September 15, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Asad, Graham Fuller, Iran, Russia, Syria, US •
The Russians are Coming! Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 14 September 2015 Washington has been wrapped in confusion and indecision for years now in trying to sort out just what its real objectives are in Syria. Its obsessive, and ultimately failed goal of denying Iran influence in the Middle East has notably receded with Obama’s admirable […]
August 11, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Alawis, Graham Fuller, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, US •
Rays of Light in the Middle East? Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 11 August 2015 It is risky to try to discern longer range trends in the Middle East based on a few short term developments. Nonetheless, I can’t resist finding some small shards for cautious optimism in the events of the past few weeks. -Syria: […]
July 21, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Graham Fuller, Iran, nuclear deal, Obama, rogue states •
Can Washington meet Iran’s Deepest Challenge—to US Hegemony in the Middle East? Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 21 July 2015 Comments abound on Obama’s achievement in reaching an agreement with Iran on nuclear issues. For a predictable minority it’s not an achievement at all but a terrible setback. Most criticism focuses on the challenge of possible […]
May 24, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Graham Fuller, Gulf, Iran, Iraq, Shi'a •
Does Iran Control Iraq? Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 24 May 2015 Saudi, Israeli and US neoconservative voices warn us tirelessly that Iran’s imperial sway has now come to dominate the governments of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and now Yemen, and still threatens Bahrain. Analytically speaking such views are not just exaggerated, but misleading and dangerous, and […]
April 22, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Graham Fuller, Iran, Northern Tier, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Yemen •
Has Yemen reshaped the Middle East geopolitical map? 21 April 2015 Graham E. Fuller -grahamefuller.com Does anybody remember the old Cold War geopolitical concept of the “Northern Tier states?” They consisted of three countries—Turkey, Iran and Pakistan (sometimes Afghanistan) that lay along the southern border of the Soviet Union; they were perceived in the West […]
April 10, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Graham Fuller, Houthis, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Shi'ites, US, Yemen •
Hidden Agendas in Yemen Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 10 April 2015 The domestic crisis in Yemen, once quite containable, now bids to veer out of control as external players threaten to exacerbate an explosive situation. Apart from their rhetorical statements, what are the chief factors driving these players in this complex situation? Saudi Arabia: Riyadh […]
March 30, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Al Qaeda, Graham Fuller, Houthis, I, Iran, ISIS, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Zaydi Islam •
How to Decipher Yemen, Where the Enemy of Your Enemy Is Also Your Enemy Graham E. Fuller Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/graham-e-fuller/decipher-yemen_b_6965564.html Yemen, like Afghanistan, has a long reputation as a quagmire for foreign invaders. Saudi Arabia could break its teeth there if the US does not constrain it. Astonishingly, Yemeni events have now conspired to […]
January 3, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Afghanistan, Erdogan, Graham Fuller, Iran, Iraq, ISIS, Russia, Syria, Taliban, Turkey •
Graham Fuller’s Five Middle East Predictions for 2015 Only a fool offers longer term predictions about the Middle East. I offer the following longer terms predictions about the Middle East for 2015. 1- ISIS will decline in power and influence. I have stated earlier that I do not believe ISIS is viable as a state; […]
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We Hate ‘Em All!
October 8, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Graham Fuller, Iran, ISIS, Russia, Syria, US •
We Hate ‘Em All! Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 8 October 2015 With the arrival of Russian forces on the scene the Syrian situation has now grown unbearably complicated. Among the totality of players on the scene, Washington hates them all. The US has long detested Asad father and son; for years it has attempted to […]
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