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How Turkey’s position on Ukraine is further destabilising Syria

Samy Akil , Alexander Langlois

Erdoğan wants sanctions relief and is forcing NATO leaders into making an uncomfortable choice.

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The challenge to the Abraham Accords

For countries party to the so-called Abraham Accords – the series of diplomatic agreements that normalised relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco and were much-lauded by the Trump administration – the latest outbreak of violence between Israel and the

By Rodger Shanahan

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Shocking abuse of female passengers in Doha demands resolute response

If he’s not already, Qatar’s ambassador in Canberra should be prepared to fly home on short notice. If he wants to use Qatar Airways, fine. But he might also need to tell the pilot that as a result of this outrageous scandal involving forced invasive examinations of female passengers at

By Daniel Flitton

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The essence of timing in politics

The 13 August announcement of a United Arab Emirates–Israel deal to normalise relations was a significant event. But at the same time, it overshadowed a number of other interesting Middle Eastern political and security-related manoeuvres occurring elsewhere. The agreement itself was an

By Rodger Shanahan

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Is the Qatar blockade ruining the country’s sporting goals?

The World Athletics Championships in Qatar wrapped up on the weekend, but only the most parochial of organisers would boast it as a success. It featured athletes retiring due to heat stroke, a coach sent home for alleged doping abuses, and stadium attendances nothing short of abysmal. When quizzed

By André Leslie

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China’s rising interests in Qatar

It has been a year since Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt severed diplomatic ties with Qatar. Saudi Arabia and the UAE led the boycott, instituting an economic and trade embargo that isolated Qatar by air, land, and sea from its neighbours, sternly restricting Qatari-bound

By Anas Iqtait

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The challenge to the Abraham Accords

Shocking abuse of female passengers in Doha demands resolute response

The essence of timing in politics

Is the Qatar blockade ruining the country’s sporting goals?

China’s rising interests in Qatar

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