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Troops supporting President Bashar al-Assad launched their latest offensive in Syria’s last large rebel-held region in November 2019. Russian air support has enabled them to make…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250528
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Progress on the Western Saharan conflict
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199400
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The Israel-Hamas conflict has added to tensions between Algiers and Rabat over Western Sahara and their military build-ups, following Algiers' decision to break diplomatic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283430
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Existing conditions facilitate this: the country's open economy is highly dependent on foreign trade, it enjoys access to Mediterranean and Atlantic routes and ongoing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286595
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Biden looks set to renounce the previous administration's isolationism and confront global challenges, which in the North African context risk exacerbating long-standing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259669
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The incident followed diplomatic frictions with Germany in March. Since the administration of former US President Donald Trump in late 2020 recognised Moroccan sovereignty over…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261679
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The ‘exploratory’ meeting is the first between the NATO partners since 2016. It follows months of sabre-rattling in the Eastern Mediterranean, and takes place against the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259174
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President Bashar al-Assad's two principal foreign backers, Russia and Iran, support and to some extent direct sizeable forces in Syria on which Assad relies. That contributes to a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265106
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On August 30, Moscow announced a unilateral ceasefire, pausing a Russian-backed offensive that has been ongoing since late April, during which time over 1,000 civilians have been…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246324
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That comes as Hamas yesterday called on Palestinians to step up their confrontations with Israel in response to the killing of a Palestinian teenager in clashes with Israeli…