30 Mar 2018

Trump Freezes Funds for Syrian Recovery, Signaling Pullback

by | posted in: Middle East, News |

Order to State Department to hold off on spending jibes with president’s call for an early exit. Syrian children and youths watching a U.S. armored-vehicle convoy pass last year on a road to Raqqa, Syria. PHOTO: HUSSEIN MALLA/ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump … Read More
6 Mar 2018

Russia replaces America as the power player in the Middle East

by | posted in: News, Russia |

© Getty Images The sorry position of the United States in the Middle East today ought to be sending President Trump a powerful message. The region bristles with American air and naval bases and major deployments in Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the … Read More