The attempts of some Syrian groups to block the talks in Geneva demonstrate their desire to modify the political power map.The military achievements of the Syrian army gave the government delegation clout at the Geneva talks.Some opposition groups and their backers, especially Tu

The government’s closing down the offices of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) movement was not unexpected.

Sectarianism seems to be one of the thorniest problems Arab societies will face.A society fragmented based on ethnical and religious criteria is a recipe for chaos.

Fighting terrorism is taking a new dimension; it is becoming an open war that targets all elements of life.This means that the entire concept of security — approach, goals, protagonists and antagonists —should be reviewed.Terrorism started targeting civil life everywhere, putting

Since the first intervention of the Russian military in Syria, the battle against Daesh had turned to a new breadth.The terrorist group started to broaden its target map, trying to prove its capacity to rule everywhere.Daesh targeted vital civil posts to create panic and put more

A political solution for Syria seems to be top priority for both Moscow and Washington. To achieve it, Russia and the US supported two important decisions: “To stop financing terrorism” and “to impose a political settlement”.On the practical side, the process included s

In the Middle East, people are used to seeing the US president in his last months in office attempt to relaunch the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.This seems to be the case with President Barack Obama who, according to Wall Street Journal, will try to follow the path of his pr

The ceasefire agreement in Syria was imposed by a UN resolution in order to make a political settlement in Syria possible.The ceasefire will help restructure the status of various fighting groups and hopefully will put an end to the chaotic supply of weapons. From Moscow’s a

Two major issues made the Washington meeting between King Abdullah and President Barack Obama exceptional for Jordan.One is the critical timing of the summit, which came after the announcement of the Syrian truce, brokered by US and Russia.The other is the fact that it came after