Little political reform appears to have taken place after the Arab Spring. Socio-economic problems grow, political orders have become more rather than less authoritarian. Listen to the podcast

This policy brief sheds light on the internal politicking behind the Doha workshop of part of the Syrian opposition on 4 February 2022, and outlines how it can re-energise its political strategy.

This report takes stock of socio-economic, governance and geopolitical trends in the Middle East to assess risks of instability and conflict. Both are likely to get worse in the near-term as unresolved conflict drivers are joined by economic deterioration across the region while its political orders remain solidly authoritarian.

De TweedeKamer debatteert 31 mei over toekomstige hulp aan Afghanistan. Het is essentieel dat de regering komt met een concreet plan voor betere vluchtelingenbescherming in de Afghaanse regio. Lees de alert door Monika Sie Dhian Ho en Myrthe Wijnkoop.

Since the Arab uprisings in 2011, but especially after the failed coup d’état in 2016, Turkey’s foreign policy has shifted from ‘zero problems’ to the pursuit of strategic depth and autonomy in its neighbourhood.

‘This report analyses how the Saudi-Emirati axis has successfully managed to maintain a monarchical/authoritarian pole in the region’s political order after the Arab Uprisings, and what implications this has for reform as well as geopolitical competition across the Middle East.’

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While Turkey has achieved its short- to medium-term objectives and is likely to retain a substantial permanent military, commercial and political presence in Libya, it also created tensions with the EU and US as well as antagonizing the LNA’s international backers.An improvement in Turkey’s geostrategic position might have come at the cost of its regional strategic relations.