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Articles tagged: ‘Iraq’

MBS’s travails mount

Posted on 24 February 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, USA, Yemen

Troubles continue to mount for both Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the Saudi people. Biden moves fast to distance himself from MBS in his dealings with the Kingdom; signs a “soft coup” against MBS may be progressing.

Biden brings US diplomacy back to the Middle East

Posted on 19 February 2021Author Hugh MilesCategories PodcastsTags Biden, China, Iran, Iraq, Libya, MENA, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UAE, Yemen

Arab Digest · Biden brings US diplomacy back to the Middle East

How will a change in China’s economic direction affect the Gulf?

Posted on 26 January 202126 January 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK, USA

A shift in China’s global economic approach hasn’t affected the Gulf states for now but there is no guarantee the status quo will stay in place.

JCPOA 2.0: a pinch of hope and a dose of reality

Posted on 20 January 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Iran, Iraq, Israel, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

With a Biden administration in place, the Gulf is daring to hope that a new deal will curb Iran’s nuclear weapons appetite for good. But that’s ignoring Israel’s fears.

Iraq’s roadmap to economic reform

Posted on 11 January 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Covid-19, Iran, Iraq

Iraq’s economy is hurtling down a road to ruin but it is not too late for a change of course.

A timely book of essays on MENA water issues

Posted on 6 January 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Egypt, Iraq, IS, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UAE, Yemen

Summary: Greg Shapland reviews Water and Conflict in the Middle East, a study of hydro-politics in a troubled region.

Airwars: tracking the airstrike toll

Posted on 18 December 202018 December 2020Author Hugh MilesCategories PodcastsTags Iran, Iraq, Libya, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, UK, USA, Yemen

Arab Digest · Airwars: tracking the airstrike toll

The Disconnect: MENA regimes versus the people they rule over

Posted on 27 November 2020Author Hugh MilesCategories PodcastsTags Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen

Arab Digest · The Disconnect: MENA regimes versus the people they rule over

Iraq: “the band has stopped playing”

Posted on 25 November 2020Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Covid-19, Iraq, Jordan, KRG, USA

Frank talk from the Iraqi finance minister is a measure of how close to economic catastrophe the country is.

What a second Covid-19 surge means for the Middle East

Posted on 18 November 2020Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Covid-19, Egypt, GCC, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia, Yemen

As Covid-19 continues its alarming march, the Middle East is facing difficult challenges and hard choices.

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