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MENASource

Nov 29, 2017

The Re-emergence of Jund al-Islam: A new chapter in the conflict between al-Qaeda and ISIS

By Ahmed Salem

After a more than four-year absence, Jund al-Islam (JAI) has returned to the forefront in Sinai, marking a new chapter in the fierce conflict between al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (Daesh, ISIL, ISIS). The group published an audio recording in which it took credit for an attack targeting ISIS affiliates in Sinai known as Wilayat […]

North Africa Terrorism

MENASource

Nov 29, 2017

Protecting civilians: A humanitarian responsibility and necessity for ending Yemen’s war

By Jillian Schwedler

To say that Yemen is facing a humanitarian crisis is an understatement. Numerous agencies are struggling to provide aid to a population in desperate need, but aid can only be as effective as the willingness to protect Yemen’s civilian population. That willingness has been lacking on all sides of this multi-sided war. Without civilian protection, […]

Yemen

New Atlanticist

Nov 28, 2017

Giving Tuesday: Your Investment in Securing the Global Future

By Carrie Kolasky

Today is Giving Tuesday, the day when, after the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we are supposed to turn our attention to others and give back to our communities and our world.  It is easy to be cynical about Giving Tuesday, to be sure. Every day can be a day for giving. However, […]

MENASource

Nov 28, 2017

Factbox: The Western Sahara and its path towards a referendum

By Mariam Elatouabi

What is the history of the Western Sahara and what is its relationship with Morocco? How close is it really to a referendum?

Morocco North & West Africa

SyriaSource

Nov 28, 2017

Setting Priorities: Getting the Cart and Horse in Order on US-Syria Policy

By Seth Hershberger

By mid-November, the United States and allied forces kicked out the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) from Raqqa and the Assad regime retook the ISIS stronghold of Abu Kamal, signaling the decline and shift away from ISIS and back to the ongoing civil war. However, the involvement of the United States in Syria, whose “fight […]

Syria

New Atlanticist

Nov 27, 2017

Why Does Vladimir Putin Care About Sudan?

By Theodore Karasik and Giorgio Cafiero

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed an interest in deepening ties between their two countries when they met in Sochi, Russia, on November 23.    Besides stating his intention to deepen Sudan’s economic and military ties with Russia, Bashir hailed Russia’s military intervention in Syria and expressed gratitude for the Kremlin’s […]

Russia

UkraineAlert

Nov 27, 2017

Ukraine’s Challenges Are Very Real, but Now Is Not the Time for the West to Let Up

By Timothy Ash, Janet Gunn, John Lough, Orysia Lutsevych, James Nixey, James Sherr and Kataryna Wolczuk

Four years since its Euromaidan revolution, Ukraine is fighting for its survival as an independent and viable state. The country is struggling to hold together and resist Russia’s interference and pressure—in the military, diplomatic, economic, and media spheres. But simultaneously, an internal contest is occurring that will determine the political, institutional, and civic future of […]

Ukraine

EconoGraphics

Nov 27, 2017

Tariff on the Rising Sun

By Michael Farquharson & Ole Moehr

In April of this year, Suniva, a Chinese-owned, US-based solar manufacturer filed a rarely-used Section 201 petition with the US International Trade Commission (ITC), requesting the imposition of minimum prices for solar module imports into the United States. In May, German-based SolarWorld joined Suniva’s petition, and in September, the ITC ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, ultimately recommending up to a 35 percent tariff on imported solar modules.

Economy & Business Renewables & Advanced Energy

MENASource

Nov 27, 2017

Out of the streets and into the boats: Tunisia’s irregular migration surge

By Matt Herbert and Max Gallien

Normally, the beaches of southern Tunisia are quiet in November. It is the start of the lean months, when few tourists arrive and the jobs which depend on them vanish. This year is different. Tunisia’s beaches have a new customer: Tunisians trying to go to Europe Between October 1st and November 8th, more Tunisians took […]

Migration North Africa

UkraineAlert

Nov 27, 2017

Does the EU Even Care about Eastern Europe Anymore?

By Anders Åslund

If you missed the European Union’s Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels on November 24, you are not alone. It was a forgettable event, but it tells us quite a bit about the EU’s state of affairs in Eastern Europe. The proud start of the EU Eastern Partnership was the Prague summit in May 2009, instigated […]

Moldova The Caucasus
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