The latest series of airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities may have temporarily disrupted Tehran’s ambitions but not ended them. As with Iraq before 2003, tactical strikes alone cannot neutralize a strategic threat because Tehran remains ideologically committed to acquiring a nuclear weapon. Preventing this outcome requires more than containment—it demands a serious effort to remove Continue Reading
The toppling of Bashar al-Assad’s government ended five decades of autocratic Ba’athist rule in Syria, opening a new chapter in the country’s history. As Syrians enter a post-Assad era, the pressing question remains: What is the future of Syria?
Ten years have passed since the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, or Daesh) began its campaign to systematically annihilate the 400,000-strong Yazidi community…
Time passes, robbing years from both the child and the mother…
The recent success of an Israeli operation to rescue hostages underscores the central purpose of Israel’s mission in Gaza: to free the hostages taken by Hamas and its allies on October 7th.
A stack of national geographic magazines stand piled on the coffee table next to me, I took one random magazine to flick through…
South Africa’s attempt to stop Israel’s military operations in Gaza has failed…
Armenia is facing another existential crisis…
The case for a revolution in Iran is evident. The Ayatollah regime is a destabilizing force not only inside Iran but also outside the country…
The Self-determination of the Tibetan people is predicated on a Free Tibet…
The 1959 Tibetan uprising altered the geopolitical landscape for the People’s Republic of China (PRC)…
The Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) remains crucial in regulating the conduct of belligerent parties in modern warfare…
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is set to normalise relations with the State of Israel…
Israel may insist on neutrality for geopolitical reasons but whether it likes to admit it or not sooner or later the state will need to take a firm stance…
There is a deep sense of irony in the way Europe has approached the refugee crisis…
was on Dylan Burns twitch channel to talk about the conflict in Ukraine…
The Australian-United States parternship has significantly transformed Australia’s foreign policy…
Europe is once again on the brink of war…
Afghanistan’s collapse to the Taliban sets the stage for another era of theocratic totalitarian rule…
Afghanistan is on the verge of collapse…
Twenty six years have passed since the events of Srebrenica…
Israel’s recent war with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) has once again brought attention to the wider Israeli-Palestinian conflict…
The future of the Syrian Kurds is in doubt, especially after the Turkish military operations against them and their abandonment by Russia and the United States in the face of Ankara attacks, as well as the failure of negotiations between the Kurds and the Syrian central government…
I was interviewed by Kevin Castley of Superpower Broadcasting…
President Bashar Assad remains ruler of a shattered nation. Assad’s party – the Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party (ASBP) – continues to assert dominance over 60% of the country…
Welcome to the third episode of Through the Looking Glass…
A poem for the star wonderer…
The message of solidarity is clear: France will not bow to fear…
I was interviewed by KurdPress on the future of Rojava and complex issues in Southern Kurdistan…
The political ruling elite in Lebanon is absent in providing leadership. This absence is evident in the ceding of the government’s leadership to that of foreign leaders…
Trenton interviews me on Syrian Kurds…
There will be no peace for victims until Turkey is held accountable for its criminal actions now and in the past…
I appeared on Dylan Meisner’s podcast on foreign policy…
Welcome to the second episode of Through the Looking Glass…
I was a guest on Rei Murasame’s ‘Stage 501’…
Welcome to the first episode of Through the Looking Glass…
Talking with Jay Turner about recent developments in the Middle East…
A stream I did on Rojava and the Kurds…
The Iranian government utilizes political parties such as the Fatah Alliance and exploits Shia sentiment in the south to exert influence over the Iraqi government…
An introduction video I streamed on YouTube…
I talk with Jay about Christopher Hitchens…
The question that remains to be answered now is: Will Idlib hold?
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An interview that was conducted by Kevin Castley where I am interviewed on a number of topics ranging from foreign policy to human rights…
“The USA has betrayed us. The USA has abandoned us!”
here are thousands of Yazidis today who remain haunted by memories of themselves or loved ones being kidnapped, raped and abused…
Every day that Afrin remains occupied is another day of suffering for those living within the region…
Australia’s national security interests in the South Pacific came under threat when growing instability in Solomon Islands forced its hand…
“Do not stand at my grave and cry; While Rojava lives, I did not die.”
The collapse of the ISIS territorial proto-state in Syria is near…
Many Yazidis feel that the world has abandoned them to suffer alone…
What does a potential US withdrawal from Syria’s northeast mean for the future of Rojava?
A hasty US withdrawal from this region before the fight against ISIS is completely over puts the longevity of Coalition victories against the group at risk.
The last phase to uproot the ‘Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’ (ISIS) is underway…
The rules-based international order is the bedrock by which the world is held up…
I discuss with Tibbs recent developments in the Middle East…
A poster that I made.
A devil’s game is being played in Afrin…
I talk with Tibbs on Erdogan’s regime invasion of Afrin…
As Turkey resumes its air and land invasion of Afrin in Syria, Anthony Avice Du Buisson provides you with his take on how to understand the geopolitics of the crisis…
As he steps down in the wake of injustice, there will be those that will continue to take up his mantle…
I unpack the Rojava project…
The horrors of ISIS cannot be overstated…
I talk with Tibbs about the seizure of Kirkuk and the Kurdish referendum…
I talk to Tibbs on the Syrian Democratic Forces liberation of Raqqa…
I conducted a podcast with a friend on Youtube, where we talk about various topics such as the Syrian Democratic Forces and War against ISIS.
One has to take a stand when the moment demands it…
The failed coup in Turkey has given rise to a consolidation of power by the president…
Totalitarianism takes many different forms…
I stand as one citizen out of many, who now raises a banner to the powers that be…
You found yourself looking in…
I left my apartment that evening…
The liberty to speak one’s mind does not make them immune from the criticism of others…
As the light from the moon peers in through the lattice of my cell…
