AboutArticles by Michael Jansen

US-Russia Diversionary tactics over prickly issues is key

26 Dec 2021

During Thursday’s four-hour annual question-and-answer session with the world press, Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed the West for the protracted stand-off over Ukraine and said his deployment of 100,000 troops...

Omicron Christmas chaos

23 Dec 2021

Bethlehem expects people to attend tonight’s mass at the 19th century Catholic church of St. Catherine to celebrate Jesus’ birthday. In Manger Square the tallest pine tree has been adorned...

How the US ruined Iraq devastatingly

19 Dec 2021

On December 16th the Washington Post carried an article by Louise Loveluck and Mustafa Slim about the Basra Children’s Hospital which was meant to be among the best in the...

An ironic occurrence

16 Dec 2021

It is bitterly ironic that the British appeals court granted the US the right to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face trial for breaching US wartime security. This capitulation...

Did Biden’s Democracy Summit fail to create magic?

12 Dec 2021

US President Joe Biden’s Summit for Democracy was a public relations ploy rather than a means to commit participants to improve their democratic credentials. He convened this virtual talk fest...

With intent

09 Dec 2021

The deadly shooting by a teenager at a high school in the small town of Oxford in the US mid-western state of Michigan is a test case for US law...

The migrant millstone around Cyprus’ neck

05 Dec 2021

Pope Francis made migrants the primary issue of last week’s missions to Cyprus and Greece, two countries, along with Italy, at the forefront of the European migration crisis. As all...

Humanity on the brink

02 Dec 2021

Children across the world are threatened with violence, famine, disease, and illiteracy due to economic decline, political upheaval, and warfare. Children’s exposure is particularly acute in Lebanon, where linked...

US re-joining JCPOA would be win-win for all

28 Nov 2021

Talks on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), resume today in Vienna but no one can predict what will happen since it...

Right-wing’s violent fringe

25 Nov 2021

When running for the US presidency Democrat Joe Biden vowed to heal the deep divisions which plague his country. He was elected and entered the White House with a moderate...

Michael Jansen

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