Tag Archives: Jamal Khashoggi

Reviewing the Mystery of Jihadi Ideologue Abdullah Azzam’s Assassination Three Decades Later

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By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 11 August 2022

Abdullah Azzam [image source]

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The Consequences of American Withdrawal from Syria

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A version of this article was published at CapX

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 21 December 2018

President Trump in a Twitter video saying fallen soldiers agree with his plan to withdraw from Syria, 19 December 2018 [image source]

“We have won against ISIS”, declared President Donald Trump in a Twitter video on Wednesday night. “We’ve taken back the land. And now it’s time for our troops to come back home.” After a day of reporting that the United States has decided on a rapid, total withdrawal from Syria, here was the confirmation. It is a policy course fraught with danger and very likely to lead to outcomes unfavourable to Western interests, whether defined in humanitarian or strategic terms.
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The Turkey-Saudi Rivalry for America’s Attention

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This article was published at Ahval

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 26 October 2018

The Turkish government’s recent record in foreign policy is hardly a success story. It is therefore noteworthy that, so far, Ankara has handled the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi with a singular deftness. Whether Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan can see this through is now the key question. Continue reading →