Doing these reforms in a meaningful way would require the Egyptian government to make a big change in the economic policies it has followed so far
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Iran is unlikely to put much credence in Western public statements condemning the attack given continued strong backing for Israel
The brutality of the operation and the number of violations of humanitarian law demand a firmer stance from Europe, which should impose penalties on Israel for the nature of the Gaza offensive
While Tehran wants to avoid being sucked into a wider war…, it may feel compelled to respond more forcefully to maintain the credibility of its regional deterrence posture
The developing conflict between Israel and Iran . . . is increasingly moving out of the shadows towards direct confrontation and [that] would propel the wider region into far deeper levels of conflict
International maritime traffic is much more delicate and vulnerable than it may seem: even a small armed group is capable of blocking one of the world’s most important shipping channels
We cannot dismiss that Isis-K is planning an attack in Europe. The group has moved from local to global projection and has grown in its ability to conduct attacks
Now leaders like al-Sisi and Saied feel more confident that they will be given leeway to cement their power and use financial support to do the bare minimum to sustain people in these countries
It effectively just serves to give them control, as they’re able to threaten Europe with a wave of migrants whenever they want to extract more money, or other political concessions from them