NATO

Originally published in the Greek weekly newspaper “Paraskinio”, issue 619, p. 39, on Feb. 24 US Defense Secretary James Mattis, during a speech in Congress on February 8, stressed that the situation in Afghanistan is heading for the better, and that the US forces recently sent will work to eliminate […]

The Afghan black hole

24 Feb, 2018 in Articles / Paraskinio tagged AFGHANISTAN / AL-QAEDA / MIDDLE EAST / NATO / OBAMA / RUSSIA / TALIBAN / USA

Originally published in the Greek weekly newspaper “Paraskinio”, issue 614, p. 39, on Jan. 20 The ocean corridors, dominated by the US after the Second World War and the end of the Cold War, have been and are still one of the main causes of wars and influence among international […]

The conflict on the maritime corridors between the Mediterranean and ...

20 Jan, 2018 in Articles / Paraskinio tagged ARCTIC SEA / EUROPE / EUROPEAN UNION / FRANCE / GERMANY / IRAN / IRAQ / MARITIME CORRIDORS / MEDITERRANEAN SEA / NATO / PUTIN / RUSSIA / SAUDI ARABIA / TRUMP / TURKEY / USA / YEMEN

Originally published in Huffington Post Greece on Jan. 14, 2018 With the completion of the Turkish business “Shield of the Euphrates,” a number of Turkish officials, mainly President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, confirmed that Turkey would not end its military operations, but that was rather a prelude to the start of […]

The last hours before the Battle of Afrin

14 Jan, 2018 in Articles / Huffington Post Greece tagged ERDOGAN / IRAN / IRAQ / ISIS / KURDS / MIDDLE EAST / NATO / PALESTINE / PKK / PUTIN / PYD / RUSSIA / SYRIAN CRISIS / SYRIAN OPPOSITION / SYRIAN REVOLUTION / TURKEY / USA / YPG

Originally published in the Greek weekly newspaper “Paraskinio”, issue 611, p. 39, on Dec. 29, 2017 The Cold War between NATO and Russia Rebounds Dynamically Over the last five years there has been an increase in tension and military expansion from US-led NATO countries on the one hand and Russia […]

The roaring “bear”

29 Dec, 2017 in Articles / Paraskinio tagged EGYPT / ERDOGAN / EUROPE / EUROPEAN UNION / IRAN / IRAQ / MIDDLE EAST / NATO / OBAMA / PUTIN / RUSSIA / SYRIA / TURKEY / USA

The atmosphere in Lebanon is electrified in the last two weeks after the announcement of the resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri from Riyadh. Although, according to Reuters, the resignation was made under pressure from Saudi Arabia, it is certain that its timing is not accidental if we take […]