Advertisements The praise for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as an anti-war icon for his stance on Ukraine is deeply and tragically misplaced. Indeed, I’d argue it’s reminiscent of Trump being characterized as anti-war not long ago. But RFK, Jr. is a problem because his ignorant and frankly off-kilter ranting onContinue Reading
History, of course, has evolved greatly over the ensuing 50 years, and many notable, important, and tragic events have occurred. But no single event has so dramatically reshaped the dynamics of the entire region since the war of June 5-10, 1967.Continue Reading
Advertisements Russia is not staying silent as the US appears to be positioning itself for an attack on the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria. Defending its last key ally in the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the West against intervention. Western nations should avoid repeating “past mistakes,” said Lavrov. MoreContinue Reading
Advertisements There’s a lot of talk out there about the death of the Sykes-Picot agreement in the Mideast. There may be a lot of truth in that, but in any case, it does not mean the US and the West in general has no responsibility to help fix the messContinue Reading
Advertisements As the likelihood of an attack on Iran continues to diminish, and on the 45th anniversary of Egypt’s closing the Straits of Tiran to Israeli traffic, I use my weekly column at Souciant to look at some parallels and differences between the lead-up to the 1967 war and theContinue Reading
