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FO° Talks: Why the Media Buried the Truth, the JFK Files

3 days ago | fairobserver.com | Jefferson Morley

Peter Isackson: Welcome to FO° Talks. I’m Peter Isackson, Fair Observer’s Chief Strategy Officer. November 22, 1963 — I know where I was. In the meantime, the mainstream media, despite all its efforts, haven’t managed to silence the plethora of questions raised by that event.
The World Must Act Now to End Sudan’s Devastating Conflict

4 days ago | fairobserver.com | Cristian Gherasim

War broke out in Sudan in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group that was once supported by the army but now competes with it for control. This conflict has received far less attention than those in Gaza, Ukraine, or recent developments in the transatlantic alliance. As of November 14, 2024, at least 61,000 people have been killed in Khartoum State, with 26,000 of those deaths directly attributed to the violence.
How US States Can Protect the Environment From Federal Rollbacks and Intervention

1 week ago | fairobserver.com | Reynard Loki

In 1788, a year before the United States Constitution became the law of the land, James Madison wrote in the Federalist Papers that the powers delegated to the federal government by the proposed Constitution are “few and defined,” while those remaining in the hands of state governments are “numerous and indefinite.” US President Donald Trump’s administration is testing this fundamental American principle of states’ rights on several fronts, and the environment is one of them.
Gaza’s Fault Lines Are Less Linear Than Meets the Eye

1 week ago | fairobserver.com | James M. Dorsey

Like much else in the Middle East, Gaza’s fault lines are less linear than meets the eye. At first glance, it’s Israel, backed by the United States, against the rest of the world. March 18’s United Nations Security Council debate spotlighted that divide. US Interim Ambassador Dorothy Shea was the only representative to accuse Hamas rather than Israel of breaking the ceasefire, reigniting hostilities and worsening an already catastrophic humanitarian disaster in Gaza.
FO° Talks: Josef Olmert on Syria, Part 4: Iran’s Shia Crescent

3 weeks ago | fairobserver.com | Josef Olmert |Atul Singh |Flavius Mihaies |Jean-Daniel Ruch

[This is the fourth part of a nine-part series. To read more, see Parts 1, 2 and 3 here.]The collapse of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship in December 2024 is a loss for both the Iranian regime and its strategy, known as the Shia Crescent. This is a territory that stretches from Iran to the Lebanese–Israeli border at Golan through Iraq and Syria. Through the Shia Crescent Iran sought to encircle and destroy Israel and spread Shia Islam throughout the Middle East.
FO° Talks: Trump, NATO, Russia-Ukraine War: A Swiss View on the New World in 2025

3 weeks ago | fairobserver.com | Thomas Greminger |Atul Singh |Josef Olmert |Flavius Mihaies

Atul Singh: Welcome to FO° Talks. With me is Thomas Greminger. He is the head of this Geneva Centre for Security Policy. He is one of Switzerland’s star diplomats. He is a scholar, a soldier and a man of the world. Welcome, Thomas. Thomas Greminger: Thank you very much, Atul. Great to be with you again. Atul Singh: Brilliant. So this is a brave new world we are living in. We are recording this on Monday, 17th of March, and in 2025, how do you see this brave new world in which we find ourselves in?
FO° Talks: Josef Olmert on Syria, Part 3: Turkey and the Kurdish Issue

3 weeks ago | fairobserver.com | Josef Olmert |Flavius Mihaies |Jean-Daniel Ruch |Atul Singh

[This is the third part of a nine-part series. To read more, see Parts 1 and 2 here.]Approximately two million Kurds live in Syria, predominantly in the northeastern region near Iraq and Turkey. During the country’s ongoing civil war, which began in 2011, Kurdish groups established an autonomous polity in the area, dubbed the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, Rojava. Turkey is also home to a sizable Kurdish minority.
FO° Talks: Josef Olmert on Syria, Part 2: Ethnic Groups, Factions and Jihadists

3 weeks ago | fairobserver.com | Josef Olmert |Flavius Mihaies |Jean-Daniel Ruch |Atul Singh

[This is the second part of a nine-part series. To read more, see Part 1 here.]The second part of this series focuses on a dominant political force in Syria: Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). In Arabic, the acronym HTS signifies a powerful entity that is currently shaping the nation’s dynamics in Syria. To understand its significance, we must explore the historical and geopolitical context of its name.
Trump's Policies Deliver Shock and Awe While Disrupting Global Order

1 month ago | fairobserver.com | Tom Engelhardt

Yes, “shock and awe” (S&A) is back in the second age of US President Donald Trump. His border czar, Tom Homan, used that very phrase to describe border policy from day one of the new administration and, whether the president has actually said it or not, it’s now regularly in headlines, op-eds and so much else. If you remember, it was the phrase used, in all its glory, to describe America’s massive bombing and invasion of Iraq in 2003.
FO° Talks: Donald Trump's New Bombshells Leave Europe Shellshocked

1 month ago | fairobserver.com | Jean-Daniel Ruch |Peter Isackson |Flavius Mihaies |Atul Singh

FO° Talks: Donald Trump's New Bombshells Leave Europe Shellshocked President Donald Trump reversed President Joe Biden’s policy on the war in Ukraine and alarmed leaders across Europe. European governments scrambled to respond as the United States shifted away from its recent stance. Former Swiss ambassador Jean-Daniel Ruch says Switzerland may lead a new effort to stabilize European security.