US foreign policy faces growing domestic pressures

Elections and the domestic imperatives of ‘America First’ shape foreign policy planning

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Blowback may eventually restrain Gulf interventionism

Regional involvement by Gulf states is shifting from collaborative to competitive

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The latest developments in the Egyptian-Israeli gas pipeline saga bode well for President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi

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Political and fiscal challenges abound for the president's new administration

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Successors emerge as the leader of a conflict-ridden statelet dies violently

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The ruling party is tightening its grip on domestic politics

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Shifting US policy on Iran has raised hopes among increasingly activist Kurdish dissident groups

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A UN report on the Rohingya crisis is increasing pressure on Naypyidaw, while a key US report is imminent

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Despite historic strengths and ongoing foreign investment, the sector’s maturation presents new risks

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Mass African withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) is no longer likely, but a push for reform remains

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