Sectarianism?! Invented and used from the British Empire for creating and manipulating conflicts!

The Truth About Sectarianism Behind the Various Strands of Shia-Sunni Discord By Jacob Olidort The conflicts in the Middle East today are much more nuanced than a simple sectarian war. In fact, there are three broad kinds of sectarianism at play.

License to Kill The Kremlin's Long History of Assassinating Opponents  By Edward Lucas The Kremlin has never been afraid to assassinate its political opponents, from Leon Trotsky to Alexander Litvinenko, whose murder by radiation poisoning in London in November 2006 was “probably” approved by Putin, according to a British public inquiry released last week.

Lights Out for the Putin Regime The Coming Russian Collapse  By Alexander J. Motyl Russia is on the edge of a perfect storm, as destabilizing forces converge. Under conditions such as these, mass disturbances are highly probable. Revolutions, palace coups, and violence will be increasingly likely. The result could be the collapse of the regime or the break-up of the state. Whatever the scenario, Putin is unlikely to survive.

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Did Sisi Save Egypt? The Arab Spring at Five By Nathan Brown and Yasser El-Shimy From the perspective of Sisi and Egypt’s military, the uprising threatened to bring down not only Egypt’s president but its entire social and political order. Averting such an outcome was an arduous task, one that the Egyptian armed forces still see themselves as undertaking.

Hong Kong and the Disappearing Booksellers The Port City's Clock Runs Down By Jeffrey Wasserstrom When looking to the next twists and turns in both the strange saga of the booksellers and the often surprising development of Hong Kong–mainland relations, it is important to keep asking the 1997 question: How long with China respect Hong Kong's differences?

Advertisement Get a Multimedia Look at The Eastern Congo Over the past two decades the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have experienced fighting that has killed more than five million people. Learn about the eastern Congo’s struggles to overcome years of regional war with audio timelines, video, and infographics in the Council on Foreign Relations’ latest InfoGuide. Click to Read More >>