Interview Afghanistan Peace Talks: From Deadlock to Deadlock Georges Lefeuvre, Jean Michel Morel, November 2020 The negotiations in Qatar between the Taliban and a delegation from Kabul are meant, in the words of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to “reconcile the country.” While Trump would like to withdraw completely, (…) Books French Soldiers in the Sahel: A Barely Repressed Colonial Unconscious Rémi Carayol, October 2020 They’ve “done their time” in Africa. Or better still they’ve made war in Africa. In the Sahelo-Saharan strip, known in French army jargon as the “BSS”. A war they describe in (…) Seventy Years since the Departure of Iraqi Jews Ella Shohat, October 2020 Seven decades after their massive exodus, the narrative about the departure of Iraqi Jews is hardly settled, not even within the displaced community itself. A continuous millennial existence in Mesopotamia was (…) Iran Torn Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Benoit Filou, October 2020 Despite a precarious cease-fire, the prospect of the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh flaring up again has Tehran worried. Though Iran is, like Azerbaijan, a Muslim country, it is allied with its traditional trading partner, (…) Egypt. The Waking Dreams of Supersonic Generals Nostalgia for Heroic Times Mona Abouissa, October 2020 The memory of the Arab-Israeli wars, particularly those of 1967 and 1973, remains deeply rooted in the Egyptian army. And the pilots and generals who took part in the battles (…) Gulf-Israel. The Covid-19 Mirror Effect Ezra Nahmad, October 2020 The world’s highest rates of contamination are to be found in the Gulf monarchies, where the pandemic mainly affects migrant workers. Covid-19 has also hit Israel very hard, mainly in the ultra-orthodox communities. At a time (…) Op-ed “The Sick Man of the 21st Century” Will Not Die in Peace Bahey Eldin Hassan, October 2020 The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is, with the exception of Africa, the part of the world least affected by (…) Palestine. A History Punctuated By the Intifadas Maher Al-Charif, September 2020 The end of this month of September will mark the 20th anniversary of the Second Intifada, an important moment in the long struggle of the Palestinian people, since the beginning of the last century, for their right (…) Climate Change Devastates the Sahel Rémi Carayol, September 2020 The Sahel is a region made increasingly arid by the encroaching desert and yet it must deal periodically with devastating floods. A double bind with many causes. A man wading across an expanse of water carrying a mattress on his head. (…) Israeli Society Sick With Rape Jean Stern, September 2020 A 16-year-old girl was raped by some 30 men in a hotel at Eilat. Some of them filmed the scene and posted it on the social networks. This gang rape shocked the whole country and prompted an unprecedented mobilisation. In addition to their anger, (…) Unworthy Agreement Between France and the United Arab Emirates Eva Thiébaud, September 2020 Paris has remained curiously silent since the revelations in 2019 about the use by the United Arab Emirates of the Yemeni gas plant at Balhaf as a military base and secret prison. France’s (…) Algeria. President Tebboune’s Immobilism Will Lead Nowhere Jean-Pierre Sereni, September 2020 Nine months after his disputed election in December 2019, President Abdelmahid Tebboune has still to tackle the financial and political crises which are strangling his country a little more each (…) 0 | ... | 264 | 276 | 288 | 300 | 312 | 324 | 336 | 348 | 360 | ... | 588