Monthly Archives: January 2011

The Birth of Hizballahstan

Posted on January 26, 2011 by jonathanspyer

Gloria Center- 27/01/2011 Events have moved fast in Lebanon. The country now faces the prospect of a government controlled by Hizbullah and consisting solely of the movement and its allies. Parts of Lebanon looked in danger of slipping into chaos … Continue reading →

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Death in Urumiya

Posted on January 22, 2011 by jonathanspyer

In the early morning hours of Saturday, January 15 in the isolated and overcrowded Urumiya prison in western Iran, the authorities hanged one of their opponents. Hossein Khazri, an alleged activist with the Party for Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK), … Continue reading →

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Interview with Jamie Glazov at Frontpage

Posted on January 8, 2011 by jonathanspyer

Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Jonathan Spyer, a researcher at the Gobal Research in International Affairs Center in Herzliya, and a columnist at the Jerusalem Post. He is the author of the new book, The Transforming Fire – The Rise … Continue reading →

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The Syrian Model for Success

Posted on January 8, 2011 by jonathanspyer

US President Barack Obama’s recent decision to appoint a new ambassador to Damascus is further proof positive of the effectiveness of the strategy pursued by Syria over the last half decade. It also showcases the sense that the current US … Continue reading →

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North Korea and the Mid-East ‘Axis of Resistance’

Posted on January 6, 2011 by jonathanspyer

The North Korean artillery attack on a South Korean- controlled island has returned the secretive “Democratic Peoples’ Republic” of North Korea to world headlines. A casual observer might assume that the drama on the Korean peninsula is of little relevance … Continue reading →

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Interviewed by Ilan Evyatar

Posted on January 6, 2011 by jonathanspyer

It’s fight or flight By ILAN EVYATAR 29/12/2010 The 2006 Second Lebanon War found Israel woefully unprepared for the Islamist enemy and its new battlefield tactics, says Jonathan Spyer. In the final days of the 2006 Second Lebanon War, Jonathan … Continue reading →

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Review of ‘The Transforming Fire’ by Sol Stern

Posted on January 6, 2011 by jonathanspyer

The second Lebanon war in the summer of 2006 forced Israelis to come to grips with the definitive end of the Oslo era and the shattering of two fundamental assumptions about the nature of their conflict with the Palestinians. The … Continue reading →

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