Joe Biden talked about taking away the free pass human rights abusers enjoyed with his White House predecessor but politics and pragmatism, rather than human rights prevail.
Articles tagged: ‘USA’
JCPOA: Self-interest should prevail
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailDespite domestic opposition in both Iran and the US, broad self-interest including China’s concerns about nuclear weapons proliferation in the Middle East point towards reinvigoration of the JCPOA — but not quite yet.
Syria and a way to end the war
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · Syria and a way to end the war
Alleged coup attempt rocks Jordan
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailKing Abdullah is secure after his half-brother and former crown prince is detained along with other high level figures known to have close connections to Saudi Arabia, Israel and the UAE.
Regional security: how the GCC could play a role
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailOpportunity beckons for a MENA regional security initiative but it requires a leadership role from the GCC.
Wang Yi’s Middle East Tour de Force
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe Chinese foreign minister visited six countries in seven days, signing a mega-deal with Iran while cementing economic, military and diplomatic relations everywhere he went.
Stepping Stones to a Secure Middle East
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · Stepping Stones to a Secure Middle East
Oil: On the one hand…
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailOngoing events in and around the energy sector highlight the uncertainty over the extent to which the 2020 decline in oil demand turns out to be structural rather than cyclical.
NATO in Libya: ten years on, a time for reckoning
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailNATO’s intervention in Libya’s civil war was instrumental in the defeat of Muammar Gaddafi but it caused civilian deaths for which there has been no accounting.
Winds of change in the Middle East
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailWarm diplomatic currents from the White House are stimulating frenetic diplomatic activity from the Mediterranean to the Gulf; on the Yemen war front Saudi Arabia turns to Turkey for drones to try and turn the tide.