Tag: Qatar
Qatar-Iran Economic Relations Will Improve, Contra...
Posted by Jordan Abu-Sirriya | Oct 27, 2017 | Economy, Essays, Middle East | 0 |
Film Review: Cries from Syria
Posted by Jeremy R. Hammond | Mar 11, 2017 | Middle East, Reviews, Viewpoints | 9 |
Are the 13 Demands to Qatar a ‘Geopolitical Crime’?
by Richard Falk | Jul 12, 2018 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics
Viewing the Gulf Coalition’s actions against Qatar as a “Geopolitical Crime” may be useful for establishing peaceful relations.
The Gulf Crisis Reassessed
by Richard Falk | Mar 14, 2018 | Essays, Middle East, Politics
The “13 Demands” from the coalition of states that have implemented a blockade of Qatar are incompatible with principles of international law.
Qatar-Iran Economic Relations Will Improve, Contrary to Saudi Arabia’s Intent
by Jordan Abu-Sirriya | Oct 27, 2017 | Economy, Essays, Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s attempt to isolate Qatar will backfire and lead to Qatar improving economic relations with Iran.
Is the Dream Palace of the Gulf Collapsing on Itself?
by Seraj Assi | Jul 13, 2017 | Middle East, Politics, Viewpoints
In alienating Qatar, the GCC states, in what resembles a pointless act of Samsonian bravado, are keen on bringing about their own demise.
Saudi Arabia Has Handed the Emir of Qatar an Opportunity to Redirect History
by Paul Craig Roberts | Jun 30, 2017 | Middle East, Politics, Viewpoints
What if the Emir of Qatar expelled US military forces from his country’s soil?
Interrogating the Qatar Rift
by Richard Falk | Jun 9, 2017 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics
We can gain some glimmers of understanding of what is motivating these Arab governments to act against Qatar, but little sympathy.
Film Review: Cries from Syria
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Mar 11, 2017 | Middle East, Reviews, Viewpoints
The HBO documentary film Cries from Syria doesn’t tell the whole story about the so-called “Civil War” there, but it does highlight the most critical part.
Examining International Sanctions: The Case of Eritrea
by Fikrejesus Amahazion | Oct 5, 2016 | Africa, News & Analysis, Politics, US
The US and UN not only unjustly sanction Eritrea, but trivialize fundamental principles of international law by overlooking of Ethiopia’s aggression.
If Syria Is to Fall, Others Will Follow: The Pandora’s Box of Federalism
by Ramzy Baroud | Mar 26, 2016 | Middle East, Viewpoints
It is safe to say that after five years of war in Syria, the conflict is entering into a new phase.
Syria 2016: The Hezbollah Indispensability
by Mohammad I. Aslam | Feb 5, 2016 | Middle East, News & Analysis
Hezbollah has emerged from the quagmire of the conflict in Syria as aggressive, experienced, and indispensible as ever.
Blaming Qatar for the Middle East’s ISIL Woes is Hypocritical and Counterproductive
by Caroline Holmund | Nov 24, 2014 | Middle East, US, Viewpoints
For the West to blame Qatar for the Middle East’s turmoil and the emergence of ISIL is unwarranted and hypocritical.