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It has been a week in which President Obama’s foreign policy initiatives have turned sour; and to make it worse, they seem all to have
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A well-connected colleague (based in Washington) notes: “Regarding Syria, US attention has dropped precipitately, with the result that US intelligence analysts are warning that Assad is making military
The stress and turmoil affecting the centre of the Sunni world is pulling other members of the GCC into its vortex. The political grouping, the
It seemed irremediable: If we cast back to 2008 and 2009, a small but significant part of the Iranian polity seemed to have cut itself
There is a new government in Lebanon – though one not yet in possession of a parliamentary vote of confidence, nor indeed a Ministerial Statement
We seem to have been here many times before. Another “last chance” for a two-state solution; and perhaps the “final” chance for “peace” between Israelis and
It is clear that many ‘Emerging Markets’ are suffering from a withdrawal of the short-term funds that were parked with them as a result of
Geneva II: The outcome of the conflict in Syria will affect many things. It will directly contribute towards shaping the geo-strategic balance in the region; it
Conflicts Forum’s Weekly Comment 21 – 28 March 2014
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It has been a week in which President Obama’s foreign policy initiatives have turned sour; and to make it worse, they seem all to have
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