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Geopolitical Monitor12 OctPreview

Houthi Strikes on Riyadh Test the Mecca Pact | Geopolitics Weekly

The Mecca Pact moves to collective defense, but its members will not fight the Houthis for each other. The post Houthi Strikes on Riyadh Test the Mecca Pact | Geopolitics Weekly appeared first on Geopolitical Monitor .

Zachary FillinghamAll, Canada Politics, Geopolitics Weekly, Houthi Rebels, Iran War, Mecca Defence Alliance, MENA Region, South China Sea Dispute, Supply Chains, Taiwan Conflict, Trump Foreign Policy, Ukraine War, Yemen Civil War

Carnegie Endowment7 OctPreview

Three Years After October 7th: Costs and Consequences

Join Aaron David Miller in conversation with CSIS’s Daniel Byman, Rand’s Shira Efron, and Middle East Institute’s Jaser AbuMousa on the impact of October 7th on Israel, U.S.-Israeli relations, and the broader region, on Carnegie Connects.

Aaron David Miller, Shira Efron, Jaser AbuMousa, Daniel BymanForeign Policy, Security, Middle East, Israel, Palestine

Carnegie Endowment1 OctPreview

The Best Kind of American: A True Story of Murder, War, and America’s Undoing in the Middle East

Middle East Program senior fellow Karim Sadjadpour moderates a conversation with journalist and author Kim Ghattas on her new book, The Best Kind of American: A True Story of Murder, War, and America’s Undoing in the Middle East.

Kim Ghattas, Karim SadjadpourForeign Policy, Security, Middle East, Lebanon, Israel, Iran, United States

Carnegie Endowment1 OctPreview

Oil and the Iran War: How Bad Can It Get?

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages Helima Croft, managing director and global head of commodity strategy at RBC Capital Markets, in a wide-ranging conversation about the geopolitics and economics of the Iran war and its impact on global oil supply, on Carnegie Connects.

Aaron David Miller, Helima CroftEconomy, Energy, Foreign Policy, Iran, United States, Middle East

Bellingcat1 OctArticle

Viral Google Maps Images Shared Widely This Week Show Gaza Ruins. We Obtained More Recent Satellite Imagery

Earlier this week, several viral social media posts and news articles stated that Google had updated satellite imagery over Gaza. The imagery shared in these posts and articles shows several areas, including the southern city of Rafah. Huge destruction is detailed in the images, including what appears to be entire neighbourhoods flattened But the imagery […] The post Viral Google Maps Images Shared Widely This Week Show Gaza Ruins. We Obtained More Recent Satellite Imagery appeared first on bellingcat .

Jake GodinInvestigations, Middle East, Gaza, Google Earth, Israel, Palestine, Satellite Imagery

ECFR22 SeptArticle

The strait and narrow: Yemen, the Red Sea and Europe’s path forward

Houthi advances now threaten Saudi Arabia’s most viable oil-export route. Europeans should strengthen Riyadh’s maritime and air defences, and mobilise a wider diplomatic coalition to end the US-Iran war driving the escalation

Pia JakobiMiddle East and North Africa, Iran, Yemen, Policy Alert, Cinzia Bianco, Ellie Geranmayeh, Julien Barnes-Dacey

ECFR21 SeptArticle

Little Venice, little Sparta: The UAE’s statecraft meets the war on Iran

The UAE built its power by turning itself into a hub that binds it to every great power at once. The war with Iran has tested this strategy and is forcing a rethink in Abu Dhabi

Martin TenevEuropean Power, Middle East and North Africa, Reorder, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Cinzia Bianco, Policy Brief

Bellingcat19 SeptArticle

Christy Kinahan’s UAE Residence Visa Cancelled

This article is the result of a collaboration with The Sunday Times. You can find their corresponding piece here. Sign up here to receive Bellingcat’s biggest investigations by email as soon as they are published. Christy Kinahan, the Irish founder of the Kinahan Organised Crime Group who is being pursued by authorities around the world […] The post Christy Kinahan’s UAE Residence Visa Cancelled appeared first on bellingcat .

