What is Charlie Hebdo and What is its Job?
The French magazine, Charlie Hebdo, is occupying media space that is thousands of times more than it has to contribute, mainly because of the provocative game it is playing.
So Far, We’ve Only Seen the Tip of the Mountain of Alignments between the Extremists
As the solution to the Syrian crisis approaches, we should expect the efforts to sabotage the political process to become greater and more blatant, whether from local or international actors. These efforts are not new, but previously, it was possibl…
The Quagmire Man and the Pencil Breaker Send their Farewell Letters
Ibrahim Hamidi, a journalist, citing European and Arab sources, revealed that US Special Envoy to Syria James Jeffrey and his deputy, Joel Rayburn, will soon leave their posts. Where Jeffrey will leave his post shortly and Rayburn will replace him i…
Potential Elections Violence on the Threshold of US Election Day
Today, 3 November 2020, is expected to witness “historical” elections in the US, and the few days leading to it are indicative thereof. Perhaps the key word in the matter is the reflection of the general world scene, including the change that the wo…
US Elections: A Story Outside the Box
The box of ideas related to the US elections, not only the current ones, but throughout many decades, appears to be tightly locked within the limits of the competition between the two ruling parties.
The Question is “When” and not “If”… The US is on the Threshold of a Brutal “Civil War”
A reading of the scene in the US, within the context of what can be expected of capitalism within the framework of its crisis, and also within the context of current events at the level of the socioeconomic structure, reveals a clear trend towards t…
If a Fasiq Brings News…
The story began with the article published in Asharq Al-Awsat on October 11 entitled: “Syrian File: Moscow, Damascus Disagree Over 10 Contentious Points”. (Here is a link to the Arabic version of the article which is the main subject of this article…
Wildfires in Syria: What is the Accurate Number? And What is the Actual Cause?
Environment statistics are the least elaborate statistics in Syria. Despite the increase in wildfire frequency during the past decade, and the impact of global climate change on the increase of wildfires worldwide, Syrian data do not regularly monit…
Syria, and the Average Disparities Between the Incomes of the Wealthy and the Poor
Disparities between the wealthy and the poor in Syria do not need statistics and proofs, as street children sleep on the ground and cry out for water in front of hotel visitors like the Four Seasons in central Damascus. Not to mention the financial…
What is “New” in the “Small Group” Statement about Syria?
Yesterday, 22 October, the US Department of State published on its official website a joint statement by the Western “Small Group” on Syria (US, UK, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Egypt).
