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1 – 10 of 35Discussions on the future of the US-Iraq security relationship will be followed with intense interest by both Iran-backed Shia forces in Iraq and their increasingly sidelined…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286398
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IRAQ: Militias will drive long-term local instability
The country’s economic crisis and the Christian community's demographic fears have increased anti-refugee sentiment, which politicians weaponised around the May 2022 elections. In…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280957
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LEBANON: Hezbollah will oppose IMF-linked president
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES279545
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TURKEY: Crackdown on Kurds will follow bombing
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES273999
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This comes as the worsening economic crisis today caused Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh to end fuel subsidies, abolishing a preferential exchange rate for imports. The EU is…
LEBANON: Long crisis will weaken state institutions
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES261020
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The inclusion of Abbas and his fellow lawmakers, necessary to achieve a narrow majority, has opened the government to strong criticism. It has also set a ground-breaking precedent…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263643
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On the previous day, an all-party meeting called to manage the fallout from earlier protests in mid-June that turned into sectarian clashes failed because it was boycotted by key…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253570
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IRAQ: Premier resignation will deepen protest impasse