Strategy of tension

 "The heat is on" is not a reference to temperature or the cult of global warming.Slang:  a time of great activity and/or pressure has begun Stormy. Acrimonious. And surely there were outside hands setting this fire alight. There are some points of interest in the articles below.

So far the ceasefire announced  a week ago is holding.Breaking: Russia (Initiated) & Turkey Broker Complete Ceasefire in Idlib

As stated yesterday.. there is lots to cover.  Including the latest Israeli airstrikes on SyriaTo 'get' the bigger picture, regionally speaking, start with

• Part 1: Syria's Northern Border- Hot Spot Getting Hotter

• Pt.2: Syria From Hot to Hotter

Then continue reading below:8- Israeli Strikes on Syria

The northern border of Syria seems to be in extreme turmoil- from the Mediterranean to the Iraqi border. Easiest way to address all that’s ongoing is to simply list numerically, but, spread it over a two part post- I've lots of ground to cover.1- A Hot Spot Is Getting HotterNorth East Maneuvers

An interesting oped:

Excellent discussion from James Corbett @ Corbett Report In honour of the continued below normal temperaturs in my neck of the woods;Warming? Not here. Not for years...Left the comment below for Geofish in his post "Northern cold is causing Arctic ice to linger"

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First up,  Idlib & Syria as a whole :I've maintained that the Idlib operation is limited in scope. Time wise. Geographically. There is a specific goal. ( Securing highways- talked about this numerous times) Once attained the operation will stop. A whole pile of Idlib posts will be relinked at the bottom of this latest report.1:   US Official: Russia Unlikely to Support Full-Scale Offensive on Syria's Idlib

Economist

The Day After S-400: The Turkish-American Relationship Will Get WorseFor the geo political minded. Excerpts from a large, but interesting article.