In this particular area, there is not too much controversy or disagreement
The plans to build a Middle East Air Defence Alliance would initially focus on a comparatively concrete issue, namely technical cooperation in air defence
Media mentions – Middle East and North Africa
Michaël Tanchum comments on Egypt, Green Hydrogen and implications for Europe
With the finalisation of the resignation of Sadr’s MPs, there is now more clarity from the Shiite parties on forming the new government
A new election is always on the table
The EU seems content to let the US administration do most of the heavy lifting
Something has got to give, and right now momentum is on the side of JCPOA spoilers
Something is really wrong with the global system when Africa has 65% of arable land of the world and Africa is importing 80% of its food
Theodore Murphy discusses the state of international food security with a focus on Africa
I don’t see how buffer zones in contested areas should generate return impulses
Asli Aydintasbas is critical of the efforts to establish a buffer zone in the Hasaka region in northeastern Syria
The geopolitics of sanctions on Russia are very different to that of Iran, which I think makes it more difficult in terms of a pan-global enforcement
The fact that you have a democratic mechanism and the voter pool is seen to be representative of Palestinian dynamics — that’s why it matters
Hugh Lovatt said the Birzeit polls were perceived as a type of bellwether because the make-up of the student body was “seen as more representative of Palestinian society”