Eva J. Koulouriotis

Paraskinio

Paraskinio – issue 627 p. 39, Apr. 21, 2018 The whole world was shocked by videos and images from the Syrian city of Dοuma, a city just 3 km from the capital of Damascus. Scenes with dead children drowned and with white foam blocking the nose and mouth, no man […]

The chemical attack on Dοuma

April 21, 2018 in Articles / Paraskinio tagged ASSAD / ASSAD REGIME / CHEMICAL ATTACK / DOUMA / FRANCE / MIDDLE EAST / PUTIN / RUSSIA / SYRIA / SYRIAN REVOLUTION / TRUMP / TURKEY / UK / USA

Paraskinio – issue 625 p. 47, Apr. 06, 2018 Following the great support provided by the US forces within the International Coalition against ISIS to the Kurdish militias, they managed to control the city of Manbij in early 2016 and expel ISIS. Washington then came to an agreement with Ankara […]

The control of Manbij leads to a new international conflict

April 6, 2018 in Articles / Paraskinio

Paraskinio – issue 624 p. 47, Mar. 31, 2018 Turkey’s internal and foreign policy is a hallmark of crisis and local risks management, as well as regional and international pressures. The current Turkish administration has managed to overcome many obstacles and to become strong and stable internationally and internally, despite […]

The new page in Euro-Turkish relations

March 31, 2018 in Articles / Paraskinio

Paraskinio – issue 623, p. 39, Mar. 23, 2018 It has already been seven years since the outbreak of the Syrian Revolution, the revolution that remains the biggest tragedy of the century so far, during which Syria has been transformed from the country where the first civilizations were born into […]

Seven years since the Syrian Revolution began

March 23, 2018 in Articles / Paraskinio

Paraskinio – issue 622 p. 39, Mar. 17, 2018 Nearly two months after the start of the Turkish operation backed by Syrian opposition forces against the Kurdish militias in Afrin in northwest Syria, the extent of the progress of Ankara’s allies against them was made clear according to the map […]

The last hours before the fall of Afrin

March 17, 2018 in Articles / Paraskinio

Paraskinio – issue 621 p. 39, Mar. 10, 2018 It is true that Russia has returned as an important international player after decades of US unipolar control. This was clear after the immediate military action being carried out by Moscow in Ukraine and the imposition of control over the Crimea. […]

Iranian and Russian relations in Syria

March 10, 2018 in Articles / Paraskinio

Originally published in the Greek weekly newspaper “Paraskinio”, issue 620, p. 47, on Mar. 3 Eastern Ghouta, an area no more than 100 square kilometers east of the Syrian capital of Damascus with 400.000 inhabitants, has been under siege in the past three years. Bombs-barrels and phosphorus along with other […]

The cycle of death in Eastern Ghouta and the hypocrisy ...

March 3, 2018 in Articles / Paraskinio

Paraskinio – Feb. 24, 2018, issue 619, p. 39 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 latest Taliban and ISIS powers […]

The Afghan black hole

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

Paraskinio – Feb. 16, 2018, issue 618, p. 39 After halting ISIS in eastern Syria, the region that separates the Kurdish militias supported by the US and Assad forces supported by Russia and the militias backed by Iran has been prolonged. The current map confirms what I mentioned in a previous […]

Euphrates: the new conflict line between Washington and Moscow

February 16, 2018 in Articles / Paraskinio

Paraskinio – Feb. 10, 2018, issue 617, p. 39 As the Turkish presidential elections are approaching, it is important to monitor the evolution of internal, regional and international developments that affect Turkey. It seems that this time the election will not be a walk for Erdoğan and his party. Initially, […]

The battle for the upcoming Turkish elections will not be ...

February 10, 2018 in Articles / Paraskinio tagged AFRIN / ASSAD / ERDOGAN / EUROPE / FRANCE / GERMANY / IRAN / KURDS / MACRON / MERKEL / MIDDLE EAST / OLIVE BRANCH / PUTIN / PYD / RUSSIA / SYRIA / SYRIAN REVOLUTION / TRUMP / TURKEY / TURKISH ELECTIONS / USA / YPG

Originally published in the Greek weekly newspaper “Paraskinio”, issue 616, p. 39, on Feb. 03 Ten years after the Greek veto over FYROM’s accession to NATO, the file for the name of the neighboring country reopened. There are many theories about the reasons but also about the countries behind the […]

The “red line” of history

February 3, 2018 in Articles / Paraskinio

Originally published in the Greek weekly newspaper “Paraskinio”, issue 615, p. 39, on Jan. 27 “The operation in Afrin has begun and will continue in Manbij.” In these words, the President of Turkey announced the opening of the “Olive Branch” operation in a televised speech from Kütahya last Saturday. On […]

Afrin under fire…

January 27, 2018 in Articles / Paraskinio tagged AFRIN / ASSAD CRIMES / ASSAD REGIME / ERDOGAN / KURDS / RUSSIA / SYRIA / SYRIAN REVOLUTION / TURKEY / USA