Middle East

  • Jun 19, 2023
  • 2 min read

Israeli moves may undermine US strategic Mideast goals

Israeli plans for the West Bank and judicial reform invite further criticism from Washington

Israel
  • Jun 15, 2023
  • 2 min read

Demography will impact Arab world employment

Demographic trends will test the ability of governments to bring down youth unemployment rates

Middle East
  • Jun 13, 2023
  • 7 min read

Syria’s frozen conflict will resist normalisation

Damascus would like to leverage its renewed Arab status to restore territorial control

Syria
  • Jun 12, 2023
  • 14 min read

Prospects for MENA green energy transition to 2030

The green energy transition is starting to pick up speed across much of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Middle East
  • May 30, 2023
  • 7 min read

Middle East and North Africa’s illicit trade may fall

The Middle East and North Africa is an emerging hotspot for illicit narcotics, arms and fuel flows

Middle East
  • May 24, 2023
  • 2 min read

Israeli regional conflict warnings are strategic

Israeli security officials, Iran and its ally Lebanese Hezbollah have stepped up threats of a coming war

Israel
  • May 24, 2023
  • 2 min read

Coral reef decline would hit Middle Eastern tourism

Black sea urchins have been wiped out in a couple of months by a parasite in large areas of the Red Sea

Middle East
  • May 16, 2023
  • 2 min read

Syria’s gestures to the Arab League face limits

Ahead of attendance at the upcoming summit, Damascus has extended aid crossing access and targeted another drug smuggler

Syria