As opportunities for peace in Yemen recede, the urgency to resolve humanitarian aid issues grows ever more pressing.
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As Assad nears victory in Idlib, Turkey takes casualties
Posted onTurkey faces difficult decisions in Syria as Assad’s forces close in on Idlib.
Saudi Aramco in a world falling out of love with oil
Posted onAs the world begins to slowly tilt away from fossil fuels, the globe’s largest energy company faces big challenges and the threat of stranded assets in future.
Oil: a watershed moment in troubled waters?
Posted onThe oil price in 2020 has been highly volatile compared to last year and barring resumed tension in the Gulf it is unlikely to regain its losses soon, putting pressure on the Aramco valuation.
Morocco’s CT effort: so far, so good
Posted onIn the field of counter-terrorism, Morocco has had real success. But its approach could be refined further.
Iraq: an obscure politician in an unenviable position
Posted onSummary: The naming of a new prime minister designate in Iraq has neither calmed street protests nor clarified the country’s future direction.
Tunisia: a troubled economy and a political stalemate
Posted onSummary: As Tunisia’s economy continues to struggle, the failure to form a new government threatens the country’s fragile democracy.
Arab support for the Trump deal evaporates
Posted onAs details of the “deal of the century” filter down Arab states back the Palestinians and turn away from Washington.
As Idlib falls Erdoğan is faced with a quandary
Posted onTurkey’s President Erdoğan strives to balance relations with Russia as he risks being dragged further into the civil war in Syria.
Libya: no end in sight
Posted onLibyan political activist Ashur Shamis writes that the renegade general Khalifa Haftar has no interest in peace and no strategy other than war as he bids to seize the country.