Tag: middle east
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As protests continue, Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing stalemate must end
With Lebanon more than two months into a wave of mass protests, Dr Allison McCulloch of Brandon University and Dr Drew Mikhael discuss whether the current power-sharing arrangements can accommodate the protesters’ demands for reform.
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CIRS Book Launch: Contemporary Politics in the Middle East
There is always a sense of timeliness about the politics of the Middle East and a pressing sense of the issues, says Beverley Milton-Edwards.
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Syria: who’s involved, and what do they want?
In the days since an alleged chemical attack outside Damascus, the pressure in Syria has risen dramatically. With outside powers launching missile strikes on Syrian ground targets as the Assad government’s backers warned them against it, here’s a rundown of who the major players are with a contribution from Prof Beverley Milton-Edwards.
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Most people in the Middle East are living on the edge
Four scenarios are likely to characterize the future of the MENA region meaning the majority of the citizens in the Middle East and North Africa will be living on the edge says Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards.
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Five myths about the Palestinian hunger strike
Dr Julie Norman busts some of the myths surrounding the current hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
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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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How the Israeli-Palestinian conflict resisted Obama efforts
As Barack Obama’s eight years in the White House come to an end, Dr Julie Norman looks back over Obama’s efforts to resolve the Middle East crisis.
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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.