Weekly Briefing: Ball is in Turkey’s court on US sale of F-16s
Expert regional analysis by MEI scholars and contributors.
Monday Briefing: Assad’s narco-state enriches itself as Syrians face a spiraling economic and humanitarian crisis
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Pakistan-Afghan Taliban relations face mounting challenges
Tensions between Islamabad and Kabul continue to rise. While Pakistan has made efforts to smooth over the growing rift, reopening a key border crossing closed following cross-border gunfire that killed a Pakistani security guard and sending its minister of state for foreign affairs on an official visit to the Afghan capital, there are clear signs that Pakistan’s leverage with the Afghan Taliban seems to be slipping fast.
Monday Briefing: As Qatar World Cup begins, controversies highlight limits of sportswashing
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Monday Briefing: COP27 kicks off with good news, but there’s a long struggle ahead
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Monday Briefing: Israel’s election won’t resolve its political and democratic crisis
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Monday Briefing: With Khan barred from public office, political turmoil compounds Pakistan’s multiple woes
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Monday Briefing: Government formation in Iraq: One year, one step
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Pakistan's Climate, Economic, and Political Crises
Relentless floods in Pakistan have resulted in thousands of deaths, widespread displacement, and economic devastation. Today, we discuss these impacts as well as Pakistan’s broader economic and climate change challenges, the ongoing political crisis, and developments on the foreign policy front.
Weekly Briefing: Ukraine’s ‘sick burn’ to Putin’s pet project
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Monday Briefing: As Iran’s protests spread, the regime pursues “maximum suppression”
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Monday Briefing: Iranian women’s uprising: Too personal and too political
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Catastrophic floods: Understanding the gravity of Pakistan’s health and food crises
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif recently warned that his country needs “an infinite amount of funding” to support flood relief efforts. Torrential rains and heavy flooding have killed more than 1,550 people and displaced millions. Compounding the challenge are Pakistan’s intensifying food and health crises, as flood-borne diseases surge and nearly two-thirds of the country’s food basket has been destroyed.
Monday Briefing: Amid growing Gulf investment, Egypt tries to maintain a tricky economic balancing act
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