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Articles tagged: ‘Syria’

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

Hey Europe! The Maghreb Matters

Posted on 12 February 2021Author Hugh MilesCategories PodcastsTags Algeria, Chad, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sahara, Sahel, Syria, Tunisia, Western Sahara

Arab Digest · Hey Europe! The Maghreb Matters

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.

The price of freedom

Posted on 19 January 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Loujain al-Hathloul, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, USA, Yemen

The shortlisting of a prominent Saudi women’s rights activist for a prestigious human rights award draws attention to the kingdom’s human rights record.

Water in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute

Posted on 14 January 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria

Palestinians have much less water than the WHO says is necessary for health and hygiene. Israel could  be far more generous in helping to put this right but presently sees no reason to do so.

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

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.

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