By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 16 April 2024
The West Needs a Strategy to Counter Iran’s “Ring of Fire”
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Islamic State Announces the “Harvest of the Good” Campaign
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 17 March 2021
Abu Umar al-Baghdadi, the implied caliph of the Islamic State movement between 2006 and 2010, gave his sixteenth speech on 17 March 2009. The title of the speech was, “Harvest of the Good (The Gathering Will Be Defeated, and They Will Turn Their Backs and Flee)”.[1]
America’s Silent Partnership With Iran And The Contest For Middle Eastern Order: Part Two
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on January 29, 2015
Assad meeting with the boss
This is the second of a four-part series looking at the United States’ increasingly-evident de facto alliance with Iran in the region. This first part looked at the way this policy has developed since President Obama took office and how it has been applied in Iraq. This part will look at the policy’s application in Syria; part three will look at its application in Lebanon, Afghanistan, and Yemen; and part four will be a conclusion. Continue reading
America’s Silent Partnership With Iran And The Contest For Middle Eastern Order: Part One
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on January 25, 2015
This is the first of a four-part series looking at the United States’ increasingly-evident de facto alliance with Iran in the region. This first part looks at the way this policy has developed since President Obama took office and how it has been applied in Iraq. Part two will look at the policy’s application in Syria; part three will look at its application in Lebanon, Afghanistan, and Yemen; and part four will be a conclusion. Continue reading
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