Egypt: The Economy Is Better Off Than the Egyptians Jean-Pierre Sereni, November 2019 Three years after signing an agreement with the IMF worth 12 billion dollars (9.3 billion pounds sterling), the Egyptian economy is showing respectable results in many sectors, such as growth, inflation and (…) British Policy in Mesopotamia (April 1916-March 1917) From Military Disaster to the Conquest Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, November 2019 British and Indian troops occupied Basra in November 1914 in order to safeguard the oil interests of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (later British Petroleum) (…) Tunisia. For President Kais Saied, Democracy Can Be a New Idea Thierry Brésillon, November 2019 Kais Saied’s election as President of Tunisia has refuelled the civic energy in a population disappointed by the results of the democratic transition. With his plans for a “new construction” (…) ‟We are free to speak Algerian” The Multiple Paths of the Arabic Language Nabil Mansouri, November 2019 The current uprising of the Algerian people, which began on last February 2 was like a kick in the anthill. The rebellious citizens not only gave the Algerian political system a jolt (…) Lebanon. When Domestic Workers Take Over the Words of the Masters The Multiple Paths of the Arabic Language Micheline Tobia, October 2019 Tens of thousands of migrant domestic workers work in Lebanon. For them, learning Arabic becomes a tool for empowerment and (…) Qatar: Farming Ambitions Detrimental to the Environment Sebastian Castelier, October 2019 Seriously affected by the diplomatic crisis that has divided the Gulf countries since 2017, Qatar brandishes its determination to achieve food self-sufficiency as a political riposte at the risk of (…) The Turkish Invasion of Syria: New Hope for Jihadists Chris Den Hond, October 2019 As soon as President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of US troops operating in northern Syria, Turkey launched an offensive against a region dominated by Arab-Kurdish militias. In order to shed light (…) Somalia: A Country Up for Grabs? Between Qatar, Turkey and United Arab Emirates Brendon Novel, October 2019 Situated as it is in a coveted geopolitical location, Somalia has become, in a scant ten years, a territory wooed by many powerful countries. Among these, Qatar and the United (…) The Uyghur Tragedy: An Embarrassment for Turkey Bayram Balci, October 2019 An ethnic group close to the Turks through religion, language and ethnicity, the Uighurs of China’s Xinjiang Autonomous Region are subjected to fierce and systematic repression which, with almost international (…) An Israel Lobby Is Still Sniping At Anti-Zionism Dominique Vidal, October 2019 The author of the widely discussed book Antisionisme=Antisémitisme? Réponse à Emmanuel Macron, Libertalia, 2018, Dominique Vidal takes another look at the campaign launched by the Conseil représentatif des (…) Interview Justice for Jamal Khashoggi Alain Gresh, Agnès Callamard, October 2019 On the occasion of Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Saudi Arabia, we republish an interview with Agnès Callamard, then UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions (now Secretary General of Amnesty International), conducted in October 2019. The French (…) Who are These “Jihadists” Who Are Defeating the French Army in the Sahel? Rémi Carayol, September 2019 The French army is bogged down in the Sahel. Despite its occasional victory communiqués, the fighting has spread to more countries in the region. These failures (…) 0 | ... | 360 | 372 | 384 | 396 | 408 | 420 | 432 | 444 | 456 | ... | 600