Asia
Saudi Reforms and the Future of Mohammed bin Salman
On April 22, as was already customary in the era of King Salman and his son, Prince Mohammed, a series of royal decrees were unexpectedly adopted and immediately published. The essence of these decrees is twofold: on the one hand...
Yemen - the New Graveyard Where Empires Come to Die
“Some have called Afghanistan 'the graveyard of empires,' and it probably is the graveyard of empires.” James G. Stavridis. Indeed, many great empires over the centuries came to crash against the stubborn will of Afghanistan, only...
French "Investigation" in Syria Neither Impartial nor Independent
After any crime, regardless of scale, a swift, impartial and independent investigation is required if any accountability at all is desired. The French government, in the wake of an alleged "chemical weapons attack" near Syria's...
