Commentary

Bi-Monthly MENA Report | June #2 2022

The second instalment of our bi-monthly MENA Report for June 2022 is now out. Click the link below: Bi-Monthly MENA Report | June #2 2022 Among the stories that we cover in this edition: Egypt signs MoU with Israel and EU on transporting gas Fresh military clashes take place in Tripoli, Libya Algeri...
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Turkey’s Biggest Gamble Yet in Syria: How Safe is the Proposed “Safe Zone”?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently announced that the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) are preparing another military intervention in northern Syria, with the stipulated aim to create a 30-km “safe zone”. What is the purpose of this “safe zone” and why are these plans coming to fruiti...
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Where is the Sinai Peninsula Insurgency in Egypt Heading?

Egypt has seen a recent uptick in terrorist attacks over the course of the past month. Two attacks on May 7th and 11th left 16 Egyptian soldiers dead. The former attack was claimed by the Sinai Peninsula branch of the Islamic State (IS) and represented one of the deadliest against the Egyptian force...
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Monkeypox: The New Crisis in the Far-Right’s Public Health Playbook

Far-right groups in Western Europe and North America have latched onto the recent global outbreak of monkeypox. Some of the rhetoric that has become a staple of such groups, especially since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been revived during this new public health crisis. Sensitivity to...
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