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Magical Thinking about Isis
Before the Lebanese civil war, Beirut was known as the Paris of the Middle East. Today, Paris looks more and more like the Beirut of Western Europe, a city of incendiary ethnic tension, hostage-taking and suicide bombs... By Adam Shatz.
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Turkey shoots down Russian plane: Wars have a funny way of taking on a life of their own
Putin’s initial reaction is about as angry and hot-headed as I’ve seen Putin since he first came to power in 1999. By Mark Ames.
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How to Lead a Nation That Will Be Swallowed by the Sea
The president of low-lying Kiribati has spent nearly a decade trying to save his people from rising sea levels. There’s a good chance he will not succeed. This is how he leads a nation that will likely not exist in 100 years. By Brian Merchant.
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Mountain Ambush
“Looking at the detailed Russian timeline of what happened,” says defense analyst Pierre Sprey, “I’d say the evidence looks pretty strong that the Turks were setting up an ambush.” By Andrew Cockburn.
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A Special Relationship
The United States is teaming up with Al Qaeda, again. By Andrew Cockburn.
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Moldova’s Drama on the Dniester
Europe’s poorest country is torn between Brussels and Moscow. By Alexander Clapp.
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The West in the Arab world, between ennui and ecstasy
“Washington’s whack-a-mole bombing, Russia’s more muscular equivalent, the haphazard escalation by regional opposition backers, Baghdad’s handover of the state to Shiite militias pursuing a scorched earth policy, Tehran’s support for said militias, Damascus’ deepening reliance on Iran and Hizbollah.... —all are sowing the seeds for many more years of mayhem precisely because they are deepening, rather than plugging, the void that Daesh emerged to fill.” By Peter Harling and Alex Simon.
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Mosul: Turkey’s Fulda Gap
“Our national borders pass through Antioch and span east-ward, containing Mosul, Sulaymaniya, Kirkuk. We say: This, is our national border.” — Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. By H. Akın Ünver.
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Alan King's The Middle East Story, 1980's
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America at Bay — Evading Destiny
“Fading prowess is one of the most difficult things for humans to cope with – whether it be an individual or a nation. By nature, we prize our strength and competence; we dread decline and its intimations of extinction. This is especially so in the United States where for many the individual and the collective are inseparable.” By Dr. Michael Brenner.
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Start Preparing for the Collapse of the Saudi Kingdom
Saudi Arabia is no state at all. It's an unstable business so corrupt to resemble a criminal organization and the U.S. should get ready for the day after. By Sarah Chayes and Alex De Waal.
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Libya’s Quiet War: The Tuareg Of South Libya
VICE News travels to south Libya’s remote Sahara desert, where the Tuareg are fighting for their land and rights.
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Syria: Another Pipeline War
The war against Bashar Assad did not begin with the protests of the Arab Spring. It began when Qatar proposed to construct pipeline through Saudi Arabia, By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr..
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How Turkey supports the jihadists
Russia questioned the future of Turkey when it delivered to the Security Council an intelligence report concerning Turkey’s activities in support of jihadists. The document includes about ten revelations which implicate the activities of the [Turkish intelligence agency] MIT... By Thierry Meyssan,
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In the Syrian Ceasefire Shell Game, the Good Guys May Be Bad Guys
A close look at Ahrar al-Sham, the so-called moderate Salafist militia, backed by U.S. allies, that’s actually allied with al Qaeda. By Alexander Decina.
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How Turkey held the EU for ransom
Accepting the Turkish terms on migration raises fears of a dangerous precedent. By Matthew Karnitschnig.
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End Times for the Caliphate?
The war in Syria and Iraq has produced two new de facto states in the last five years and enabled a third quasi-state greatly to expand its territory and power. The two new states, though unrecognised internationally, are stronger militarily and politically than most members of the UN... By Patrick Cockburn. (Feb. 19)
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Welcome to the land that no country wants
In 2014, an American dad claimed a tiny parcel of African land to make his daughter a princess. But Jack Shenker had got there first – and learned that states and borders are volatile and delicate things.
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Last Chance, Amigo? You Can Never Be Too Late in Havana
The pope has been there, Obama is there this week and the Rolling Stones are arriving soon. Everyone wants a chance to see Socialism one last time before it dies. But what is it like to visit Cuba for a former citizen of East Germany? By Jochen-Martin Gutsch.
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US Army Plans Stockpiles in Vietnam, Cambodia: Hello China
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