Carta OpinionGlobal, 21.11.2017 Riad Fouad Saade, empresario libanés y cónsul honorario de Chile en Beirut
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 –...Trump’s Saudi Scheme Unravels
Columna Consortiumnews.com, 17.11.2017 Alastair Crooke, diplomático destacado en la inteligencia británica y diplomacia UE
- President Trump and his son-in-law bet that the young Saudi crown prince could execute a plan to reshape the Mideast, but the scheme quickly unraveled revealing a dangerous amateur hour
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...
How Syria’s Victory Reshapes Mideast
Columna Consortiumnews, 30.09.2017 Alastair Crooke, ex diplomático británico destacado en inteligencia y diplomacia europea y fundador de Conflicts Forum
The failure of the U.S.-Israeli-Saudi “regime change” project in Syria changes the future of the Mideast, possibly ushering in an era of greater secularism and tolerance
Plainly, Syria’s success – notwithstanding the caution of President Bashar al-Assad in saying that...Insightful Analysis of Syria`s Prospects
Carta OpinionGlobal, 03.11.2017 Riad Fouad Saade, cónsul honrario de Chile en Beirut y empresario libanésIn an ever-changing Middle East, destroyed by the chaotic policy of the USA and its Israeli local partner (or mastermind?) and while indigenous populations are suffering hell for the past 50 years, culminating lately with the wiping out of cities in Iraq, Syria...
Siria y el mundo multipolar
Columna El Mostrador, 10.01.2017 Mathieu GonzálezLa guerra civil de Siria es a la vez compleja y simple. Su complejidad radica en el inmenso número de actores que participan, cada cual con sus propias agendas entrecruzadas que son muchas veces opacas. Tratar de hacer un sumario, aun parcial y breve, es a la vez necesario, para entender el...
Turkey and Iran: Bitter Friends, Bosom Rivals
Análisis ICG Briefing N*51, 13.12.2016
- New frictions in Iraq and Syria threaten Ankara and Tehran’s usually peaceful management of their Middle East rivalries.
- To rebuild trust and avert open conflict, they should coordinate de-escalation, exchange intelligence and designate representatives to open a new channel between their leaders.
I. Overview
For nearly two centuries and despite their fierce...A Divisive Figure Unites Iraq’s Shiite Leaders
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Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr (R), a controversial but influential figure in Iraqi politics, convened... The Geopolitics of Iran: Holding the Center of a Mountain Fortress
Análisis Stratfor Global Intelligence, 16.12.2011Analysis To understand Iran, you must begin by understanding how large it is. Iran is the 17th largest country in world. It measures 1,684,000 square kilometers. That means that its territory is larger than the combined territories of France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Portugal — Western Europe. Iran is the 16th...