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1 – 10 of 14However, the same digital technologies have provided illiberal governments with powerful means of controlling citizens and stifling dissent, making repression more pervasive and…
Jordan is surrounded by conflict and struggling to accommodate over a million Syrian refugees. The economy is faltering and the country’s security services are fully occupied with…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220782
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The prospects for Turkey's EU membership bid.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB197190
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This follows unprecedented arrests of senior princes, ministers and businesspeople in an anti-corruption purge beginning on November 4. The move has alarmed many in the ruling…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225718
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Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has completed his first year as the elected president of Egypt with a mixed record. His efforts to increase investor and business confidence and restore…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB200793
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It governs territory that is home to around 65-70% of the Yemeni population. With a coherent ideological programme, it has more control and unity than the Aden-based…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280339
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The ideological battle in North Africa
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207216
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Ties have been difficult since Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri reversed his Saudi-inspired resignation on November 4, despite his insistence that it was on the basis that all…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227588
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Ankara’s defence sector has strengthened over the past decade, boosting arms exports, although its military is still the main buyer. However, the sector is dependent on Western…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274451
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Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 missiles.