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International Military Review – Syria, Feb. 25, 2016 (+ new analytical paper!)
February 25, 2016 Blog

International Military Review – Syria, Feb. 25, 2016 (+ new analytical paper!)

If you are having trouble viewing this video, go to the Youtube version at https://www.youtube.com/user/crimeanfront/videos Also, SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence is offering a new exclusive analytical series “Сlandestine Warfare of the 21th Century”.  Check it out here: http://southfront.org/color-revolutions-as-an-element-of-net-centric-warfare/

In my mailbox: bravado patriots and flag wavers.
February 25, 2016 Sandbox

In my mailbox: bravado patriots and flag wavers.

Dear Saker, I am so glad you accepted being proven wrong in your (relative) pessimism you held only a few weeks ago, as you now declared in your “Week 20”. My gut feeling told me at the moment Putin started this campaign (to a considerable surprise for practically everyone, as he broke in a measured but daring way with years of principled self-restraint) that this would mark a turning point

Week twenty of the Russian military intervention in Syria: a ceasefire and yet another huge victory for Russia
February 24, 2016 Saker Analyses and Interviews

Week twenty of the Russian military intervention in Syria: a ceasefire and yet another huge victory for Russia

This article was written for the Unz Review: http://www.unz.com/tsaker/russian-american-agreement-on-syria/ The recent agreement between the USA and Russia really solves nothing, it does not even end the war, and both sides are expressing a great deal of caution about its future implementation.  And yet, this is a huge victory for Russia.  While it is too early to say that “the Russian won in Syria”, I think that it is now fair

Lebanon’s 14th of March marches into oblivion
February 23, 2016 Guest Analyses

Lebanon’s 14th of March marches into oblivion

by Ghassan Kadi On the 14 of February 2005, Lebanese ex-PM Rafiq Hariri was killed in a massive car bomb in downtown Beirut. His son Saad Hariri was quick to accuse Syria of the murder, rallied around him massive support, both political and demographic and successfully managed to get the Syrian troops out of Lebanon. And thus the 14th of March Coalition was created; an unlikely alliance that was based

Joint Statement of the United States and the Russian Federation, as Co-Chairs of the ISSG, on Cessation of Hostilities in Syria
February 22, 2016 Speeches, Statements and Interviews

Joint Statement of the United States and the Russian Federation, as Co-Chairs of the ISSG, on Cessation of Hostilities in Syria

The United States of America and the Russian Federation, as co-chairs of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) and seeking to achieve a peaceful settlement of the Syrian crisis with full respect for the fundamental role of the United Nations, are fully determined to provide their strongest support to end the Syrian conflict and establish conditions for a successful Syrian-led political transition process, facilitated by the UN, in order to

Winter appeal ended: thanks so much!! (plus a few blog news)
February 22, 2016 Blog, Community News and Announcements

Winter appeal ended: thanks so much!! (plus a few blog news)

Dear friends, Thank you so much for your response to my appeal!  You have responded in large numbers and many of you have send generous donations for which I am immensely grateful.  Also, I have been contacted by a lawyer who has agreed to help me.  So, yet again, the community has made a miracle happen.  I am both amazed and most grateful. One more thing: since this appeal was

Turkey is screwed. And it’s all US fault (corrected text)
February 22, 2016 Guest Analyses

Turkey is screwed. And it’s all US fault (corrected text)

by Arras Amid rising tensions between Turkey and Russia over the situation in Syria, one important fact got lost. It’s not Russia that caused the current Turkish problems. It was the USA. The most fundamental problem modern Turkey is facing is the Kurdish question. It’s a chronic problem, which threatens the integrity of Turkey and the Turkish elite perceives it as the largest security treat the country is facing. Turkish

Week Nineteen of the Russian Intervention in Syria: would Russia use nukes to defend Khmeimim?
February 20, 2016 Saker Analyses and Interviews

Week Nineteen of the Russian Intervention in Syria: would Russia use nukes to defend Khmeimim?

This column was written for the Unz Review: http://www.unz.com/tsaker/week-nineteen-of-the-russian-intervention-in-syria-would-russia-use-nukes-to-defend-khmeimim/ The past week saw no decrease in the tense confrontation between Turkey and Russia over Syria. While Russia’s position is simple – ‘we are ready to fight’ – the Turkish position is much more ambiguous: Turkish politicians are saying one thing, then the opposite and then something else again. At times they make it sound like an invasion is imminent, and

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