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  • Anti-establishment protests engulf Lebanon as economic woes mount0

    • Daily Brief, Middle East
    • October 26, 2019

    Anti-government protests are expected to intensify in Beirut today. For over a week, tens of thousands of Lebanon’s six million-strong

  • Oil to the flames: will the Iran-US spat escalate to war?

    Oil to the flames: will the Iran-US spat escalate to war?0

    • Middle East
    • July 22, 2019

    Iran’s seizures of UK-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf have raised the heat for all parties concerned.

  • Crisis on the Nile: Egypt’s water security under threat

    Crisis on the Nile: Egypt’s water security under threat0

    • Middle East
    • June 30, 2019

    The massive dam project has strained tensions between nations located along the Blue Nile.

  • The triumph of Benjamin Netanyahu and what’s to come

    The triumph of Benjamin Netanyahu and what’s to come0

    • Middle East
    • April 30, 2019

    Despite falling far short of a majority, Bibi emerged victorious from the hotly contested election.

  • Kushner’s peace plan vs Palestine’s national aspirations

    Kushner’s peace plan vs Palestine’s national aspirations0

    • Middle East
    • April 15, 2019

    The latest attempt to resolve the Israel-Palestine has likely failed even before being announced.

  • Turkish local elections: last call for three years

    Turkish local elections: last call for three years0

    • Middle East
    • March 28, 2019

    Economic challenges may finally put a roadblock before the seemingly unflappable President Erdogan.

  • Le pouvoir: a rattling of the Algiers gerontocracy

    Le pouvoir: a rattling of the Algiers gerontocracy0

    • Middle East
    • March 16, 2019

    Peaceful protests forced the president’s resignation. But the ruling party will fight to stay in power.

  • After Khashoggi: a Saudi pivot to Russia and China?

    After Khashoggi: a Saudi pivot to Russia and China?0

    • Middle East
    • February 8, 2019

    The step change is designed both to ward off and hedge against further Western sanctions.

  • Enduring defeat: making sense of Trump’s Syria pull-out

    Enduring defeat: making sense of Trump’s Syria pull-out0

    • Middle East
    • January 11, 2019

    Withdrawing US troops from the anti-ISIS campaign will reshape the politics of Syria’s civil war.

  • Gaza: war unlikely, but peace a fool’s paradise

    Gaza: war unlikely, but peace a fool’s paradise0

    • Middle East
    • November 29, 2018

    Despite mutual support for the ceasefire, domestic concerns will keep a peace deal off the table.

  • Libya’s hopeful elections: wishful thinking writ large

    Libya’s hopeful elections: wishful thinking writ large0

    • Middle East
    • November 25, 2018

    Entrenched militia and self-interested politicians are majority stumbling blocks to a successful vote.

  • Will Australia follow Trump’s Middle East policy?

    Will Australia follow Trump’s Middle East policy?0

    • Middle East
    • November 23, 2018

    PM Morrison has suggested moving Australia’s Israeli embassy to Jerusalem and leaving the Iran deal.

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