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The Real Cost of the Convention |
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Wednesday, 27 August 2008 |
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Over 100 years ago a man called William Hanna said, "There are two things that are important in politics. The first is money, and I can't remember what the second one is." |
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Olympic and Politics |
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Tuesday, 26 August 2008 |
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Attention to soft aspects of power, especially sports, both in domestic and international systems, is more effective that attention to hard aspects of power like the military might as well as police and security control. |
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The “Benevolent” British Empire |
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Tuesday, 26 August 2008 |
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Throughout this past year, the daily political staple of the major U.S. and British governmental organs and their related establishments in the mainstream media has been the talks about the drastic security improvements in Iraq and the reduction of violence and in the number of attacks against the British and U.S. troops. |
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Russian Military Intervention in South Ossetia: Different Perspectives |
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Sunday, 24 August 2008 |
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Although the clashes in South Ossetia over the past few weeks have been halted following a heavy handed military intervention by Russia which led to a ceasefire and although the situation has apparently returned to normal, but the truth is that the incident that occurred in this strategic region would have consequences far beyond an all-out military attack, a troop pullback and certain arguments for and against the event. |
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Russia, Syria Complement Each Other in Security Areas |
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Saturday, 23 August 2008 |
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Syrian President Beshar al-Assad’s meeting with Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev showed that Moscow has been forced to review its Middle East policy following events in the Caucasus, especially, in South Ossetia, and NATO’s attempts to encircle Russia. |
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A Deal Beyond Reach |
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Saturday, 23 August 2008 |
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The US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit the Middle East next week in another attempt to breathe life into the already moribund Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Rice has already visited the region 17 times in the past two years. |
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Friendships and Conflicts in Pakistan |
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Friday, 22 August 2008 |
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It is quite likely that now that Musharraf has resigned, some people may think that the era of involvement of generals in politics has ended and Pakistani politicians will not have to follow the orders of military leaders any longer. But, the realities of Pakistani society reveal that resignation of Musharraf will not have that much an impact on reducing the might of the army or improving the position of political parties. |
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Ajax Aftermath |
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 |
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Are we still feeling the effects of Operation Ajax - the code name of a covert Anglo/American operation in Iran to re-instate an ousted monarch? What are the results? Should we still cope with the aftermath? |
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The Syrian Diplomacy |
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Wednesday, 20 August 2008 |
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The situation of Syria is different from other Arab states of the region due to geopolitical and geoeconomic status of the country. The country has been a vanguard of campaign against Israel and with the border lines it has with Israel, it has always taken anti-Israeli stances among Muslims and Arabs. |
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Where Do Iran and Israel Stand in Russia-Georgia War? |
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Monday, 18 August 2008 |
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The limited war between Russia and Georgia last week was analyzed by experts from various dimensions. Besides internal potentials for triggering such clashes, generally this war was regarded as an approach by NATO to Russian borders and the reaction of the Russians to this development. Attempt has been made in this article to deal with a point which has received little attention, namely the role of the Zionist regime in the regional developments and conflicts which is not something new but explains the philosophy behind existence of this regime. |
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