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Putin powers ahead in the Middle East

4 June 2021Hugh MilesPodcastsAfghanistan, Chechnya, Gaza, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Palestine, Russia, Syria, Turkey, UAE, Yemen

Arab Digest · Putin powers ahead in the Middle East

Houthiland: a nightmare vision becoming reality

24 May 202127 May 2021William LawArab Digest EmailHouthis, Yemen

The Houthis profit from the war and have little interest in ending it while exploiting humanitarian aid and depriving the 70% of the Yemeni population under their control basic human rights.

Pivoting Away

4 May 20211 June 2021William LawArab Digest EmailAfghanistan, China, Iran, Iraq, Israel, JCPOA, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, USA, Yemen

With the US pivoting to Asia, the actions of regional players may be the key to helping to stabilise the Middle East.

Is the Saudi intervention in Yemen about to end?

26 April 202126 April 2021William LawArab Digest EmailCovid-19, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA, Yemen

The Saudis would like to find a path out of the Yemen war but the Houthi offensive in Marib tangles them ever deeper in a quagmire.

MENA facing a climate cataclysm

21 April 202121 April 2021William LawArab Digest Emailclimate change, Covid-19, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen

Summary: the Middle East and North Africa is a crucial battleground in the global struggle to contain the damage climate change is inflicting but time is fast running out for countries in the region to take concerted action.

JCPOA: Self-interest should prevail

12 April 2021William LawArab Digest EmailIran, JCPOA, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, USA, Yemen

Despite 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.

Regional security: how the GCC could play a role

7 April 2021William LawArab Digest EmailChina, GCC, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Qatar, Syria, UAE, USA, Yemen

Opportunity beckons for a MENA regional security initiative but it requires a leadership role from the GCC.

Yemen’s migrant crisis hits the headlines

22 March 2021William LawArab Digest EmailEthiopia, GCC, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Yemen

A devastating fire in a migrant holding camp draws attention to the desperate situation of African migrants seeking to use Yemen as an entry point to Saudi Arabia and other GCC states.

@SALHACHIMI busts loose!

19 March 2021Hugh MilesPodcastsCyprus, Greece, Israel, Libya, oil, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, Yemen

Arab Digest · @SALHACHIMI busts loose!

Winds of change in the Middle East

17 March 2021William LawArab Digest EmailEgypt, Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, USA, Yemen

Warm 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.