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Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan speaks during a press conference on January 22, 2014 in the capital Tripoli. Zeidan vowed on January 21 to stay at his post, as Islamist ministers quit in protest at persistent lawlessness that saw him briefly abducted last year. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD TURKIA

Debate: Libya’s institutions can facilitate the political transition

by Hassan Al-Amin | Feb 8, 2014 | Debate

There are four fundamental institutions in Libya that need to reconsider their configuration and the nature of their work. However, it is possible to argue that they are already in a position to end Libya’s slide into chaos and division. First, we have the legislative...

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry after a statement early on November 24, 2013 in Geneva. (AFP Photo/Fabrice Coffrini)

Debate: Iran nuclear deal a game changer for US-Israeli relations

by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen | Dec 30, 2013 | Debate

Signs of a rapprochement between Iran and the United States have added a combustible new layer of disagreement to the already thorny relationship between Washington and Tel Aviv. In common with other US partners in the Middle East, Israeli leaders have long expressed...

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US President Barack Obama (C), Israeli President Shimon Peres (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) take part in an arrival ceremony for Obama at Ben Gurion International Airport on March 20, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/MANDEL NGAN)

Debate: Iran nuclear deal not a game changer for US-Israeli relations

by Munira Fakhro | Dec 30, 2013 | Debate

While we are witnessing a development in the way the US has been addressing Israel, it is unlikely things will change in the long-term between these two important allies. There has indeed been a growing trend opposition to Tel Aviv in Washington, one highlighted by US...

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A general view of the last session of the 34th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit held in Kuwait, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013 (AP/Gustavo Ferrari).

Debate: There is no common GCC vision on Yemen

by Bernard Haykel | Dec 26, 2013 | Debate

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has been instrumental in initiating and providing a structure for the Yemeni National Dialogue Conference, a process that seeks to resolve the longstanding tensions and differences between the competing political factions in Yemen....

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In this Saturday, March 5, 2011, file photo, anti-government protesters take shelter from the sun under their national flag during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sana’a, Yemen. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen, File)

Debate: There is a common GCC vision on Yemen

by Ahmed Abdul-Malik | Dec 26, 2013 | Debate

There can be no doubt that the deteriorating situation in Yemen occupies a prominent place in the thinking of the six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), but each state has its own priorities and considerations to take into account according to the...