Security and intelligence agencies had numerous opportunities to stop the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) jihadists who carried out the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris but failed (more…)
By Jack Caravelli Speaking at a meeting of the G20 in Turkey and just days after the horrific terrorist attack on targets in Paris that left at least 129 (more…)
By Jack Caravelli Less than two weeks after Chinese President Xi Jinping was feted in Great Britain, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, followed shortly afterward by French President Francois Hollande, (more…)
Azerbaijan’s oil and Israel’s advanced military technology may make the two countries natural economic partners, but it is the “existential threat” of Iran that has solidified Israel’s relationship with (more…)
Relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, always fragile, are slipping to unprecedented levels of bitterness and recriminations over recent regional events. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Russia’s intervention in Syria has opened a window of opportunity for Israel to topple President Bashar Assad’s regime, a report by a leading Israeli think tank said. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Repentance, or tawba in Arabic, is a vital tool used by Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in its reign of terror. It is used both to subdue (more…)
With its escalation of military action in Syria, Russia is risking a loss of influence with states with majority Sunni populations. (FULL STORY) (more…)
President Barack Obama never followed through after threatening military action if Assad’s forces, as they did, used chemical weapons. He has weighed and decided against no-fly zones for all (more…)
