Syria Podcast Episode 7 – Vanessa Beeley speaks to Mike Robinson

In this episode I try to unravel the complex and ever evolving situation on the ground with all the regional and Syrian players vying for power and survival: Mike and I revisit Syria and cover the most recent developments and geopolitical agendas inside and outside Syria, including the arrival of British-staffed Private Military and Security…

Regional shuffles and ruling elite poker faces – Iran, Russia, China, Israel, US, Saudi deals. With Fiorella Isabel

With Trump dancing around his belligerence towards Iran and Israeli expansionism, Saudi Arabia in Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister meeting with Putin in Moscow, the Emir of Qatar also in Moscow, continuing negotiations on Ukraine “peace” deal, Imam Khamenei’s letter delivered to Putin, Israeli and Turkish rivalry in Syria and beyond, Jolani’s terrorists perhaps being sent…

Is Ethnic Cleansing part of the Ethics of the Great Powers?

Meanwhile, former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin—whose moral compass has never faltered—spoke with clarity. I will never forget his historic speech at the UN Security Council in 2003 against the war on Iraq, for which France later paid a heavy price. After the theatrical scene staged in the White House between Trump and Zelensky, which…

No Fruit on the Fig Tree: Christianity in the Age of Genocide

Palm Sunday reveals: In a region scarred by genocide, many have abandoned Christ’s call for justice in favor of ‘foreign policy’. A faith once rooted in resistance now stands on trial. Written by Myriam Charabaty on her Substack Deir Ezzor, Syria. Photo: Vanessa Beeley It is Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025, and Christians, both Catholic…