When historians put large-scale events under the microscope, they often find the reason for them in a series of contributory factors that chanced to c
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The forthcoming Palestinian elections have generated a good deal of speculation. Among the many players, one rather enigmatic figure is Mohammed Dahla
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On Friday, April 2 all the signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal except the US – that is, the EU, Russia, China, the UK, France, Germany and Iran – met
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Two initiatives send the clearest signal, yet, that China may be gearing up to play a greater political role in the Middle East. Touring the region th
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Back in the Autumn of 2020 Turkey’s relations with much of the world were at a low ebb while, at the same time, political developments were in train t
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For the past decade Yemen has been torn apart by civil conflict, an extension of internecine strife that goes back much further. The main protagonists
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Demonstrating for the third week their determination to force the country’s military to return to its barracks, protesters in Myanmar appear to be lea
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The Iran issue poses a real predicament for Joe Biden, as he takes up the reins of office. How can he fulfil his election promise of returning the US
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How have the Taliban, a known hardline Islamist group, come to be a significant world power, negotiating with the United States over the head of the A
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On 12 December 2020, Iranian authorities had executed Ruhollah Zam, an Iranian dissident and journalist who was living in exile in Paris since 2009, o
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