Skip to content

Arab Digest

  • Members Sign In
  • Home
  • About Arab Digest
    • House Rules
  • Testimonials
  • Podcasts
  • Sample Newsletters
  • Newsletter Archive
  • Pricing
  • Free 30-day Trial
  • Contact Us
  • Members Sign In
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
  • G+
  • Facebook

Articles tagged: ‘Russia’

Biden hesitates, Astana postures and Syria suffers

Posted on 25 February 202125 February 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Iran, Kurds, Russia, Syria, Turkey, USA

Another meeting, another raft of empty words from Sochi as Washington plays for time and tries to figure out what to do about the war in Syria.

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

Russia in the Middle East

Posted on 8 February 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Algeria, Egypt, Opec, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, USA

The Biden Administration will look to rein in Russia in the Middle East; but the latter will remain an ‘indispensable power’ in the region for the foreseeable future.

Libya: time for Europe to step up to the plate

Posted on 29 January 2021Author Hugh MilesCategories PodcastsTags Libya, Qatar, Russia, Turkey, UAE

Arab Digest · Libya: Time for Europe to step up

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

Another round to Putin

Posted on 17 December 202017 January 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Russia, S-400, Syria, Turkey, UAE, USA

The imposition of US sanctions on Turkey earlier in the week strains relations within NATO and between Washington and Ankara, creating more cracks for Russian president Vladimir Putin to exploit.

Libya: a forlorn attempt to end a proxy war

Posted on 14 December 2020Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Libya, Russia, Syria, Turkey, UAE

UN efforts to get foreign forces and mercenaries out of the Libya conflict are doomed to failure.

Northern Syria: a major Turkish offensive may be looming

Posted on 10 December 202010 December 2020Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Kurds, Russia, Syria, Turkey

Ramped up Turkish military activity in Northern Syria may herald a major offensive before Joe Biden takes office.

Assassinations in Daraa

Posted on 19 November 2020Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Iran, Israel, Jordan, Russia, Syria, USA

A string of assassinations in the Syrian province of Daraa underscores how high the stakes are in a struggle for ascendancy between Russia and Iran in the south of the country. 

A dangerous game: Turkey and the politics of energy

Posted on 6 November 20206 November 2020Author Hugh MilesCategories PodcastsTags AbrahamAccords, 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

Posts navigation

Page 1 Page 2 … Page 19 Next page
Proudly powered by WordPress