Near East Center for Strategic Engagement

Not only is Russia on the ground in Syria with its military the last major political and military footprint for U.S. in the Middle East which is in Iraq is now where […]

Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah on Friday welcomed Russia’s military buildup in Syria in support of common ally President Bashar al-Assad, saying it was the failure of a US-led campaign against Islamic State […]

“A group of US-trained Syrian rebels has handed over their vehicles and ammunition to fighters linked to al-Qaeda, the US military has admitted.” “It said one rebel unit had surrendered six pick-up […]

“Egyptian security forces killed nine armed members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood in a raid on a Cairo home on Friday, security officials said. “The Brotherhood members clashed with security forces,” said […]

“Some 200 members of the Boko Haram Islamist militant group have given themselves up, in the biggest such surrender, Nigeria’s army says. The fighters are said to have handed themselves over in […]

Today NEC-SE posted the article:  What Pope Francis Said to both houses of US Congress and What We Determined. In the article we stated:  America must re-assess with frankness the causes of […]

Pope Francis historic address to both houses of the US Congress on Sept. 24th 2015, was a speech marked by respect for America´s duty to first and foremost concern itself with the […]

On 5 AUG 15 NEC-SE posted the article: Sunni’s states of Turkey, Saudi, UAE, IS, and the PKK are at war with each other as Shia Iran is touring the European capitals In […]

On 9 AUG 15 NEC-SE posted the article World Communities Ultimate Goal for Saudi Arabia In the article we stated: “Unless Saudi leaders drastically change their ways and courses of action–a doubtful […]

“In the majority of the world, the critical infrastructure is not uniquely or entirely owned by the government so a partnership between the government and the private sector should exist to manage […]