Despite initial optimism, Jordan’s draft election law does little to erase parties’ disadvantage against tribal candidates.
Smaller secular parties are missing out on the advantages of electoral alliances, driven by divisions over party domineering and finances.
What are the implications of ongoing violence and protests for Jerusalem, the Arab–Israeli conflict, and prospects for de-escalation?
Saudi Arabia’s focus on Iranian containment is pushing it to seek Egypt’s military help in Yemen.
Any effort to retake Mosul from the Islamic State would face military and political obstacles that may be too significant to overcome.
Russia hopes its recent military support to Bashar al-Assad will give it political leverage over the Syrian regime and counter Western military might both in Syria and globally.
Saudi Arabia’s lack of clear goals in Yemen is worsening the security vacuum and potentially undermining the kingdom’s national security.
The Kurdish Regional Government is facing immense financial challenges, but its worsening reputation in doing business is severely damaging to the future of the country’s energy industry.
Lebanon’s government is betting that a new waste plan and a national dialogue to elect a president will end ongoing protests by the “You Stink” movement.
A presidential proposal to review corruption cases outside Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission will obstruct the body’s ability to implement transitional justice.
Hamas seeks to improve ties with Saudi Arabia while preserving its pre-existing regional interlocutors, including Iran.
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