Tag Archives: Wahhabi movement
In Syria, Assad’s Shawarma Republic is Burning
Syria is burning, not because of the Arab Spring or Tyranny or Twitter, or any of the other popular explanations. The fire in Syria is the same firestorm burning in Iraq, in Turkey, in Lebanon and throughout much of the Muslim world. It has nothing to do with human rights or democracy. There is no revolution here. Only the eternal civil war.
The South Caucasus and the Importance of U.S. Interests
When the American public learned the identities of the Boston Marathon terrorists, a nation which had relegated Caucasus issues to obscurity was forced to turn to maps and remind itself of the location and significance of this large and turbulent region.
Posted in Foreign Policy, Russia & Eurasia
Tagged Annie Jafalian, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Black Sea, Boston Marathon terrorists, Caspian Sea, Caucasus, Christianity and Islam, EU Caucasus policy, Europe and Asia, European Union, Fariz Ismailzade, Glen E. Howard, Islamist ideology, Jamestown Foundation, NATO, Near Abroad, Russia and the Middle East, Russia's Gazprom, Russian invasion of Georgia, Russian South Stream, South Caucasus, Thomas DeWaal, Trans-Caucasus region, Wahhabi movement
