July 10, 2020
By Sanctioning Turkey’s Role in Libya, Trump Emboldens Erdoğan in the Eastern Mediterranean
Evaluating the Trump Administration's policy toward Libya, Joe Macaron writes that from giving a green light to Haftar to march toward Tripoli to endorsing Turkey's intervention, Washington is helping to complicate the situation in Libya...
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Understanding Egypt’s Strategy in Libya
Khalil al-Anani discounts the chances for a direct Egyptian military intervention in Libya despite the dangers of instability and chaos there and their impact on Egypt's national security interests and those of other regional actors.
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Negotiations between Somaliland and the Federal Government: Prospects of Success or Failure
A new round of discussions was held in Djibouti June 14-18 between the unilaterally declared “Republic of Somaliland” and the federal Republic of Somalia. The two countries’ presidents countries attended the talks as well as...
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Migrant Workers’ Health and COVID-19 in GCC Countries
Yara M. Asi writes that poor health care provisions and crowded living conditions of migrant workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries have made them especially vulnerable to the debilitating effects of the coronavirus epidemic.
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Hubris: Israel’s endgame in Palestine
Marwan Bishara writes that Netanyahu will go forward with annexation despite warnings of an international backlash, the demise of the two-state solution, and the erosion of the "democratic Jewish state."
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Book Review: How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs, by Elizabeth F. Thompson
Elizabeth F. Thompson's book, How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs, is a welcome re-telling of how the people of the eastern Mediterranean were cheated out of the right to speak for themselves and...
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Unabated War and Descent into Chaos in Yemen
Nabeel Khoury argues that despite the many mistakes made by Yemen's political leaders and factions and the regional and international communities, the country's youth are capable of enabling a positive and constructive transition into the...
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How is Arab Normalization with Israel Playing Out?
For decades, Arab countries have considered Israel an enemy state; but recently, many Gulf Arab states have appeared ready to normalize relations with it despite the absence of a just solution to the Palestinian problem....
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