Content Type: Commentary and Analysis / Political Geography: Middle East / Topic: Coronavirus

Author:: Tommaso Emiliani
Publication Date:: 04-2020
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: Istituto Affari Internazionali
Abstract:: The killing of top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani by a US drone strike on 3 January 2020, followed by the Iranian retaliation on US military bases in Iraq, left many Europeans wondering how – if at all – the European Union can foster de-escalation in the Middle East. The EU is presently stuck between a deepening strategic rift with its US ally and its inability to advance its independent interests and policies vis-à-vis Iran. It is now clear that Europe cannot protect its relations with Washington while also salvaging the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or Iranian nuclear deal. Borrowing from an old Persian proverb, Europe cannot have both God and the sugar dates.
Topic:: Sanctions, Military Affairs, Trade, Transatlantic Relations, and Coronavirus
Political Geography:: Europe, Iran, Middle East, United States of America, European Union, and Gulf Nations

Author:: Paul Rivlin
Publication Date:: 05-2020
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies
Abstract:: In this issue of Iqtisadi, Paul Rivlin analyzes several of the key economic effects on the Middle East and North Africa caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the sudden drop in oil prices.
Topic:: Oil, Economy, Coronavirus, and COVID-19
Political Geography:: Middle East and North Africa

Author:: Paul Rivlin
Publication Date:: 07-2020
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies
Abstract:: In this issue of Iqtisadi Paul Rivlin analyses the underlying factors in the economic problems facing Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, and highlights losses in personal income among the populations in these countries that have added fuel to social protests in recent months.
Topic:: GDP, Economy, Coronavirus, and COVID-19
Political Geography:: Iraq, Iran, Middle East, and Syria

Author:: Tülin Daloğlu
Publication Date:: 05-2020
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies
Abstract:: In this issue of Turkeyscope, senior Turkish journalist Tülin Daloğlu provided an insider's perspective on Turkey's struggle with the Coronavirus. The article analyzes the measures that have been implemented since the eruption of the first COVID-19 case in Turkey and their effects on the Turkish public.
Topic:: Governance, Health Care Policy, Crisis Management, Coronavirus, and COVID-19
Political Geography:: Turkey, Middle East, and Mediterranean

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