2017-11-27 13:28
“[The] Iran deal was one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into.”
– Donald Trump
The Joint Coordinated Plan of Action (JCPOA)… Read More
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Middle East And Beyond Blog
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This blog aims to provide context to events and news stories in the Middle East and beyond. News coverage often gives only superficial details when discussing world events, and doesn’t provide enough background. This means that we, as viewers or readers, struggle to understand the true implication of events as they happen. I hope that these articles can help readers understand events within the wider political, strategic or cultural context.
2017-04-16 21:12
Above: suspected pirates surrender during a counter-piracy operation in the Gulf of Guinea. Source: US Navy
In June 2013 the Gulf of Guinea overtook the Somalian coast as the main maritime p… Read More
2017-03-14 22:44
A giant poster of President Erdoğan hangs next to the Turkish flag in the run-up to the October 2015 elections. Photo credit: Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images
Introduction
It is hard to escap… Read More
2017-01-29 01:04
Cover image: Libyan troops loyal to Khalifa Haftar. Photo credit: Abdullah Doma/AFP/Getty Images
A new UN-backed government and victory over ISIS in their stronghold city of Sirte: reading… Read More
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