Showing posts with label The Mess in the Middle East. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Mess in the Middle East. Show all posts
Friday, February 26, 2021

"UKMTO reports blast on Gulf of Oman ship"

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An Israeli owned, Bahamian flagged car carrier has reported an explosion in the Gulf of Oman, as reported here : A Bahamas-flagged ship, the...
Thursday, January 09, 2020

The President Says, "AMF" Middle East

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Way back in the day, leaving unpleasant things like the Vietnam War, a common military parting shot was "AMF" (you can look up it ...
Monday, November 18, 2019

Report "Saudi-led coalition says Yemen's Houthis hijacked vessel south of Red Sea"

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Reuters reports Saudi-led coalition says Yemen's Houthis hijacked vessel south of Red Sea The Saudi-led military coalition engaged i...
Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Not a Bad Idea: Trump tells other countries to protect own Gulf shipping

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Trump tells other countries to protect own Gulf shipping President Donald Trump on Monday told other countries to protect their own Gul...
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Friday, September 22, 2017

On Midrats 24 September 2017 - Episode 403: Hezbollah, Israel, Syria, Lebanon and What's Next

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Please join us at 5pm (EDT) on 24 September 2017 for Midrats Episode 403: Hezbollah, Israel, Syria, Lebanon and What's Next As the S...
Tuesday, May 02, 2017

Iran's Plans

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Interesting read at Foreign Affairs by Ehud Yaari, Iran's Ambitions in the Levant: Why It's Building Two Land Corridors to the Medit...
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Islam's Schism and the Middle East Mess

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Interesting article at The National Interest by Geneive Abdo on "Why Iran's Shia Threat Is Very Real for Faraway Egyptians" ...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

The Mess in Syria: Counter- Assad Jihadists Go Joint

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Can't keep track of who is fighting whom in the former state of Syria? It's nice to have a guide through the maze of groups like ISI...
Thursday, June 23, 2016

CNAS2016: ISIS Study Group - Presentation and Discussion

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A truly excellent discussion of fighting ISIS from the Center for a New Anerican Security 2016 conference
Friday, January 29, 2016

Expensive Lessons in Governing Captured in NYTimes "More Is Needed to Beat ISIS, Pentagon Officials Concludes"

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First, you have to read this Joshua Foust's Staff: The Forgotten Metric of Presidential Success (hat tip to Brett Friedman): Obama ...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Confirmation the Middle East is, and will remain, a mess: "The Trio of the Serious"

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If you need confirmation, that is, here's a piece from American Diplomacy: "The Trio of the Serious" that puts Israel, Turk...
Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Applying Lessons Learned in the Middle East: Letting the Local Powers Fight It Out

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Interesting piece from George Friedman at Stratfor, "The Middle Eastern Balance of Power Matures:" Last week, a coalition of ...
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Middle East History: Empires and Tribes

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As a sort of follow-on to our Midrats show from Sunday, in which the topic of the shaping of the modern Middle East as a part of the end of ...
Thursday, March 06, 2014

Naval Blockade: Israel Disrupts Iranian Arms Shipment

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IDF photo Reuters reports "Israel seizes arms shipment" : The Israeli navy seized a ship in the Red Sea on Wednesday that wa...
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Not-So-Big Mystery: Who took out Syrian Anti-Ship Missiles? Hmmm.

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It is very small mystery but Syrian rebels say it wasn't their doing, Rebels Claim Israel Bombed Russian-Made Anti-Ship Missiles:...