Columna Information Clearing House, 14.12.2017 Chas W. Freeman, embajador (r) norteamericano, presidente de Projects International Inc y escritorNot so long ago, Americans thought we understood the Middle East, that region where the African, Asian, and European worlds collide. When the Ottoman Empire disintegrated in World War I, the area became a European sphere of influence with imperial British,...
How Can the Arab World Avoid the Abyss?
Columna Project-Syndicate, 30.11.2017 Nabil Fahmy, embajador (r), ex ministro de RREE egipcio y profesor (American University-El Cairo)The Middle East owes many of its current problems to a long history of foreign invasions, from the Crusades and European colonialism to the proxy wars of the Cold-War era. But Arab leaders who genuinely want to create a brighter future...
The Saudi System And Why Its Change May Fail
Carta OpinionGlobal, 22.11.2017 Riad Fouad Saade, empresario libanes y cónsul honorario de Chile en Beirut
Have we reached the end of the reign of the House of Saud?
For several years I have been warning during my conferences at the Diplomatic Academy in Santiago, about the fall of the Saud Dynasty. Boosted by the British at the head of...Lebanon Independance in a shaky Middle East
Carta OpinionGlobal, 21.11.2017 Riad Fouad Saade, empresario libanés y cónsul honorario de Chile en Beirut
At the eve of Lebanon’s Independence Day (Nov 22), it is important to note how much this small and marginal country, is at the center of all problems of the Middle East
Simply because it is different than all countries of the region, would...The Saudi Prince’s Dangerous War Games
Columna Project-Syndicate, 17.11.2017 Shlomo Ben-Ami, ex ministro de RREE israelí y vicepresident del Toledo International Center for Peace
Lebanon will become the next battlefield between the Middle East's Sunni and Shia powers
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is working hard to consolidate power and establish his country as the Middle East’s only hegemon. But his efforts –...Saudi Arabia’s Desperate Gamble
Columna Alastair Crooke, ex diplomático británico, con destacado rol en la inteligencia de su país y la diplomacia UE, y fundador del Conflicts Forum
Furious over defeat in Syria, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince is gambling again, arresting rivals at home and provoking a political crisis in Lebanon, but he may lack the geopolitical...
Aires de cambio en Arabia Saudita
Columna La Opinión (Málaga), 13.11.2017 Jorge Dezcállar, Embajador de España
Un país manejado como una finca particular por la familia Al Saud sin constitución escrita, sin partidos políticos, sin Parlamento o tribunales independientes y dónde las mujeres son menores de edad hasta que se mueren, es un país que parece salido de la noche de...
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A last attempt of the US to hold on in the Middle East: a war with IRAN?
Carta OpinionGlobal, 10.11.2017 Riad Fouad Saade, empresario libanés-cónsul de Chile en BeirutFor the last ten days, successive events have shaken the already chaotic political life of the Middle East amid the increase of violent verbal attacks of high Saudi officials towards Iran, backed by an outspoken US president Trump. The still mysterious resignation of Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saaduddine...
Israeli-Saudi Tandem Adjusts to Syria Loss
Columna Consortiumnews, 04.11.2017 Alastair Crooke, ex diplomático de la inteligencia británica y diplomacia UE y fundador de Conflicts Forum
Facing defeat in the proxy war in Syria, the Israeli-Saudi tandem is planning a new front against Hezbollah, presaged by Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri’s sudden resignation
It seems that matters are coming to a head in the Middle East. For many states,...El petróleo sube, los ordeñadores bajan
Blog republica.com, 07.11.2017 Inocencio Arias, embajador (r) españolLa purga que el Príncipe heredero saudí está llevando a cabo en su país ha contribuido a subir el precio del petróleo que ya había tomado carrerilla. El barril se acerca a los 65 dólares, un suspiro para Rusia, Venezuela, etc… y hay quien dice que podría llegar a 70...