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  • Iranian nuclear talks at risk of stalling

    Iranian nuclear talks at risk of stalling0

    • Middle East
    • July 26, 2022

    WHAT’S HAPPENING? The United States and Iran have been negotiating a new Iranian nuclear deal for months, but the odds

  • Wheat Supply Bottlenecks Pose Fiscal Challenges for Egypt

    Wheat Supply Bottlenecks Pose Fiscal Challenges for Egypt0

    • Middle East
    • June 9, 2022

    WHAT’S HAPPENING? As Russia’s war against Ukraine surpasses the 100-day mark, international oil and wheat prices remain cripplingly high, forcing

  • The Crackdown in Sudan Continues as UN Consultations Conclude

    The Crackdown in Sudan Continues as UN Consultations Conclude0

    • Africa, Middle East
    • March 6, 2022

    The irreconcilability between Sudanese protestors’ demands and those of the military junta will likely complicate international efforts to facilitate a negotiated return to the country’s democratic transition. 

  • Crises in Sudan and Ethiopia Heighten Uncertainty in Nile Dam Dispute

    Crises in Sudan and Ethiopia Heighten Uncertainty in Nile Dam Dispute0

    • Middle East
    • January 12, 2022

    WHAT’S HAPPENING? As Sudan’s political crisis deepens and Ethiopia continues to unilaterally operationalize the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Egypt is

  • Syria’s Return to the International Stage

    Syria’s Return to the International Stage0

    • Middle East
    • December 9, 2021

    As the Syrian civil war continues to de-escalate, European and Arab countries are beginning to normalize relations with the Assad regime while current US policy remains unchanged.

  • Small state diplomacy: Oman’s Abrahamic test of faith

    Small state diplomacy: Oman’s Abrahamic test of faith0

    • Middle East
    • October 10, 2020

    Oman’s first leadership transition in five decades may have changed in its strictly neutral outlook.

  • A promise of competence: Lebanon’s economic crisis

    A promise of competence: Lebanon’s economic crisis0

    • Middle East
    • August 3, 2020

    Protests for political change seem unable to uproot the country’s entrenched sectarian interests.

  • Turkey and NATO: the shaky alliance enters 2020

    Turkey and NATO: the shaky alliance enters 20200

    • Middle East
    • February 19, 2020

    Ankara’s key foreign policy objectives diverge from its supposed allies in several critical areas.

  • The assassination of Soleimani: another step into the void

    The assassination of Soleimani: another step into the void0

    • Middle East
    • January 26, 2020

    US unilateralism has opened the door for other global powers to increase their regional influence.

  • ‘We want the fall of the regime’: protests rock Iraq

    ‘We want the fall of the regime’: protests rock Iraq0

    • Middle East
    • November 3, 2019

    The cycle of demonstrations and failed government reforms threatens to overwhelm Adil Abdul-Mahdi.

  • 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.

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