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Jun 12, 2018, 12:04 AM

It’s Time for Israel to Have “3 No’s” of Its Own

The Arab World's "three no's" have become infamous in the annals of Middle Eastern history. After being routed yet again by Israel in 1967, Arab leaders gathered in Khartoum to declare their positions on the Jewish state: no peace,...

Jun 6, 2018, 8:20 PM

Game of Thrones: An Allegory for the Middle East?

Much has been made of the hit HBO television show, “Game of Thrones,” being based off of medieval European history. Indeed, some suggest that the Lannisters and Starks are based off of the Lancaster and York Houses from the...

May 5, 2018, 10:15 AM

Is a Pan-Semitic Nationalism Emerging in the Middle East?

This year so far has been unprecedented in terms of Arab-Israeli cooperation and--dare I say--coexistence. The Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, has both accepted Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state (the first Arab leader to do...

Apr 2, 2018, 9:44 AM

What Modern Kurdistan Can Learn from Pre-State Israel

Kurdistan has faced a very tough past few months. In northern Iraq, the tide turned from jubilation over the successful independence referendum to dismay, as Iranian-backed Shiite militias helped the Iraqi military seize a number of Kurdish towns and...

Mar 10, 2018, 12:54 AM

How it Feels to Be the Most Hated Person

I'm not talking about my personality, per se, but my make up. I'm a gay, Jewish Black Apache man--a minority among minorities. And today's political climate has been, to use the word beloved by left-wingers, "triggering." I know that...

Feb 18, 2018, 7:28 AM

Use the Example of the USSR to Beat Iran

Almost a week ago, Israel and Iran clashed in Syria. Iran lost some bases and a drone, Israel lost an F-16, and Syria lost nearly half of its air defense systems, in addition to other military infrastructure. Russia intervened...

Jan 3, 2018, 7:48 PM

21st Century Fascism: The Ankara and Tehran Regimes

Much has been made of the rise of "neo-fascism" in the 2010s. Progressives in the United States and Europe have often noted that since the Great Recession, an "alt-right" has stormed into power in the supposed bastions of liberty...

Dec 26, 2017, 9:52 AM

The UN: An Imperialist Instrument of the Status Quo

Like many others, I have written extensively about the United Nations having outlived its usefulness. Some writers believe that the UN has merely become corrupted over the course of many decades -- having granted membership to many non-democratic regimes...

Nov 27, 2017, 11:54 AM

Trading Spaces: Turkey & Saudi Arabia

Post-Ottoman Turkey was built by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. After the devastation of World War One, Ataturk was convinced that the "sick man of Europe" could only survive by modernizing and becoming more secular. Traditional Turkish clothing was banned (as...

Oct 17, 2017, 11:32 AM

The New Alliance of the Periphery

With the war against ISIS and the Syrian Civil War dying down, much has been said about the dangers of Iranian-backed groups on the Israeli border. But in a rapidly changing Near East, there is also increasing opportunity for...

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About Me

Dmitri Shufutinsky is currently attending Arcadia University. He has a deep interest in writing, reading, and politics, as well as photography, health, and traveling. He lives in Philadelphia, USA.