With the US in a presidential election year, it’s likely that regional equations will remain locked until it becomes clear who will occupy the White House come January 2021
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The polarisation on display this week in Washington, amid Trump’s election year State of the Union address, is unprecedented in modern American history,
writes Hussein Haridy
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If ever there was a time for Palestinian and Arab unity, it is now
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The Berlin Conference on Libya has set a positive direction for ongoing negotiations between the country’s warring parties and their backers, if all can commit to the principle of a political solution
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The Berlin Summit on Libya has renewed hope that the war-torn country will not become a second Syria on the southern shores of the Mediterranean, writes Hussein Haridy
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For the time being, the Middle East has been spared a region wide war between Iran and the US. But the causes of any possible future conflagration remain
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The rapid rise of tensions in the Middle East within days of the new year signals that matters unresolved in the last decade will come to a head in this one
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Waves of upheaval continued this year to unfold east and west, while opposed forces vie for pre-eminence to set the directions of the future world order
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Defeating terrorism in the Sahel region is not just in the interest of parties like France, that has a traditional hold in these countries. It is an international and regional imperative, writes Hussein Haridy
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NATO members are committed to collective defence. But what happens when one NATO member is a threat to the security and peace of non-member states, asks Hussein Haridy
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Turkey’s escalated meddling in Libya is something Egypt cannot tolerate. It must be halted promptly and with full vigour, writes Hussein Haridy
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The Trump administration is not only upturning long-held baselines on the Middle East peace process, but challenging the foundations of 20th century international peace and security
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Egypt has a chance to reassess its Libya policy, and in doing so would bolster its influence and secure its core interests, as well as those of the Arab region as a whole, writes Hussein Haridy
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While the fall of the Berlin Wall had a tremendous impact, the reverberations of that event appeared to abate at the shores of the Arab world,
writes Hussein Haridy
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The ultimate fate of the uprisings in Lebanon and Iraq will depend on the new regional balance to be struck between Saudi Arabia and Iran, writes Hussein Haridy
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Turkey’s free hand in Syria shows how impotent the Arab security system really is, writes Hussein Haridy
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Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria raises as many questions about the United States and its relations with its allies as it does about Turkish intentions
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Despite the challenges China is facing, its rise to global power appears unstoppable, as Washington should well note
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Despite rising regional tensions, signs emerged at the UN General Assembly of a tentative coming together among regional and international powers on shared interests and goals, writes Hussein Haridy
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With Trump reluctant to take military action against Iran, the Arabs are painted into a corner and should rethink their strategic relation with Washington, writes Hussein Haridy
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