Tag "Arab Spring"
MENA Power Brokers: Esmail Qaani
Under Qaani the Qods Force will continue Iran’s strategy, but their activities are likely to be more careful, restrained and in line with mainstream policy. How will this affect the Middle East?
Is a new civil war looming over Algeria?
The bleak economic situation of Algeria increases the country’s political risk outlook in the coming years
The growing water crisis in China
The reverberations of China’s water security crisis have already had global implications, notably encouraging the Arab Spring.
Why the Qatari-Arab tension may remain despite possible settlements
On the 6th of June, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE announced in a coordinated move to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar.
Five Takeaways from the Arab League’s 28th summit
Many in the Middle Eastern region and beyond expected low expectations for the Arab League, as its 28th summit commenced on March 29, 2017. The 72-year-old League has often failed to
New bridges across the Mediterranean
Despite regional security and political challenges trade trends between the EU and southern Mediterranean countries has improved over the last decade.
15 years after 9/11: the evolution of Islamist terrorism
9/11 2016 marks the 15th anniversary of one of the most defining terrorist attacks in modern history. It shook the western world and had lasting effects.
Social risk: An underexposed source of disruption
Social risk is real. It is often attributed to globalisation, climate change, pandemics, migration, or social media, but these only increase its likelihood.
Iraq reimagined: An alternative history of Saddam Hussein and the Arab Spring
This piece imagines an Iraq where Saddam Hussein was still in power in 2016. What if President Bush had allowed his red line to be crossed? How would Saddam’s response
Militaries will remain a powerful political and economic force in the Arab world
The MENA region and its militaries have had a tumultuous past. Militaries have held the prime position in the political and economic sphere in the region, and have asserted their own
