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How the UN is Held Hostage by Power and Money
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey explores the forces manipulating and undermining the objectives of the United Nations
After Trump, is Cooperation Blossoming in the Middle East?
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey explores how the power balance in the region has shifted following last year’s US Presidential Election
Is the Most Successful Arab Democracy Slipping Back Into Authoritarianism?
Although Tunisia has made promising progress since the 2011 Arab Spring, police violence, economic woes and political polarisation could destabilise its transition, reports Jonathan Fenton-Harvey
Syria’s Assad Cements Control Amid Continued International Inaction
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey reports on how a sham election with Russian and Iranian support is creating a failed state in Syria
The Israeli Government’s Actions in Gaza and Jerusalem Test Joe Biden’s Legacy
The escalating conflict between Israeli forces, Palestinians and now Israeli Arabs makes the US President’s ‘bothsiderism’ increasingly untenable, says Jonathan Fenton Harvey
Could Egypt and Ethiopia Go to War Over Water?
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey reports on an escalating conflict centred on the river Nile
Still Reeling After the Beirut Explosion, Lebanon Is At Breaking Point
The country has been plunged into crisis since the blast, reports Jonathan Fenton-Harvey
After Six Years of War in Yemen, Saudi Arabia is Forced to Offer a ‘Peace’ Solution
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey looks at the latest cease-fire under pressure from the US as the war-torn country faces the dual threats of famine and COVID-19
The Gulf Crisis: How Diplomacy Trumped Populism and Manipulation
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey explains how Joe Biden’s election victory has already provided an impetus for peace among Gulf states
‘Authoritarian But Stable’: The Role of Western Governments in Derailing the Arab Spring
The second part of Jonathan Fenton-Harvey’s assessment of the Arab Spring explores how the lives of people living in the region could still be improved with the help of a West committed to democratic reform
How The Arab Spring Was Never Allowed to Succeed
Ten years on from its origin in Tunisia, Jonathan Fenton Harvey assesses the chequered fate of the uprisings against autocrats in Egypt, Libya and Syria
Misguided Priorities: Britain Cuts Foreign Aid While Boosting Defence Spending
Boris Johnson has promised Brexit means a Global Britain but plans to cut foreign aid in favour of defence spending is likely to mean the opposite explains Jonathan Fenton-Harvey
Would Biden Turn Around Trump’s Destructive Middle East Legacy?
Donald Trump’s foreign policy has led to more instability in the Middle East but, as Jonathan Fenton-Harvey reports, the election of Joe Biden may not mean significant change
Why the UK Will Keep Rubber-Stamping the United Arab Emirates’ Myth of Tolerance
With the economic fall-out from Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic looming, it is not in the UK Government’s interests to pressure the UAE on its human rights abuses, reports Jonathan Fenton-Harvey
Mohammad bin Salman Faces Lurking Threats to his Brutal Regime
The Saudi Crown Prince has crushed dissent, yet his position still remains precarious, reports Jonathan Fenton-Harvey
