If the Europeans want to help stabilise Lebanon and prevent a further collapse in the face of the protests and the corona pandemic, then Hezbollah must inevitably be part of this process. Europe must both engage and put pressure on the main domestic actors
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The priority is stability, but I am far from certain that the goal will be reached under the current circumstances,
What is the logic to continue funding a Palestinian Authority in a situation where two states is no longer the objective or no longer seen as feasible
The recession is likely to exert considerable pressure on the traditional social contract between the rulers and the ruled
The aid strategy reinforces the narrative of a country that favours the diplomatic route, even though it is involved in conflicts in Libya and Yemen. This soft power buys them some confidence from the Iranians so as to be able to repeat the same in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon
Germany should help to end impunity for Israel’s settlement policy instead of hampering the international legal process
With the stakes made even higher by the coronavirus, now is the time for concerted international engagement with Israel, the PA, and Hamas, to address the deeply entrenched political obstacles that have kept Gaza perpetually on the edge of collapse
The coronavirus continues to represent a significant danger to an already fragile Gaza Strip. It threatens to exasperate a manmade socio-economic and humanitarian crisis. For Hamas, this will require it to balance its competing roles as both resistance movement and de facto government of the Strip, writes Hugh Lovatt
There has been a shift in the conflict — in the general paradigm in Libya and the balance of power — and it was quite abrupt really
I think for the U.S., it’s a declared goal to isolate Iran with their ‘maximum pressure’ campaign