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1 – 10 of 27This is having highly negative economic and social consequences, with problematic implications for long-term growth and stability. The country’s already extreme inequality is…
Also yesterday, the head of the Saudi humanitarian agency emphasised that some countries’ decisions to halt UNRWA funding risked “aiding” the deaths of Gaza civilians. Some 1.9…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285216
ISSN: 2633-304X
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This followed a cyberattack at the airport that promulgated a warning against Shia political-military movement Hezbollah and its escalation against Israel. The Forces of Change…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284528
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LEBANON: Even low-level long conflict will be toxic
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES283446
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High population growth and low rainfall have contributed to Jordan being classified as an 'absolute water-scarcity' country, a term applied to countries with less than 500 cubic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272214
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Together with Syrian government budget cutbacks, the decreased Russian presence has resulted in an increase in inter-communal clashes, forced disappearances, demonstrations and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272593
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An April 5 Israeli security raid on the mosque led to rocket fire from Gaza, and less predictably, a barrage from southern Lebanon, stoking fears of a regional conflagration. It…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278345
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EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST: Climate warming is inevitable
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES272675
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The tensions have been exacerbated by increasing high levels of poverty, triggered by the collapse of the Lebanese economy and a UN funding gap, weak Palestinian leadership, the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272936
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However, in 2021 they will all face two common challenges: recovering from major economic shocks in 2020 and reorienting to US policy shifts under a Biden presidency. From…