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Things We Lost In The Mire – 1
A very happy and peaceful New Year to all our readers and viewers. RUSSIA/ELECTION – The Supreme Court upheld a ban on government critic Alexei Navalny from running for president in 2018. Navalny has...
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The Week That Was.
A week in which there were two major stories, which were about a lot more than just the headlines. The first was the fallout from last weekend’s dramatic events in Saudi Arabia: The Lebanese Prime...
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Saudi Quicksand
The extremely likely interrogation, torture, and murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul is set to have far-reaching consequences. The...
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Trump’s Speech and the New World Disorder
Like it or not, Trump’s speech at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly will be remembered as epic for some time. Remembered by scholars keen to know the president’s ideology, by detractors...
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The US-EU Impasse Over Iran Sanctions
The United States and the European Union have officially reached an impasse on how to deal with Iran. The first batch of U.S. sanctions reimposed after the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal...
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Things We Lost In The Mire – 33
U.S./AFGHANISTAN – President Donald Trump has decided on America’s policy for Afghanistan after a “rigorous” review says Defence Secretary Jim Mattis. Details are not yet announced. 16 years into...
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Things We Lost In The Mire – 20
SYRIA/S-300 – A top Kremlin aide has said the Russian government is not in talks to sell S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Syria. The announcement follows the visit to Moscow by Israeli PM...
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Iranian Ripples
Donald Trump has dropped a massive boulder in the world’s diplomatic pond. Its ripples will be felt in every corner of the globe and in some cases the ripples could quickly grow to tsunami proportions....
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Trump’s Decision Takes Us Back To The Future
President Trump’s decision takes us back to the future; back to 2009 before serious negotiation began – a time when Iran’s ambitions threatened a military clash with Israel which risked dragging other...
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The What And The Why Of… Yemen.
The conflict in Yemen is unheard of by many, perhaps due to its complexity. To summarise; it could be said that the Yemeni Government forces are pitted against an Islamist tribe known as the Houthis....
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What Now For Kurdistan?
Often a niche interest in international relations, the Kurds have in recent years see-sawed between being seen as the modern equivalent of a plucky little people to a faraway country of which we know...
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Israel, Iran and the War for Syria
For years, Israel and Iran have attacked each other with words and through their proxies. In Iran, calls for Israel’s destruction are routine, and support for militant groups in Syria, Lebanon and the...
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Things We Lost In The Mire – 2
Continuing our weekly Monday review of news stories which may not have made headlines over the weekend, and the news-agenda diary for the coming week. IRAN/PROTESTS – The Revolutionary Guard says the...
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The Week That Was – 1
An explosive start to the year. In Iran the anti-government protests continued. More than 20 people are thought to have died in the unrest. After starting in the second city, Mashaad, they swept across...
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Things We Lost In The Mire – 1
A very happy and peaceful New Year to all our readers and viewers. RUSSIA/ELECTION – The Supreme Court upheld a ban on government critic Alexei Navalny from running for president in 2018. Navalny has...
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The Week That Was.
A week in which there were two major stories, which were about a lot more than just the headlines. The first was the fallout from last weekend’s dramatic events in Saudi Arabia: The Lebanese Prime...
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Things We Lost In The Mire – 11
RUSSIA/REVOLUTION – Wednesday marks the 100th anniversary of the abdication of Czar Nicholas II. Time to celebrate? In 1987 yes, in 2017 – the authorities appear unsure what to do. The abdication...
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US Strategies in the Middle East
Last week, Iran confirmed that it test-fired a ballistic missile. The United States has responded by imposing new sanctions on Iran and stating that Iran remains both a major source of terrorism and a...
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Things We Lost In The Mire – 58
Welcome to the last ‘Mire’ of 2016. It is a truncated version due to the time of year. The W&Y wishes you a very happy 2017! CHINA/CARRIER – China’s only aircraft carrier will carry out ‘exercises...
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After the Battle for Mosul?
Since the fall of Saddam Hussein in the spring of 2003, Iraq has been unstable. It will remain that way for years to come irrespective of what happens in Mosul. The main source of instability is the...
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