Author: Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards
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GCC crisis: How to resolve the diplomatic rift
Professor Beverly Milton-Edwards looks at the widening rift between Qatar and the rest of the Middle East.
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Is Hamas rebranding to orient towards Egypt?
Nearly 30 years after Hamas was founded in the occupied Palestinian territories, it is now revisiting its founding ideals and principles says Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards.
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Jordan’s troubles in its own backyard
Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards looks at the current situation in Jordan and highlights that a growing movement of homegrown and widespread protest has shaken the certainties of loyalty that King Abdullah II could once rely on.
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Two ways Trump will stymie the emergence of a Palestinian state
Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards looks at what the election of President-elect Trump means for the situation in the Middle East, particularly in terms of U.S relations with Israel and Palestine.
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Yemen: Ceasefires and Lost Opportunities
Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards looks at how the end of the latest ceasefire in Yemen is a lost opportunity and has led to one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.
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A Word from our Experts: What the US election result means for US foreign policy
Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards, currently a visiting fellow at the Brookings Doha Centre, highlights the damage that the 2016 US election campaign has done to US foreign policy in the Middle East.
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Protests in Jordan over gas deal with Israel expose wider rifts
Article first appeared on the Brookings Blog where Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards looks at the fall-out of the recent gas deal between Jordan and an Israeli supplier.
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Turf War: Iraq and Turkey go head-to-head over Mosul
Article first appeared on the Brookings Blog where Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards looks at the twin issues of territory and sovereignty with reference to the ongoing battle over Mosul.
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Is protecting Mosul minorities an excuse for partition?
Article first appeared on Al Jazeera English on 17 October, where Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards highlights that while appearing attractive in the abstract, partition could make matters worse, not better, in fragile states.
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Head-hunting for Hamas
The following article first appeared on the Brookings Blog where Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards looks at the main runners and riders in next year’s election race to elect a new leader of Hamas.