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1 – 10 of 13This comes as the US Congress is finalising a bill, the Caesar Act, that would substantially increase the sanctions pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. As…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242464
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The Middle East has long been polarised between US allies and enemies, while Beijing has historically retained a comparatively smaller footprint and rejected taking sides in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258870
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The move reflects Turkey's failure to contain advances by the Moscow-backed Damascus government. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has engaged in multiple military adventures in the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257329
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The two candidates differ on the timing, scope and scale of US regional engagement. Biden was a strong critic of the policy changes Trump introduced regarding the 2015 Iran…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257215
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Turkey has brokered an agreement between Russia and Ukraine for resuming grain shipments through the Black Sea which, if it sticks, will be a substantial diplomatic win for Ankara…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271809
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Discussions 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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Turkey’s confrontation with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is a key driver of regional and to some extent international policy. Erdogan’s comfortable victory in the May 2023…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285684
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The effort to restore Syria's membership, supported by most members but not all of the leading ones, has slowed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the start of protests in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275279
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Although a draft agreement on a return to mutual compliance is virtually finalised, one major issue is outstanding. Tehran has demanded that Washington remove the Islamic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270116
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He has moved to roll back some of their penetration of state structures and revenue streams. However, they are striking back, with ongoing rocket attacks targeting US interests…