2023 Scottish National Party leadership election to take place
- Daily Brief
- March 27, 2023
The cycle of demonstrations and failed government reforms threatens to overwhelm Adil Abdul-Mahdi.
READ MOREIran’s seizures of UK-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf have raised the heat for all parties concerned.
READ MOREThe massive dam project has strained tensions between nations located along the Blue Nile.
READ MOREDespite falling far short of a majority, Bibi emerged victorious from the hotly contested election.
READ MOREThe latest attempt to resolve the Israel-Palestine has likely failed even before being announced.
READ MOREThe step change is designed both to ward off and hedge against further Western sanctions.
READ MOREWithdrawing US troops from the anti-ISIS campaign will reshape the politics of Syria’s civil war.
READ MOREAs the war draws to a close, the major players will try to consolidate their positions.
READ MORETehran will probably refrain from confronting the US due to domestic considerations.
READ MOREBluster and limited sanctions will be the hallmark of the US-Saudi relationship in 2019.
READ MOREDespite mutual support for the ceasefire, domestic concerns will keep a peace deal off the table.
READ MOREThe crown prince’s cumulative missteps in foreign policy are beginning to take their toll.
READ MOREDespite the apparent threat, a massive assault against Idlib is unlikely – for now.
READ MORECanberra’s hardline immigration approach has been touted as a model but obstacles remain.
READ MOREThe Eid ceasefire demonstrated the viability of peace – but it weighs numerous competing interests.
READ MOREThe deal will collapse when European companies, under threat of US sanctions, leave Iran.
READ MOREThe growing list of mutually hostile actors in Syria may sleepwalk into a conflict they didn’t want.
READ MOREIf President Trump terminates the Iranian nuclear deal, the Middle East may face a nuclear arms race.
READ MOREItalian politicians will soon find their work to slow the flow of migrants from Libya is not over.
READ MOREThe domestic upheaval will disturb the theocratic leadership in Tehran — but fail to bring change.
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