Friday, March 2, 2018

Afghanistan deserves peace, not more American wars

No country should suffer from violence the way Afghanistan does. No people deserve peace more than Afghans. Yet, there is no sign Afghanistan would be able to overcome its seemingly endless conflict soon. The intractable war has certain unachievable goals that must be secured for the United States. And if Afghanistan is totally destroyed in the process, no problem.

https://www.dailysabah.com/op-ed/2018/02/20/afghanistan-deserves-peace-not-more-american-wars

Perpetual nuisance from United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates' Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash is often called upon to convey Abu Dhabi's unpalatable, infantile or confused policies to the world. He is considered more able to interact with media and foreign officials than his boss Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the minister of foreign affairs.

https://www.dailysabah.com/op-ed/2018/01/15/perpetual-nuisance-from-united-arab-emirates

India struggles to articulate its policy on Jerusalem

India has struggled of late to strike a balance in its relationship with Palestine and Israel for various reasons. Most telling, though, is its inability to articulate a public policy on Jerusalem.

https://www.dailysabah.com/op-ed/2017/12/29/india-struggles-to-articulate-its-policy-on-jerusalem

Qatar asserts its role as a business hub in new political landscape

Saudi Arabia, the kingpin of the blockading countries that tried to intimidate Qatar into surrendering its sovereignty, would not mind if Qatar were to develop into a Dubai-kind of place where all sorts of wild schemes could be tried to Disnefy Arab and Islamic culture.

https://www.dailysabah.com/op-ed/2017/09/13/qatar-asserts-its-role-as-a-business-hub-in-new-political-landscape

Barzani ignites conflict with opportunistic independence vote

If Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani's standards for independence are applied globally, Switzerland would be broken up into multiple countries, Canada would produce a few sovereign nation-states and the United States would become a fragmented piece of land.

https://www.dailysabah.com/op-ed/2017/10/07/barzani-ignites-conflict-with-opportunistic-independence-vote

End of civilization in Myanmar, the world must act

With its unprecedented campaign of ethnic cleansing and genocide against the minority Rohingya community, Myanmar seems to defy everything that represents civilization.

https://www.dailysabah.com/op-ed/2017/12/02/end-of-civilization-in-myanmar-the-world-must-act

United Arab Emirates plays destructive role in Somalia

The UAE and its allies have a very dangerous agenda for Somalia, as they plan to take advantage of the ongoing instability in the country like imperialists

https://www.dailysabah.com/op-ed/2017/11/17/united-arab-emirates-plays-destructive-role-in-somalia

Monday, July 17, 2017

Why did an Indian university honor Erdoğan?

When India's Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university awarded an honorary doctorate to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on May 1, it highlighted the president's humanitarian diplomacy as one of the main reasons behind its decision.

https://www.dailysabah.com/op-ed/2017/06/24/why-did-an-indian-university-honor-erdogan

Do they hate Al-Jazeera because it doesn't broadcast belly dancing?

At a seminar I attended many years ago in the United Arab Emirates, American political scientist Michael Craig Hudson, considered an expert on the Middle East, said something bizarre. Hudson said he was optimistic that the region had great hope for Arab-Israeli peace because the Gulf youth did not watch Al-Jazeera but the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) instead.

https://www.dailysabah.com/op-ed/2017/06/20/do-they-hate-al-jazeera-because-it-doesnt-broadcast-belly-dancing