by Joumana Gebara | Apr 14, 2019 | Politics and Strategies |
Background and History: Turkey in Libya Turkey has been an active actor in Libya since the begin of the revolution [the Arab Spring] in 2011. Unlike in Afghanistan, Turkey took pride of being NATO’s spearhead in Libya, but at the same time it tried to assume...
by Joumana Gebara | Mar 24, 2019 | Politics and Strategies |
Author: themillennialdemocrats The more we find out about the junior Hawaiian congresswoman, Tulsi Gabbard, the deeper down the rabbit hole we go. Gabbard has something for everyone, we wrote back in 2017, in an article entitled The Tangled Tale of Tulsi...
by Joumana Gebara | Jan 23, 2019 | Politics and Strategies |
My interview with journalist Paul Iddon for Ahval. Q: Do you know roughly how much of Idlib HTS now control since the Turkish-backed militiamen lost ground to them earlier this month? A: Idlib is completely under HTS’ control, jointly with Turkey. This does not come...
by Joumana Gebara | Dec 27, 2018 | Politics and Strategies |
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan briefly met his US counterpart Donald Trump in New York, September 25, 2018. Photo: AA / social media My interview with journalist Ashraf Binandeh from Kurds Press kurdspress.com in the aftermath of President Trump’s...
by Joumana Gebara | Nov 24, 2018 | Poetry |
The Fisherman and the Mermaid For God’s sake!! Tell me! You! You, the one playing the guitar on the strings of my heart, Composing melodies of the sea and seafarers! And two legs frisking ballading from a note… Quavering shivering barefoot on your hot...