Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Strongmen Power Plays over Syria Hurt the Most Vulnerable 226 October 9, 2019 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Deutsche Welle (Germany) on 7 October 2019 by Miodrag Soric (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:geopoliticsGermanySyriaUnited States military Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore France: Iran: The United States at an Impasse June 5, 2026. Published in L'Est Républicain[C]apitalizing on the White House's indecision, Israel is advancing its offensive in Lebanon. 0 South Korea: Trump’s Face on a Dollar Bill? June 5, 2026. Published in Dong-A IlboIt would be difficult to find another instance of an incumbent leader featuring their own face on a bill in a non-monarchic, democratic country. 0 Germany: What the National Guard Is Really Contributing in Washington* June 7, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 0 Saudi Arabia: Lebanon: America’s Bargaining Chip in Its Standoff with Iran June 3, 2026. Published in Arab NewsUsing Lebanon as a bargaining chip through Washington’s Israeli proxy is Trump’s way of leveling the playing field. 0 Canada: Ambassador Peter Hoekstra Fans the Flames of the 51st State Debate June 2, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Topics Germany: What the National Guard Is Really Contributing in Washington* June 7, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 0 Germany: US Imperial Outpost in Space June 7, 2026. Published in tazReturning to the moon is no longer a state mission, but a market. 0 Brazil: Terrorism To Suit the Customer’s Taste* June 7, 2026. Published in Folha de São Paulo Trump is not exactly a legal scholar. If he wanted to dispatch his gunboats here, he wouldn’t need a judicial pretext. 0 Jordan: War for the Occupation June 6, 2026. Published in Addustour[Trump] disregarded Arab national interests, foremost among them the Palestinian issue and its legitimate, legal aspirations. 0 South Africa: Where’s My Phone? My Golden Trump Phone! June 5, 2026. Published in Sunday IndependentSo, to succeed in the trough of graft, a politician must have a profusion of scandals, so many of them all at once such that they would eventually overwhelm the system’s capacity to cope. 0 Saudi Arabia: A Strange War and Its Bizarre Coverage June 5, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatAnother interesting feature is the absence of non-partisan journalists covering this war. 0 Australia: Trump’s Tariff Game Has Resumed and Australia Could Face Some Curveballs June 5, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 South Korea: Trump’s Face on a Dollar Bill? June 5, 2026. Published in Dong-A IlboIt would be difficult to find another instance of an incumbent leader featuring their own face on a bill in a non-monarchic, democratic country. 0 Related Articles Germany: Trump’s Fatal Signal to Putin* May 30, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungTrump’s willingness to defend an ally may depend upon whether he currently gets along with its political leadership. Luxembourg: When 2 Powers Meet, Does the 3rd Suffer? Xi, Trump and What Their Meeting Means for Europe May 28, 2026. Published in TageblattEuropeans do not have a choice. They have to get along with both Xi’s China and Trump’s America. Qatar: Those Who Believe America Will Leave the Region after the War Are Deluded — and Here’s Why May 25, 2026. Published in Aljazeera[T]he Middle East remains a structural component of the global order that Washington seeks to lead. Australia: Donald Trump’s Deal-Making Leaves Iran in the Driver’s Seat and Israel More Vulnerable May 25, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping End Unipolar Age in Beijing May 18, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Previous articleThe Kurds Lose Out AgainNext articleAfrican Slavery Is Modern European History, Too LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment