Click here to access article which is a summary of the weekly commentary (written before the G20 summit) from the Conflicts Form (see this and this to learn more). ("NIRP", aka "quantitative easing, is referred to in the article. Here is what it means more specifically.)
So far I have been exceptionally impressed with the reports issued by this panel, and this piece reinforces that impression. I think it is particularly insightful toward an effort to untangle the mysterious muddle currently going on in Syria and Turkey, and the world at large.
You might also be interested in Professor Alexander Azadgan's rather pessimistic commentary entitled "US rulers - psychopaths,who will not allow peace in Syria".