Aijaz Ahmad in this Part 2 of the discussions looks at what the impact of this war is likely to be for the other players in the region. He believes that Israel will have to pay a heavy price for a course that can only weaken their strategic allies in the region.

Professor Aijaz Ahmad discusses with Newsclick the new war that Israel has launched on Gaza. According to him, the only way Israel can achieve its objective is by a ground offensive and a full re-occupation of Gaza. So what Israel hopes to achieve is not clear at all.

Death has escaped from Syria.

Seema Mustafa, who has just returned from Syria, reports on the increased presence of al Qaeda is Syria and its alliance on the ground with the armed opposition groups.
 

Aijaz Ahmad discusses with Newsclick the current stand-off between the US and Iran after the current round of sanctions that includes Irani Central Bank. He believes that the US policy is regime change and no solution can take place unless other countries such as India, Brazil, Turkey, Russia, China, etc intervene.

Prof. Aijaz Ahmad talks about Turkey as a rising influence in the globa political arena and how it is becoming a conduit between the West and middle eastern countries.