Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 has already been discussed here, see: https://jtdevinemta.wordpress.com/2016/05/06/saudi-arabias-vision-2030-various/ However, this article, based on a lengthy interview with Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi
Month: September 2016
Shimon Peres -Various
Shimon Peres died at age 93 this week. He was one of the founding fathers of the Israel state and held virtually every key government
Syria ceasefire deal explained -al Jazeera
Here is a basic rundown of the September 2016 ceasefire deal in the Syrian conflict, courtesy of Al Jazeera: “A nationwide ceasefire by Assad’s forces
The Surprising Science of Cease-Fires: Even Failures Can Help Peace -1New York Times
No one expects the current ceasefire in Syria to last very long or provide a long-term solution to the conflict. However this article suggests that
Between Rojava and Washington -Jacobin
This article takes a position sympathetic to the Kurdish YPD in Rojava. As it states, the Kurds are once again being squeezed between the great
Mohammad Javad Zarif: Let Us Rid the World of Wahhabism -New York Times
There is nothing really substantively new in this article. It is the latest in the war of words between the Saudis and Iran. The