Syria: the astute Russian move on September 20, 2013In my last article (Daily Times, September 6, 2013), I wrote about the possibility of an all-out proxy war between global and regional powers in Syria if Russia decides to furnish the Assad regime with unfettered support. However, it now transpires that the picture has profoundly changed as various stakeholders in the conflict have voluntarily […]
Power politics around Syria on September 5, 2013President Barack Obama’s policy statement on Syria was epoch-making as he announced that the US should take military action against the Assad regime, pending approval from Congress. While the world is fretting over the possible implications of the impending military strike, it is paramount to elucidate the Syrian conflict by demystifying the intrinsic political objectives […]