In Ukraine (and Elsewhere) Russia and Friends Will Win by Default
By Paolo von Schirach – WASHINGTON — It is a sign of our troubled times that the much delayed...
Tag: Iran
Raising The Temperature In The Middle East
By Paolo von Schirach – WASHINGTON – After the unexpected airstrike that killed IRGC General Qassem Soleimani, right outside...
Iraq Is Lost
By Paolo von Schirach – WASHINGTON – Let’s not kid ourselves, Iraq is lost. Yes, totally lost. The events...
The Obama Foreign Policy Record Hesitation and retreat mark Obama's eight year in office
WASHINGTON – The almost universally accepted narrative dished out daily by the serious, high brow U.S. media is that come...
Oil Prices Will Stay Low The Doha talks failed because Iran did not accept to freeze its oil production
WASHINGTON – I am not at all surprised to see that the Doha oil talks aimed at finding an...
No Deal To Cut Oil Production – Still, Russia And Saudi Arabia Are Talking Can the two major oil producers come to an agreement at a later date?
WASHINGTON – Saudi Arabia and Russia are the leading world oil producers and exporters. Energy Ministers from both countries...
A Russia-Saudi Arabia Oil Production Cut Deal? If this happened, crude prices would jump
WASHINGTON – Saudi Arabia and Russia are the leading world oil producers and exporters. Energy Ministers from both countries...
Forget About Assad – America Should Focus on Fighting ISIL The Islamic State is the biggest threat
WASHINGTON – What are Obama’s options regarding an American “Syria Policy” aimed at supporting the emergence of a democratic...
Major Economic Reforms In Saudi Arabia? Prince Mohammed would like to see quick modernization. It will not happen
WASHINGTON – What is going in Saudi Arabia? Probably too much. We have now an odd stew of engineered...
Ayatollah Khamenei Warns About US “Deceit And Treachery” Open anti-Americanism still the norm in Tehran. Is this the new era in US-Iranian relations?
WASHINGTON – According to Reuters, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday approved the lifting of sanctions against...