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Articles of the author George Semaan
A Deal In Iran, Syria And Palestine In Six Months
Three major Middle Eastern issues are on the discussion table both internationally and regionally: the Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations, the Syrian crisis, and the Iranian nuclear file. These issues cannot be dissociated from one another, nor (...)

12 - 11 - 2013
Geneva 2 And The Limits Of American Disengagement
When National Security Advisor Susan Rice announces that the American administration cannot be consumed 24/7 by one region, i.e. the Middle East, she is reiterating the main headlines of the defense policy laid out by President Barack Obama at the (...)

05 - 11 - 2013
Tripoli Replaces Al-Qalamoun, And Geneva 2 As Well!
United Nations Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is inclined to request the postponement of Geneva 2 until the beginning of the New Year. A while ago, he wanted to abandon his mission – as done early on by his predecessor Kofi Annan – after he felt it would be (...)

28 - 10 - 2013
Before Geneva 2, Al-Qalamoun Battle And The Duel Against ISIL
The Syrian opposition is facing critical choices, leaving no room for anticipation or stalling. Domestically, it is invited to turn its arms towards an opponent, which has started to pose a threat equal to that of the confrontation against the (...)

22 - 10 - 2013
Libya Going Backward: To The Fifties Or Before That?
The West helped the Libyans topple Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and his regime. However, it did not complete the mission, did not provide them with what they need to build an alternative regime that would distance them from anarchy, insecurity, and (...)

16 - 10 - 2013
Al-Qasr Coup In Khartoum Or Walking In Syria's Footsteps?
All eyes were shifted toward Sudan when the uprising erupted in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya. But the Arab spring did not continue its course up the Nile Valley, and moved eastward towards Syria. The Sudanese waited for the determination of the fate of (...)

07 - 10 - 2013
American-Iranian Deal Or Agreement To Regulate The Disputes?
Finally, the first direct contact occurred between the "Great Satan" and the "Axis of Evil." Indeed, President Barack Obama and President Hassan Rohani spoke on the phone after around one quarter of a decade of severance, thus marking the (...)

30 - 09 - 2013
The Road To Tehran Goes Through Moscow And Riyadh... After Damascus
If President Hassan Rohani convinces the leaders he will meet at the United Nations General Assembly this week about his country's seriousness to settle the nuclear file, this will constitute one step on a long and complicated road. On the eve of (...)

23 - 09 - 2013
Resolution of Syrian Chemical File Paves Way Before That of Iranian Nuclear File
The scenario required the depiction of the solution as being a "Russian initiative" to destroy Syria's chemical arsenal, as the last meetings between Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov clearly showed they were a last (...)

16 - 09 - 2013
No Third World War And No Settlement After Strike Against Al-Assad!
At the beginning of the 1990s, Iraq provoked an international crisis, which was one of the most prominent repercussions of the collapse of the world order. And the wide international alliance led by the United States to oust Saddam Hussein's army (...)

10 - 09 - 2013
Will He Get The Necessary Mandate? Obama Like Al-Assad: Response At The Right Time!
Those who were beating the war drums can now rest, as they will possibly have to wait for a few days, weeks, or even months. President Barack Obama might have adopted the decision to strike Syria, but just like Damascus – maybe – he will choose the (...)

02 - 09 - 2013
Poisonous Damascus Winds Stir Options Of External Interferences
The latest developments of the Syrian crisis no longer leave room for the luxury of waiting or overlooking the events taking place in the region. The blazing fire is about to spin out of control and violate the rules of the game. The use of chemical (...)

25 - 08 - 2013
The Muslim Brotherhood's Supporters Are Also Responsible For Rescuing Egypt!
Now that political action is missing and the decision of staging a confrontation in the street lacks sovereignty, the ghost of civil war threatens Egypt. The resignation of Dr. Mohammad al-Baradei and the fact that Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyeb, the Al-Azhar (...)

20 - 08 - 2013
Egypt In A Rut: Internal Impotence Induces Internationalization
The Egyptians do not seem optimistic about Sheikh of Al-Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib's initiative, which many expect will share the fate of all the foreign initiatives and efforts that kept Egypt in a rut. The man was always the target of the Muslim (...)

13 - 08 - 2013
The Nuclear File and Syria: Rohani's Impossible Mission?
The new Iranian President Sheikh Hassan Rohani is assuming the presidency in difficult and complicated times for his country and the region. He is facing the remnants of eight years of his predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's consecutive terms, which (...)

05 - 08 - 2013
Kuwait's Problem Is That It Has None?
As much as the recurrence of the electoral process in Kuwait constituted a sign of political instability, it has led to frustration and boredom of this game seen four times in five years, especially after it almost paralyzed the wheels of the state. (...)

29 - 07 - 2013
Geneva is Far, the Settlement is Even Further, and Syria's Division is the Closest!
If the organization of the Geneva 2 conference is linked to the Syrian opposition's achievement of military balance on the ground, following the progress secured by the regime's forces during the last couple of months, the optimists should not set a (...)

23 - 07 - 2013
Washington Rescues Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood...Against Its Will!
The second interim phase that Egypt is currently going through is more dangerous than the first one that followed the deposing of President Hosni Mubarak. During that first phase, the masses took to the streets and squares and were generally (...)

15 - 07 - 2013
Faltering Quotas System in Lebanon and Iraq Mends Syria's Border?
The weapons that have begun to reach the Free Army will change the situation on the ground. This was said by this army's Chief of Staff Salim Edriss, who paved the way before the meeting of the Syria's Friends group in Doha two days ago through a (...)

24 - 06 - 2013
Change in Syria Following Rohani's Victory and Obama's Action?
The Syrian crisis has taken a drastic turn due to a series of developments. The first was the fall of the city of Qussayr, which revealed the extent of Iran's intervention via Hezbollah; the second was Washington's recognition – following a period (...)

17 - 06 - 2013
Janus Opens Gates of War on Erdogan
The gates of the temple of the Roman God Janus have become wide open and war has been launched on Recep Tayyip Erdogan by his numerous opponents on the squares of the main cities, inside his party, and in the regional capitals. These gates were (...)

10 - 06 - 2013
Istanbul Paving the Way before American Shift in Syria?
During the Istanbul Conference, the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces came a long way along the road leading towards the reorganization of its ranks, or rather the restoration of some balance among its components, (...)

03 - 06 - 2013
Al-Quseir War from Tripoli to Al-Anbar and Mosul!
The Geneva 2 conference cannot be perceived as a crucial stop along the way to find a political settlement in Syria, considering that none of the concerned parties has so far shown the least bit of optimism towards its expected results, neither (...)

27 - 05 - 2013
The Situation Proceeding Against the Course of Geneva 2!
Those rushing to head to the Geneva 2 conference will be greatly disappointed, whether or not it is held, as there is no point in organizing the international conference if there is no prior agreement over its results and over the unified (...)

20 - 05 - 2013
Will Obama Change the Rules of the Game in Syria Before Geneva Conference?
The chances of success of the Geneva plan ratified last June will be better than those of the international conference which Washington and Moscow recently agreed to hold. Indeed, this conference might be stillborn and will likely bury the plan with (...)

13 - 05 - 2013
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