As Turkey, Russia and the US weigh up their options, a shaky ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib province may be about to end.
Articles tagged: ‘USA’
Normalisation with Israel: mixed motives and different interpretations
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailA transcript, edited for length and clarity, taken from the 18 September Arab Digest podcast with Sami Hamdi, editor in chief of The International Interest.
The trouble with normal (is it always gets worse)
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · The trouble with normal (is it always gets worse)
Kushner’s triumph
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe establishment of diplomatic relations with the UAE and Bahrain, coupled with further Israeli encroachments in the West Bank signal that the ‘deal of the century’ will prevail.
Pipeline or pipe dream?
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailA deal that would see Iraqi oil sent via pipeline to Jordan and Egypt has lots of upsides and one very big downside.
Et tu, Bahrain?
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailBahrain’s decision to follow the UAE in normalising relations with Israel may be another “stab in the back” for the Palestinians; but it is also a timely reelection boost for Donald Trump.
Qatar banks on soft diplomacy
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailIn hosting Afghan peace talks and supporting Gaza in its battle with Covid-19, Qatar is scoring points with the US and Israel.
Not so quiet on the Syrian front
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSyria’s war has slipped out of the headlines but as the world’s attention is elsewhere ISIS and Russia remain busy.
The UAE and Israel: not so big a deal
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailIn the run up to the election, President Trump and Jared Kushner anticipated a big win with the normalization of relations between the UAE and Israel but they have overhyped and overplayed their hand.
Lebanon’s path to a failed state
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailIn response to the port explosion donor countries are bypassing the government of Prime Minister Hassan Diab.