Rivers of Dust: The Future of Water and the Middle East

Source:Fair Observer Date:24Aug2019

An in-depth study of how climate change, conflict and beggar-thy-neighbor policies are robbing Middle East off its scarcest asset:  Water! Syria and Iraq are at odds with Turkey over the

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REVEALED: How Gulf states hatched plan with Israel to rehabilitate Assad

Source:Middle East Eye Date:13Jan2019

I consider MEE a reliable source, but this analysis is highly controversial. On the other hand, perusing through the commentary in Turkey’s pro-AKP press, I do see several references to

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The Rise and Fall of Turkish Soft Power

Source:MDC Date:17Dec2018

A succint analysis of how Turkey went from the darling of West to bad  boy:   Nonetheless, Turkey’s period of experimentation with soft power was rather short lived, as was its appeal to

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In the Middle East, Russia is back

Source:Washington Post Date:05Dec2018

Among the presidents, prime ministers, kings and princes who have traveled to Moscow over the past year to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin are some of the United States’ closest

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Despite Stigma of Khashoggi Killing, Crown Prince Is Seen as Retaining Power

Source:New York Times Date:04Nov2018

A month after the killing of the Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi, the growing international consensus that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was behind it has done almost nothing to weaken his

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