In a surprise statement from US President Donald Trump this week, it was announced that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel have signed an historic peace deal aimed at normalising relations between the two nations. Coming at a time of heightened regional tensions surrounding Israel’s plans to annex parts of the West Bank, theContinue reading “IR Made Easy: The Israel–United Arab Emirates Peace Agreement”
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IR Made Easy: The Riyadh Agreement on Yemen
Since withdrawing from the Riyadh Agreement in January 2020 in protest against violence in Shabwa province and declaring self-rule in April 2020, southern separatists in Yemen, known as the Southern Transitional Council (STC), have now announced that they will abandon their aspirations of autonomy in order to implement the peace deal with the government ofContinue reading “IR Made Easy: The Riyadh Agreement on Yemen”
IR Made Easy: Lebanon’s Economic Crisis
Countries around the world are struggling to cope with the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Lebanon was heading towards crisis before the virus became an issue. Once admired as a beacon of stability in an increasingly unstable region, Lebanon is facing an unprecedented economic crash and a massive rise in poverty. So what’sContinue reading “IR Made Easy: Lebanon’s Economic Crisis”
