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Tag Archives: Proxies
Apaiser: Peace or Imminent U.S. Defeat, The Parisian Afghani’s & Power Blocks
About 40 miles north of Paris is the lovely town of Chantilly, a town known for horse training. This luxury town is now witnessing the imminent defeat of America throughout the AfPak region. How is this so? America has a … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Central Asia, China, Empire, Frontier, Identity Development, India, International Relations, Iran, Islam, Russia, Uncategorized
Tagged Afghan Buffer Zone, Afghan High Peace Council, Afghanistan, Ahmad Zia Massoud, Buffer State, Chantilly France, China, CIA, Ghairat Baheer, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Haj Muhammed Muhaqeq, Hamid Karzai, Hazara Shiite, Hina Rabbani Khar, Hizb Islamic, India, Japan, Maldives, Mecca, Muhammed Yunus Qanuni, NATO, Neutrality, Northern Alliance, Pakistan, Proxies, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Taliban, The Great Game, Tournament of Shadows, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan
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Persian Designs In Mesopotamia
War and diplomacy is filled with role reversals, ironies, contrasts that are fit for Sophocles and Shakespeare, for the social and political impact of war is always unmanageable. When the American’s established a Shia power grab after the fall of … Continue reading
Posted in Arab Spring, International Relations, Islam, Near East, Pakistan, Terrorism
Tagged Conflict, Crescent, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Mesopotamia, Nouri al-Maliki, Pakistan, Persia, Proxies, Shi'ites, Shia, Tehran, Terrorism
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Assad, Syria: The Political Purge, Reloading
Anyone even remotely familiar with Near Eastern politics knows that the House of Saud is waging war against Iranian proxies throughout the region. Its a ‘balance of power’ strategy that explains Riyadh and Iranian behavior. They’re realists who understand how … Continue reading
Posted in Arab Spring, International Relations, Islam, Middle East Peace, Near East, Politics, Terrorism
Tagged American isolates Syria, Arab Spring, Assad, Buthania Shaaban, foggy bottom, Idealism, Iran, Naji al Atri, Near East Policy, Pelosi, Proxies, Realism, Riyadh, Strategic Alliance, Strategy, Walid al Muallim
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Osama bin Laden: The Nemesis Of History
The death of Osama bin Laden ushers in an period of relief fit for Sophocles! It should surprise no one that violent revolutionaries are unfit to govern the impact of the means by which they rule. This tale is well … Continue reading
Posted in Arnold Toynbee, International Relations, Islam, Near East, Pakistan, Raymond Aron, Satan/Evil, Sun Tzu, Terrorism
Tagged Ajami, Al Qaeda, Arab Spring, Bush, Cold War, Freedom Agenda, Holy Alliance, Ibn Khaldun, Iran, Iraq, Islamic Terrorism, Islamofascism, Kissenger, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Middle East, Mujahideen, Osama bin Laden, Proxies, Raymond Aaron, September 11, Terrorism, Zawahiri
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Unilateral Declaration Of Palestinian State: The Possibility For Responsible Governance
The past few weeks have witnessed the passionate claim that the Palestinians will unilaterally declare the West Bank a Palestinian State. Although this makes great publicity, it most certainly makes for an impending tragedy. This August 2011 declaration will be … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Middle East Peace
Tagged Abbas, Palestinian State, Proxies, Shia, Unilateral Declaration, West Bank
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