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Is this the end of Daesh (ISIS)? It is difficult to see how the group could return after the recapturing of Raqqa and Mosul, but its quick rise and...
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When entangled elements make it hard to reach sound analyses, conspiracy theories appear to be a good tool to explain the unexplained. This applies perfectly to the situation in...
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Donald Trump's election victory was a real shock, not only for decision-makers in every single capital in the world, but also for experts and observers who saw nothing but...
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In a fractious, unstable region rife with conflicts, one country appears to be unscathed. It is telling that Oman emerged not only intact from the ramifications of the Arab...
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Since the outbreak of the Syrian uprising, Russia at first limited itself to its traditional role of providing arms as well as military and logistical experts to its Arab...
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In 2011, Turkey was seen as an unstoppable regional power and a rising star led by its Justice and Development Party (AKP), but the arrival of the Arab Spring...
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On 27 August, global headlines splashed on the news that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and nine other top officials had resigned from the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation...
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Many observers saw a potential breakthrough in Tony Blair's recent meeting with the head of Hamas' political bureau Khaled Meshaal that may take Hamas out of the bottleneck and...
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In the past four years, Arabs have been living in an endless Sisyphean ordeal, an unexpected nightmare after rising for what they called "the Arab Spring". The scenario was...
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When the first spontaneous explosions of the Arab democratic revolutions erupted in Tunisia in December 2010, many were hoping that this revolt might usher in a new beginning for...
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When the first spontaneous explosions of the Arab democratic revolutions erupted in Tunisia in December 2010, many were hoping that this revolt might usher in a new beginning for...
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Another Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip; it's not the first and won't be the last if the political equation in the region does not change. With the...
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Palestinian success in burying a seven-year division has surpassed its domestic effects and has, without a doubt, regional and international implications. With the Palestinian unity government, the relationships between...
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After less than a year of exceptional Egyptian-Turkish rapprochement, the events of June 30, 2013 ruptured this relationship. Similarly, when Egyptian and Iranian statesmen began to lower tensions and...
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Over the past few weeks, I have been dismayed by the degree of intolerance and rigidity of the quarrelling parties in Egypt; both have been on the defensive, unwilling...
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Genuine democracy requires practice and partnership, and cannot be realised without the participation of the people. Mobilising crowds to replace the ballot box is very dangerous because a lust...
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Spring is a time for optimism, with the green shoots of summer pushing through after a long winter. Alas, things in the Middle East are now very different. With...
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Attempts to analyse the Arab Spring revolutions have included suggestions of foreign conspiracies to divide and rule what is left of the Middle East. Others suggest that the revolutions...
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The Arab Spring hit the Middle East to the core but has come unstuck in Syria. Nevertheless, the issue of democracy is now to the fore with demonstrations calling...
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In a fractious Middle East that is rife with conflicts nothing is spared; houses of worship are attacked and sports clubs, schools and markets are unsafe thanks to the...
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While analyses have abounded about the Middle East peace process, including details of the "secret" talks and evaluations of the positions of the negotiating parties, prominent Israeli writers have...
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Europe was quick in its response to the Arab Spring and adopted a new approach to relations with its Southern neighbours. Nonetheless, despite the great efforts and numerous investments...