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Published in: HomeWhy Trump welcomed Iran’s good neighbour Qatar – and we should be glad of itSaudi Arabia and other US allies are blockading Qatar, saying it supports terrorism. So why was its emir guest of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaKurds’ choices: heed history or the US?Who controls Syria’s borders? The US and Israel are encouraging Syrian Kurds to fight the regime and its allies for...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRace and exploitation in the GulfIt is time for the issue of race to become central to any discussion on the continued exploitation of workers in the Gulf.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRace to the sea: Qatar and the balance of power in the Middle EastIf the Qatari crisis is not managed rationally, then it is likely to compound the present risks in the regional...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaQatar crisis: a broader consolidation of powerDespite the real tension and rivalries, there is far more that unites Qatar and surrounding countries than what...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBehind The Saudi-Qatari spat and the fragmentation of the GCCThe sanctions on Qatar aim to force the government of Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to alter its foreign policy –...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWith a more enterprising Russia, cards are reshuffled in the Arab worldA new power structure is emerging in the Middle East as Russia uses its intervention in Syria to position itself as...
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Published in: HomeIf ISIS uses chemical weapons, the west will be partly responsibleHow can the international community respond effectively and promptly to this growing threat, not just to the Middle...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia'Something wicked this way comes': the Arab transitions (part 1)An excerpt from a NOREF report on the background to the current situation in the Middle East, focusing on the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWill Middle East ground troops be rallied against IS ?Try as we might, the question of Mr. Assad’s fate will not go away: all roads stubbornly lead back to Damascus.
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Published in: HomeAfter the Doha Summit: is GCC reconciliation real?The 35th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Doha, Qatar appears as a rare and positive momentum in the history...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaQatar: diplomats return but differences remainSaudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have ambassadors returning to Qatar after a nearly year-long...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThis week's window on the Middle East - September 24, 2014Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East....
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTripoli airstrikesThese airstrikes demonstrate new fault lines in the Arab world: between Arab conservative regimes, their Islamist...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaObama’s strategy beyond an abnormal warTo defeat IS you have not only to beat it militarily, but to undercut the financial and ideological underpinnings...
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Published in: openSecurityHow Qatar's hand casts Syrian shadowsAs Qatar assumes an increasing role in the political diplomacy of the Middle East, its subtler interventions in...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe 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...
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Published in: openSecurityQatar: FIFA must actPressure has mounted on FIFA to address the toll of deaths among migrant workers in Qatar, as the emirate prepares...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe slow pace of female empowerment in the Gulf
These oil-rich countries cannot sustain long-term growth and prosperity if half the population remains marginalised...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Arab Spring and the changing balance of global powerFrom an empirical-analytical point of view, what has happened in the Middle East and North Africa since Mohammed...
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