The Crisis in Syria/Idlib - Voice of America
Mona Yacoubian, Senior Advisor to the Vice President of Middle East and Africa at the US Institute of Peace and Hussein Ibish, Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in...
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Experts from the U.S. Institute of Peace provide the latest analysis and perspective on the world’s critical hot spots, U.S. and global security and issues involved in violent conflict, based on the Institute’s work on the ground and with key individuals, governments and organizations. They give interviews and background briefings to journalists and write for news outlets around the world.
Will Lebanon’s Eurobond default spur much-needed reform? - Arab Weekly
Lebanon has defaulted on its international debts for the first time. Through civil war and social and political turmoil, Lebanon had always met its economic obligations. However...
Coronavirus prevention extremely difficult in refugee, IDP camps in Middle East - Al Arabiya
As the world grapples with the dangerous and evolving coronavirus pandemic, the impact on the most vulnerable populations—the homeless, prison populations, and...
How the Ukraine war is advancing Iran's influence in Syria - The New Arab
As Russia turns its attention increasingly toward Ukraine - evidenced by the transfer of senior Russian military officials from Syria to Ukraine and a decrease in Moscow's strategic bandwidth on Syria - Tehran is ready to seize the advantage, both militarily on the ground as well as politically and diplomatically,” Mona Yacoubian, a senior adviser at the US Institute of Peace, told TNA.
The United Nations Votes on Syria’s Future - War on the Rocks
On July 10, the current United Nations resolution authorizing cross-border aid into rebel held parts of northwestern Syria will expire. A host of civil society groups have warned that if Russia vetoes re-authorization, it would leave millions at risk of...
Russia Won’t Quit Having it Both Ways on Syrian War - Polygraph.info
The Russian Defense Ministry hosted the 9th Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS) on June 22-24. As some 600 defense and diplomatic officials countries gathered in the capital to discuss global security issues, Russian officials used the international stage to boast about their country’s...
Middle East Focus: Humanitarian aid for Northern Syria - MEI
Charles Lister, Mona Yacoubian, and James Jeffrey join host Alistair Taylor to discuss the upcoming UN Security Council vote on the renewal of cross-border assistance for Syria, Russia's threats of severing access, and how they might impact stability across the region.
How Hezbollah has permeated the Lebanese state - Arab News
Hezbollah has used its financial backers in Iran and its significant military arsenal to “permeate the Lebanese state,” according to a paper launched this week. The paper — authored by Lina Khatib, director of London-based think tank Chatham House’s...
Russia Thwarts U.S. Bid to Expand Syrian Aid Corridors - Foreign Policy
The U.N. Security Council agreed Friday to preserve a vital aid corridor on the Syria-Turkey border for an additional six months, with the possibility of extending it for an additional six months, averting the immediate collapse of a relief operation that...
Syrian prime minister blames sanctions for price increases - The National
Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous on Wednesday blamed international sanctions for the recent increase in the prices of bread and diesel. "The economic blockade and unilateral coercive procedures have hindered the arrival of vital needs [to the people]," he said...