The rejection of Western by Russia and China challenges the idea of the nation state as the norm for organisation. The flashpoints include Kurdish south-eastern Turkey, what is left of Kurdish enclave Syria, Rohingya rotting away Bangladeshi refugee camps after fleeing ethnic cleansing..…

In fact, the United States is already on a low-key war-footing with Iran, a war whose boomerang effect is part of the effort to contain China. The deepening sanctions, the US armed proxies and Kurdish secession are but the tip of the US-offensive. ..…

China and Russia could become the key players in resolving the Kurdish issue, ensuring a balance between real Kurdish interests and the countries seeking to maintain their territorial integrity. ..…

Last month, the washed-up bodies of Salvadoran, Óscar Ramírez, and his daughter, Valeria, body of Syrian Kurdish, Aylan Kurdi, on a Turkish beach four years ago. From concentration camps for Uighurs China, the largest mass-detention since Holocaust, to migrant detention centers..…

He said, “I would like to wish a Happy Nowruz to the people of Iran, and to everyone who celebrates this ancient tradition that marks the arrival of spring and a New Year, including people in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Russia, Syria,..…

Turkey-Backed Forces Killed in Clashes with Kurdish Fighters in Aleppo  . . . . . . . . The Curious Case of China’s Huawei With the US . TEHRAN (FNA)- This week, the US will hold trade talks with China, which the White House is insisting is totally unrelated to the 23 charges the Justice..…

Syria Deputy FM Optimistic on Kurdish Talks . China ‘Needs Three Aircraft Carriers’: Naval Expert . ..…

It appeared to be engaged in an economic war with China, an economic and diplomatic conflict with the EU and, a diplomatic conflict with Turkey – over the Kurdish issue and Ankara’s military and economic cooperation with Russia. ..…

THE KURDISH QUESTION IN CHINA’S MIDDLE EAST FOREIGN POLICY . Click here for PDF The Kurdistan region’s decision to hold… [more] . . ... THE KURDISH QUESTION IN CHINA’S MIDDLE EAST FOREIGN POLICY . By Mordechai Chaziza . . ..…

Richard Myers, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, that U.S military forces are on the in Kurdish part of Iraq... France, Russia and China -- three veto-bearing Security Council members -- which hold rotating seats, have opposed U.S...…