The election of Abdelmajid Tebboune will achieve little unless he moves quickly to open up meaningful dialogue aimed at achieving a transition to democracy.
Articles tagged: ‘France’
Syria – cards reshuffled
Posted onSyria – US permits and then opposes Turkish assault on the Kurdish north. Fears that IS may rise from the ashes.
The Libyan blind alley
Posted onHaftar’s military operation to take Tripoli seems to have failed. His foreign supporters. Need for an international conference and a political solution.
Abqaiq and Khurais
Posted onHouthis claim the attack on Saudi oil facilities, Pompeo blames Iran, Trump hesitant. A major blow.
Libya: stalemate continues
Posted onHaftar’s LNA remains stuck around Tripoli. More bloodshed, but not comparable with true civil war. International community ineffective.
Tunisia – death of the President
Posted onConsequences of President Essebsi’s death being well handled, but in a democracy anything can happen.
BDS: US Congress, UK local action
Posted onUS Congress has passed a watered-down bill opposing BDS. Local action in the UK against an Israeli weapons company.
Syria: more bloodshed
Posted onSyria – inconclusive fighting in Idlib province and elsewhere. Peace talks not dead.
Syria: the tanker and the fuel crisis
Posted onThe seizure of an Iranian tanker in Gibraltar highlights the fuel crisis in Syria and EU policy.
Libya – France in the dock
Posted onLibya – deaths since April pass 1,000. France admits involvement with Haftar’s forces.