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Now Iran’s turn. The spectre of a new “1989”
Iran is now the key to the world situation
By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos
Dec 2024
In my previous article on Syria I argued that there is a "Damascus-Tehran...
How Israel’s move in Somaliland fits in its broader strategy for...
Israel’s strategic posture favors a constant state of war over political deals that might constrain future aggression. Its recognition of Somaliland is part of...
Fragmented and armed: The hidden wars of post-Assad Syria
The Cradle's Syria Correspondent
JAN 7, 2026
Assassinations, bombings, and proxy warfare continue to haunt Syria’s fragile post-Assad transition, revealing how divided extremist groups in the...
4 ways Team Trump reminded us of Bush-Cheney in 2025
From WMDs to bombing Iran, the president who consistently mocked the GWOT is now pushing the same old buttons
By Jack Hunter
Dec 31, 2025
Earlier this...
Syria One Year After Assad’s Fall: Sharaa’s Authority Amid Security Collapse
By: teleSUR English
December 8, 2025
UN reports indicate ongoing violations in Syria, including extrajudicial killings, kidnappings, and looting.
Syria is going through a critical transitional phase...
Syria deploys foreign fighters to Lebanon border
NOV 13, 2025
The deployments come as part of an alleged ‘crackdown’ on ISIS cells across Syria, including near the Lebanese border
Foreign fighters from the...
Security for Syria’s religious minorities is disastrous, say religious freedom advocates
By Dale Gavlak
Nov 11, 2025
Continued attacks on Christians and other minorities in Syria at the hands of Islamists, some affiliated with the new Syrian...
“We are already living in a totalitarian world”. Alfred de Zayas...
An interview of Alfred de Zayas with Dimitris Konstantakopoulos
"The Annan Plan for Cyprus was a fraud and a betrayal of all UN resolutions. The...
Rubber-stamp rule: Syria’s parliament is built to obey, not represent
Stripped of opposition, oversight, and democratic substance, Syria’s new ‘People’s Assembly’ exposes a deeper crisis in the country’s political system.
Aghiad Hegazi
Oct 19, 2025
A partial parliamentary...
Empire in action: Gaza, Turkey and Western Asia, Caucasus and China
Interview of Dr. Hoda Rizk to Dimitris Konstantakopoulos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyCqW4bfvUw
The ceasefire agreement in Gaza satisfies us on one hand, because it stops the war in Palestine,...