AboutArticles by Michael Jansen

Contradicting the Western narrative

11 Aug 2022

Two highly important reports issued last week have countered the Western narrative on the Ukraine war and could contribute to the push-back against NATO’s proxy campaign against Russia. The first...

Erdogan gets close to Putin, keeps Biden at a distance

07 Aug 2022

The results of Friday’s summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart have been couched deliberately in such vague terms as to make it a secretive summit. ...

Standing up to power

04 Aug 2022

The family of slain Palestinian-American al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh has taken on the Biden administration for refusing to hold Israel accountable by rejecting a US investigation into her death....

Biden has undermined trust with Iran

31 Jul 2022

Last week European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell urged Washington and Tehran to accept the final draft of the 2015 agreement curbing Iran’s nuclear activities in exchange for lifting...

Race to the top

28 Jul 2022

Liz Truss entered the British Conservative Party leadership contest with a solid lead of 24 points over challenger Rishi Sunak although policy differences between the two are not dramatic. ...

Erdogan continues to face flak over Syria moves

24 Jul 2022

Since May Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly threatened to attack Kurdish forces in northern Syria and has mobilised both Turkish troops and surrogate Syrian militiamen near the border....

Hard stance

21 Jul 2022

Joe Manchin is a Democrat senator from the small eastern state of West Virginia which is famous for its wooded mountains, coal mining, and logging industries. Born in 1947 in...

US leadership in Middle East at a crossroads

17 Jul 2022

By visiting the region at this time, US President Joe Biden has reversed his policy of ignoring its geographic, economic, and political importance while shifting his focus to China, which...

Civilised scenery

14 Jul 2022

Many years ago during a visit to Cairo my three-year old daughter Marya and I were taken on a tour by Judge Jasper Brinton, an historic figure who had presided...

Shinzo Abe meant stability, Johnson chaos

10 Jul 2022

Britain greeted Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s resignation as chairman of the Conservative Party, the first stage in his removal from the prime ministry with relief and “Bye, bye Boris,” while...

Michael Jansen

The author, a well-respected observer of Middle East affairs, has three books on the Arab-Israeli conflict.