of the Iraqi government going forward.
Zaid Al-Ali - Aug 19, 10
Iraqis now have greater physical security, though violence continues and politics are stalemated. But the years of conflict have corroded trust, entrenched sectarian identities, undermined livelihoods, and ravaged the environment.
Zachary Fillingham - Aug 04, 10
August 4th, 2010 (Geopoliticalmonitor.com) - An exchange of fire along the Israel-Lebanon border has killed five people, raising fears of a repeat of Israel’s 2006 campaign against Hezbollah.
Zachary Fillingham - Aug 03, 10
August 3rd, 2010 (Geopoliticalmonitor.com) - As expected, President Obama has confirmed that August 31st will mark an end to combat operations in Iraq. However, it is commonly accepted that his announcement is more about honoring campaign promises than reacting to the reality on the ground in Iraq.
Golnaz Esfandiari - Jul 30, 10
Hard-liners In Iran are increasingly looking to the Web.
Avni Dogru - Jul 27, 10
The reported success of the Obama - Netanyahu summit by the mainstream U.S. media overshadowed some recent important developments in the Middle East and the fears that the region is sinking into chaos. In reality, although this tactical meeting with warmed up relations image was very much needed both by Obama and Netanyahu for strategic and political reasons, it does not have any favorable effect on the realities on the ground.
Zachary Fillingham - Jul 27, 10
July 27th (Geopoliticalmonitor.com) - A war of words is simmering between the governments of Iran and Russia, potentially placing the latter more squarely in the Western camp on any future attempts to turn the screw on Iran’s nuclear program.
