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Damascus can choose to deal with Ankara or the Kurds

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SYRIA

Washington supported the SDF to fight Islamic State (IS) in Syria. Now that it is largely defeated, there are questions over the superpower’s commitment. The United States has…

Saudi Arabia’s space sector will boost global image

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SAUDI ARABIA

The Saudi space programme has helped build ties with China and Russia, while maintaining projects with US private-sector companies. The programme is another element in the…

Oil firm upheaval will add to Algerian investment woes

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ALGERIA

The context and impact of changes in the Algerian state oil firm.

Islamic State finances can withstand oil losses

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SYRIA/IRAQ

The US-led coalition operating in Iraq and Syria has stepped up efforts to disrupt ISG's financial operations in recent months, primarily through the bombing of oil production…

Islamic State government will endure in Iraq, Syria

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IRAQ/SYRIA

The ideological and strategic priorities for the so-called Islamic State.

Contested Syrian oil will have limited economic impact

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SYRIA

This depreciation reflects the underlying weakness of the government’s financial position. Political and territorial advances in favour of President Bashar al-Assad -- most…

Fezzan will be bargaining chip in Libya conflict

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LIBYA

The Fezzan, Libya's vast southern region, has strategic value given its location and natural resources. Control over it, however tenuous, offers advantage now that the tide of the…

New 'de facto' states could reshape the Middle East

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MIDDLE EAST

State fragmentation in the Middle East.

Regime will seek to hold Syria's core economic assets

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SYRIA

Syrian economic fragmentation.

Iranian government faces severe economic challenges

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IRAN

Subsidies on basic goods and services account for around 12% of total government spending, imposing pressure on the budget without necessarily reaching those Iranians who need…