If the US is truly concerned about corruption in Lebanon, it should have targeted the discredited prime minister […]
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Middle East, is it possible to orient yourself?
By Marco Pasquini, Armadilla director The history of the Middle East is complex and difficult to interpret; very often, it is said that it is chaos and that it is not possible to really understand what is happening. Analyzes are often conditioned by needs propaganda of the different parties and defending positions and interests that […]
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Shia Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood: Could an alliance be on the cards?
Originally published on middleeasteye.net The repression facing the Brotherhood in Egypt and several Gulf states, together with renewed sanctions against Iran and its allies, could herald an unprecedented political alliance One of the most interesting unintended consequences of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder last October in the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul has been a clash over […]
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How Jamal Khashoggi’s murder could reshape the Middle East order
The journalist’s brutal killing could threaten the US-Saudi relations and Saudi crown prince’s grip on power, and dramatically affecting the calculations of Israel and the US […]
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