Search results
1 – 10 of 34Tensions have risen over the past year between the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), due to disagreements over the electoral law…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280955
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Turkey has dropped its insistence on regime change in Syria as it seeks to defuse a domestic crisis over Syrian refugees and to contain Kurdish aspirations. Normalisation could…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272532
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The results of Israel’s fifth parliamentary election in less than four years were decisive, ending a period of political instability. Although policy guidelines and the division…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273844
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The visit signals that the Biden administration accepts that it must deal with the crown prince and is reconciled to him becoming king. Bin Salman was worried that Washington…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271139
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
LEBANON: Hezbollah role and US hard line push collapse
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES256359
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
This follows a long vacuum after popular protests forced the resignation of Adel Abdel-Mahdi in November, and two earlier nominees failed to be confirmed. Kadhimi’s appointment…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252508
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Prospects for the Gulf states in 2017.
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB216142
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Saudi-Emirati strategic partnership.
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236005
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
IRAQ: Activist assassinations are a warning
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES254718
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Inflation has to a great extent been driven by a depreciation of the rial following Washington’s decision to reimpose sanctions, yet deep structural flaws in the banking sector…