AboutArticles by Michael Jansen

US’ Kurd policy full of contradictions

10 Sep 2023

Sunni Arab tribesmen have delivered a hard knock to the US-Kurdish project in Syria’s oil hub and resource-rich Deir al-Zor province. The fragile Kurdish-Arab partnership in Deir al-Zor has been...

An ironic fact

07 Sep 2023

It is ironic that Donald Trump, who has an alleged record of racism and misogyny, is under challenge in court by three Black women, New York Attorney General Letitia James,...

Donald Trump: Instigator-in-chief of conspiracies

03 Sep 2023

Donald Trump is instigator-in-chief of conspiracies which swirl around the legitimacy of US elections. He began the campaign of dismissing the result of any contest which he did not win...

Bella’s stance

31 Aug 2023

Palestinian-Dutch-US supermodel Bella Hadid has triumphed in her verbal skirmish with Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. She triumphed by adopting a moral position in response to his statement on...

Challenges push displaced Syrians to the brink

27 Aug 2023

Cypriot police have arrested five Syrians suspected of operating a people smuggling operation which brings to the island Syrian migrants and asylum seekers from Lebanon and Syria. Another four Syrians...

Hard-driven game

24 Aug 2023

The ninth Women’s World Cup has been the most dramatic and important tournament in the history of female football. Spain’s 1-0 victory over England in a tense, hard-driven game was...

Trump, a one-man demolition squad – but popular

20 Aug 2023

The Perils of Pauline were episodes in a 1914 silent black-and-white film serial about an independent-minded US heiress who for a year seeks adventures before marrying her suitor and settling...

Maui inferno

17 Aug 2023

Wildfires in paradise will not convince millions of US citizens to recognise and act against climate change. Last week’s conflagration on Hawaii’s Maui island and the reduction to ash of...

America should shed its hatred for Syria

13 Aug 2023

The agreement between the United Nations and the Syrian government to reopen the Bab al-Hawa crossing on Syria’s border with Turkey could deepen the process of Arab normalisation with post-war...

Reluctant First Lady

10 Aug 2023

A reluctant First Lady, Melania Trump has remained aloof from her husband’s third campaign for the US presidency although he announced his re-election bid in mid-November. She finally spoke up...

Michael Jansen

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