Syria strikes: in search of a strategy
It remains hard to see how this US administration will produce a wider strategy for Syria that both allows for meaningful impact and limits escalation.
Middle East and North Africa
The Importance of Being Envoy: Advice to the new UN Representative to Yemen
Martin Griffiths has an opportunity to serve as a bridge between international and regional actors and to benefit from European diplomatic initiatives
Alone in the desert? How France can lead Europe in the Middle East
France sees the MENA region as a state for foreign policy and great power politics and an opportunity to shape global politics and punch above its weight
Blocked arteries: The EU’s problem with African integration
Encouraging regional integration could improve economic diversification and economic security in North Africa, while encouraging the regional labour migration that has long helped sustain the Sahel and West Africa
Iraq: back to square one
The success of the new EU strategy for Iraq will require a continuous and coordinated support with a long-term view that goes beyond the incidental military victories
Europe and the Egyptian election: Do not congratulate
Sisi is eager for international endorsement. European leaders should withhold it
Europe should strike a tough pose with Trump on the Iran nuclear deal
Europeans should toughen their position in ongoing talks with the Trump administration if they are to preserve the Iran nuclear deal and limit insecurity in the Middle East
Les frères ennemis: Europe’s balancing act between Morocco and Algeria
Morocco’s recent ascension to the African Union’s Peace and Security Council is an important indication of its rising influence on the African stage. But the EU overlooks Morocco’s rival Algeria at its peril
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Law in the Service of Injustice
A Private Roundtable with B'Tselem
Beyond humanitarian quick-fixes for Gaza
Humanitarian aid cannot relieve suffering that stems from ongoing political choices