Financial Investigations TeamEurope, Investigations, Middle East, Drug Cartels, Kinahan

ECFR8 SeptArticle

Britons back ban on trade with Israeli settlements by more than two to one

New polling published by ECFR shows that Britons across the political divide favour banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements

Pia JakobiMiddle East and North Africa, Israel, Commentary, Hugh Lovatt

ECFR31 AugArticle

Climate of concern: The changing face of social movements in North Africa

Social movements in North Africa increasingly focus on environmental concerns and the impact of climate change. Europeans must ensure their cooperation with governments in the region does not end up adding to activists’ grievances

Mireia FaroClimate and Energy, Middle East and North Africa, Commentary, Anthony Dworkin

ECFR6 AugArticle

Hamas has agreed to disarm. Israel should now agree to peace

Despite all odds, there is now a realistic path towards ending the war in Gaza. Its success now depends on Israel. Europe could help tip the balance

ECFR CommsIsrael / Palestine, Middle East and North Africa, Israel / Palestine, Commentary, Hugh Lovatt

ECFR31 JulArticle

Alone at the border: Ceuta and Europe’s solidarity failure

By failing to show solidarity with a member state under pressure, the EU is encouraging Morocco and others to keep using migration as a tool of coercion.

Martin TenevHuman Rights and Democracy, Middle East and North Africa, Morocco, Spain, Policy Alert, Carla Hobbs

ECFR28 JulArticle

The Saudi dilemma: How Yemen could shape the next phase of the Iran war

As the Houthis attack Saudi ships and infrastructure, Riyadh faces an increasingly difficult choice: absorb the blows to stay out of the Iran war or retaliate and risk a dangerous escalation.

ECFR CommsIran, Middle East and North Africa, Yemen, Iran, Yemen, Commentary, Cinzia Bianco

ECFR15 JulArticle

Down and out from Rabat to Cairo: The Iran war and North African instability

The war between the US and Iran is destabilising North African economies, putting an already fragile region at the very edge of polycrisis

ECFR CommsIran, Middle East and North Africa, North Africa, North Africa, Commentary, Tarek Megerisi

ECFR15 AprArticle

The full monty: Why the Mediterranean pact needs to offer the works

Europe’s energy, industrial and migration interests all converge in its southern neighbourhood, where rivals are eroding its influence. The new Pact for the Mediterranean can reverse this, but only if Brussels puts grand bargains on the table

Martin TenevClimate and Energy, Middle East and North Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Europe, European Union, Mediterranean, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, Tarek Megerisi, Policy Brief

ECFR26 MarArticle

EV endgame: Stalling China’s export surge in Europe’s southern neighbourhood

Chinese electric vehicle brands are adapting to Western trade barriers by increasing their presence in the Middle East and North Africa. Europe’s response must go beyond merely closing the loopholes

Martin TenevAsia, Geoeconomics and trade, Middle East and North Africa, China, Europe, European Union, Byford Tsang, Camille Lons, Jonathan Fulton, Policy Brief

ECFR20 NovArticle

Averting West Bank collapse: How to revive Palestinian politics

Hollowed out by violent Israeli control and Mahmoud Abbas’s personal rule, the Palestinian Authority is losing its grip on the West Bank. European and Arab states must intervene to rebuild legitimate governance and keep Palestinian self-determination alive

Martin TenevMiddle East and North Africa, Gaza crisis, Hugh Lovatt, Tahani Mustafa, Policy Brief

ECFR31 OctArticle

Power sharing: The politics of European-Tunisian energy cooperation

The ethos of the EU’s “Pact for the Mediterranean” could help revitalise cooperation on clean energy with Tunisia—but only if Europeans learn how to better factor in the country’s politics

Martin TenevClimate and Energy, Middle East and North Africa, Tunisia, European Union, Tunisia, Philipp Wagner, Policy Brief

ECFR15 OctArticle

The power of the possible: A step-by-step approach to strengthen human rights in the Middle East

European credibility to uphold human rights in the Middle East has faded, but the EU can still have an impact by backing social and economic rights, empowering people through reform

Martin TenevHuman Rights and Democracy, Middle East and North Africa, Gaza crisis, Middle East Crisis, Anthony Dworkin, Policy Brief

ECFR6 OctArticle

The turtle and the pilot fish: How the EU and Italy can help each other in the Mediterranean

Italy and the EU must work more closely together in the “Wider Mediterranean” on energy, migration and security. Here’s how they can do it.

Martin TenevHuman Rights and Democracy, International Migration, Middle East and North Africa, European Union, Mediterranean, Arturo Varvelli, Kelly Petillo, Policy Brief