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The Disconnect: MENA regimes versus the people they rule over

27 November 2020Hugh MilesPodcastsAlgeria, 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

Hope dwindles for a viable Palestinian state

17 November 2020William LawArab Digest EmailIran, Israel, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, USA

A gloomy prognosis for the emergence of a Palestine state in the wake of normalisation and other strategic regional geo-political shifts.

It’s so long Don and hello Joe

10 November 2020William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA, Yemen

Some are pleased and some uneasy but Middle East leaders are all prepared to move on to Biden as the Trump presidency recedes in the rearview mirror.

New power paradigms emerge in MENA

9 November 2020William LawArab Digest EmailEgypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, USA

The “Abraham Accords” are a signal that new alliances are forming rapidly in the Middle East as the US continues its retreat from the region.

A dangerous game: Turkey and the politics of energy

6 November 20206 November 2020Hugh MilesPodcastsAbrahamAccords, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Cyprus, EU, France, Greece, Iran, Israel, Libya, NATO, oil, Palestine, Qatar, Russia, Syria, Turkey, UAE, USA

Arab Digest · A dangerous game: Turkey and the politics of energy

Kuwait: a new emir faces an old nemesis

5 November 2020William LawArab Digest EmailCovid-19, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE

Kuwait’s 83 year old emir inherits a fractious parliament and big economic challenges; his first significant act was to appoint an 81 year old as crown prince.

The F-35: a story of politics and profits

4 November 2020William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, Covid-19, Egypt, Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

Summary: The United Arab Emirates decision to recognise Israel was conditional on the US selling the Emiratis the most dominant stealth fighter jet in the world.

What Next for the Middle East Strategic Alliance?

29 October 202029 October 2020William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE

Regardless of who is elected president, Washington may choose to let lapse a struggling U.S. initiative aimed at achieving greater security cooperation between MENA states.

Qatar plays a quiet and cautious foreign policy hand

20 October 202020 October 2020William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

Qatari foreign affairs, once hugely ambitious and assertive, are today much more modest but proving very effective in blunting the blockade put on it by its Gulf neighbours.

Qatar, the feud and the future of the GCC

16 October 2020Hugh MilesPodcastsBahrain, Egypt, Gaza, Israel, Libya, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UAE, Yemen

Arab Digest · Qatar, The Feud And The Future Of The GCC