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ECFR MENA
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Middle East and North Africa Programme @ECFR #MENA
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http://www.ecfr.eu/mena 24-05-2012 16:19:15
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Six months into the war in #Gaza , 'the only clear outcome is despair, destruction and a pathway that is sucking Israel, Palestinians and the wider region into an ever more dangerous morass' writes Julien Barnes-Dacey in his piece for CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs) buff.ly/4aYf0X4
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Read Hamzeh Hadad | حمزة حداد's latest policy brief in which he elaborates on the complexity of the evolving Iraqi-Iranian relationship and the consequences of these dynamics amid the regional instability provoked by the war in Gaza @ECFRMENA
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Israel's apparent decision to avoid further escalation with Iran likely heralds an imminent offensive on Rafah which will be catastrophic for Palestinian civilians. Here is where the Israel-Gaza war and international diplomacy stands, w/ thanks to Mark Leonard & Muhammad Shehada
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📰 Amid growing fear of a major regional war following #Israel targeting #Iran , ECFR's Hugh Lovatt tells The Telegraph: 'The reassuring news is we are not heading towards the third world war' buff.ly/3TZc2L4
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🎧 New week, new podcast!
This week @Markhleonard welcomes Hugh Lovatt (@ECFRMena) and Muhammad Shehada (@EuroMedHR) to discuss the war in Gaza and the prospects for Palestinian statehood 👇
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🎙️New ECFR podcast with Mark Leonard, Hugh Lovatt & Muhammad Shehada discussing the prospects for #Gaza & Palestinian statehood, while #Israel 's attention is momentarily diverted towards #Iran & a possible two-state-solution recedes further into distance👇buff.ly/49H1A0I
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🎙️ Europeans need to understand the dynamic changes in the Gulf region as the #UAE & #SaudiArabia are positioning themselves as influential middle powers who can have an impact on wider global politics, says Camille Lons on ECFR's podcast 👇 buff.ly/3U0udjn
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Amidst the ongoing regional escalation and war in Gaza, the situation in the West Bank continues to deteriorate due to Israeli actions. My recent backgrounder for World Politics Review on the dangerous situation there: worldpoliticsreview.com/palestinian-au…
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Abdoulaye SRSG Abdoulaye Bathily has officially resigned as UN SRSG for Libya
While it is no easy posting, Bathily leaves Libya, its political process, security sector and the international dynamics swirling around this troubled country in a far, far worse state than he found it.
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📰 'While the #EU officially opposes returning Syrians, there is growing buy-in on the front of rethinking certain areas of Syria as safe to return #refugees , mainly supported by right-wing political parties' comments Kelly Petillo in The New Arab buff.ly/4aBx4q1
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📰 “The bottom line is that Iran’s nuclear programme has advanced pretty dramatically and with far less international oversight than at any point in its history since the US withdrawal from the JCPOA,” Julien Barnes-Dacey for The Telegraph
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'Arab states are concerned about preventing regional escalation' Julien Barnes-Dacey tells Middle East Eye “I don’t see this as strategic alignment with Israel. They will keep talking with Iran to prevent an unravelling that they fear will suck them all in' middleeasteye.net/news/us-push-m…