I support the Kurdish army because they are about the only faction in Syria that are quite clearly fighting to be left alone and will not harm anybody else as long as they are left alone.
@KURDISTAN_ARMY great explanation of who is fighting who in Syria
08 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in war and peace Tags: Middle-East politics, Syrian Civil War
RT @jeremycorbyn your friends in Hamas think stabbing a baby is heroic
05 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in laws of war, war and peace Tags: British politics, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Israel, Middle-East politics, war on terror
To Hamas, all Israelis are "settlers." Here's their response today to murder of 2 Jerusalem men & stabbing of a baby http://t.co/SAmXXqhAK2—
Yair Rosenberg (@Yair_Rosenberg) October 04, 2015
Who is fighting who in Syria?
05 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in war and peace Tags: Iraq, Middle-East politics, Syria, war and terror
https://twitter.com/thei100/status/650435182923681792/photo/1
Where are the Russians bombing?
Not ISIS held areas. http://t.co/YkVk2IWmtM—
ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) October 04, 2015
Six @CNN graphics to explain #Syria's war. Spoiler alert: 3 are from ISW. cnn.it/1PcfLOu http://t.co/9V4TeyiHW2—
ISW (@TheStudyofWar) October 04, 2015
The situation in the Syrian Civil War, present and past
03 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in war and peace Tags: Iraq, Middle-East politics, Syria
Control of Syria has become increasingly fractured in the past year. nyti.ms/1VpkqBN http://t.co/vqMkIAPxdE—
NYT Graphics (@nytgraphics) October 02, 2015
Day 3 of Russian airstrikes in Syria mainly target rebels, 2 strikes hit ISIS strongholds. nyti.ms/1VpkqBN http://t.co/5TdGcXIDbX—
NYT Graphics (@nytgraphics) October 02, 2015
Oil and ISIS
02 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in energy economics, war and peace Tags: Iraq, Iraqi civil war, ISIS, Middle-East politics, Oil prices, Syria, Syrian Civil War
This map shows where ISIS overlaps with major oil refineries rightrelevance.com/search/article… http://t.co/gDDzKVNAI8—
Cartography & Maps (@CartogRRaphy) September 29, 2015
Where do ISIL fighters come from?
28 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in war and peace Tags: Iran, Iraq, ISIS, Middle-East politics, Saudi Arabia, Syria, war against terror
Where do ISIL fighters come from? http://t.co/Euh7eySwoX—
Amazing Maps (@Amazing_Maps) June 09, 2015
Syrians are taking the Arctic route to Europe
16 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in Economics of international refugee law, war and peace Tags: Middle-East politics, Syria, Syrian Civil War
Syrians are taking the Arctic route to Europe. Fascinating story by @malkyl @WSJ on.wsj.com/1hWlGdS http://t.co/HMFQyAUb3N—
Georgi Kantchev (@georgikantchev) September 03, 2015
Myth and reality about the countries hosting the most Middle-Eastern refugees
12 Sep 2015 1 Comment
in Economics of international refugee law Tags: economics of migration, economics of refugees, Middle-East politics
https://twitter.com/ianbremmer/status/640518268579614720/photo/1
Where are the World's Refugees?
Not in the West http://t.co/MsfxuP9ZRV—
ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) September 10, 2015
A map of various Arabic dialects
09 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture Tags: Arabic, economics of languages, maps, Middle-East politics
Map detailing the various Arabic dialects. http://t.co/fOhRTsXnTt—
History Facts 247 (@historyfacts247) June 10, 2015
This week in the Syrian civil war
02 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: Iran, ISIS, Kurds, Middle-East politics, Syria, Turkey, war against terror
https://twitter.com/ianbremmer/status/625742628450115587/photo/1
The worrying spread of terrorism in Africa http://t.co/C16YJy3szT—
ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) July 20, 2015
Arab Gulf states vastly outspend Iran on military
01 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, war and peace Tags: arms races, Gulf States, Iran, Middle-East politics, Saudi Arabia
Arab Gulf states vastly outspend Iran on military http://t.co/9Aq2RBpSJm—
ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) July 29, 2015
ISIS terrorist attacks this year
30 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, law and economics, war and peace Tags: ISIS, Middle-East politics, war against terror
https://twitter.com/nytgraphics/status/625780164610379777/photo/1
ISIS has inspired or directed attacks in at least 14 countries outside of Iraq and Syria nyti.ms/1Lfwbof http://t.co/ptDFG3EXRU—
NYT Graphics (@nytgraphics) July 27, 2015
Some of our enemies are fighting our other enemies, whom we want to lose
26 Jul 2015 1 Comment
in war and peace Tags: Gaza Strip, Iran, Iraq, ISIS, Israel, Middle-East politics, Syria, war against terror
"Some of our enemies are fighting our other enemies, whom we want to lose." http://t.co/JDP1UbyZWr—
William Easterly (@bill_easterly) September 25, 2014
The current state of play in Syria
08 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in defence economics, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: Middle-East politics, Syria, war against terror
A weak ISIS and a weak U.S. strategy: wapo.st/1H5LE4i http://t.co/3IpQclcSvg—
Post Graphics (@PostGraphics) July 07, 2015
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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