There is still no signal from the Libyans that they consider this as anything else than a new era of stances that will allow them to dominate the other (…)
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Centrist Democrats now openly question whether the region is worth the high levels of military engagement the United States has maintained for decades
It would be a hard diplomatic slog to secure a deal
Le Grand Continent, in collaboration with ECFR, publishes an article by Ariane Bonzon on France-Turkey clash in the Eastern Mediterranean
US sanctions on the financial sector and recent measures targeting Iran’s defence industry will make Russian and Chinese companies think twice, both in terms of coming under US pressure and if they can get paid by Iran
The ECFR warned that hardline factions were in the ascendant in the Houthi movement; they were willing to use state repression and were convinced that Saudi Arabia could be defeated militarily
The Guardian refers to the latest policy brief on how Europeans can promote peace in Yemen
In the eastern Mediterranean and more generally across the Middle East France needs to build out its ties and chaperone a geopolitical Europe if it really wants to lead
He never said that he would resign, but that he would leave power if some conditions were met
He will certainly be closer to Saudi Arabia and to the United Arab Emirates than to Iran
“Meshal is seen as part of the security apparatus [and] certainly closer to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates than to Iran as other candidates.”