Iran has responded in kind to attacks on its energy infrastructure. With the energy assets of Gulf states now in play for Tehran, regional chaos grows by the hour.
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Kenya’s migration record is mixed. It has put its weight behind regional integration and the free movement of people, but its domesitc policies for immigrants and refugees aren’t in good shape.
There is a risk that Sudan’s conflict could spill over into neighbouring countries.
Political will is necessary for governments to move away from oil. But alternative energies are not all that they seem, and should be considered carefully beyond the appearance of sustainability.
Migrant workers’ rights are indeed an ongoing issue in Qatar – but the country has passed reforms to improve workers’ rights, and it isn’t the only issue to define Qatar.
Without strategic clarity from the US, the Saudis and their allies are under little pressure to thaw their frozen relationship with Qatar.
Despite US threats, Iran seems to have emerged more powerful than ever, expanding its sphere of influence in the Gulf region and in the Levant.
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Visiting Fellow, Brookings Doha Center and Professor of Politics, Queen's University Belfast
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Associate Professor of International Relations, Gulf University for Science and Technology
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Associate Professor of International Relations of the Middle East, University of Birmingham
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Professor, Geography, Syracuse University
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Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy and Director of the Interdisciplinary Studies Institute, UMass Amherst
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Associate Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Science + Technology Editor, The Conversation
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Assistant Professor of U.S. History, University of Toronto
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Senior Research Fellow New South Institute, Emeritus Professor at The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
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Fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute, Rice University