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Palestinian reconciliation and the future of Israel-Palestinian negotiations

The latest agreement between Hamas and the Palestine Liberation Organisation has given the region some hope. A potential pivot away from the US towards the EU or Gulf states could breathe life into the geo-political position of this new united Palestine.

By Omar Ali

/ 3 May 2014

Palestinian reconciliation and the future of Israel-Palestinian negotiations

The latest agreement between Hamas and the Palestine Liberation Organisation has given the region some hope. A potential pivot away from the US towards the EU or Gulf states could breathe life into the geo-political position of this new united Palestine.

By Omar Ali

/ 3 May 2014

The Persian Gulf: implications of the Saudi-Qatari dispute

The Saudi strategy of offering military support to the US while exporting Muslim militancy and portraying itself as the protector of the two holiest sites in the Islamic world has backfired for both Saudi Arabia and the US.

By Omar Ali

/ 30 Mar 2014

The Persian Gulf: implications of the Saudi-Qatari dispute

The Saudi strategy of offering military support to the US while exporting Muslim militancy and portraying itself as the protector of the two holiest sites in the Islamic world has backfired for both Saudi Arabia and the US.

By Omar Ali

/ 30 Mar 2014