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hat would constitute a durable peace in its wake? How has the refugee crisis transformed the demographics of the region in countries like Jordan or Lebanon? And what political impact will that have? As water scarcity rises as an issue, will hydro-diplomacy provide a potential area of cooperation or of

ing Brexit and the continuing conflict in Ukraine. In Asia, you have rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula and in the South China Sea. In Africa, South Sudan and the Lake Chad basin are sites of serious humanitarian concern that transcend national borders. In South America, Venezuela is in the midst of d

22:05 +0000 25 March, 2014 Article I. Los Angeles Times Next test for Obama: Soothing the Saudis Dennis Ross Article 2. The National Interest Lebanon's Next Flashpoint Nicholas Saidel Article 3. American Prospect Disrespecting Your Defender Gershom Gorenberg Article 4. Al-Monitor Iran resum

in East Africa including Ethiopia. The agreement allows for the signatories to carry out water projects on the Nile without the approval of Egypt. South Sudan said it will join the agreement while Congo and Eretria remained on the sidelines. But the agreement was opposed by both Egypt and Sudan, which, fo

liamentary seats in post-revolution elections. Brotherhood leaders say they have been reaching out to Syria's neighbors, including Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon — as well as to U.S. and European diplomats — to reassure them that they have no intention of dominating a future Syrian political system or establ

e the six areas of conflict—all tied to energy supplies—that have made news in just the first few months of 2012: * A brewing war between Sudan and South Sudan: On April 10, forces from the newly independent state of South Sudan occupied [5] the oil center of Heglig, a town granted to Sudan as part of a pe

Bissau, Guyana. Haiti. Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq. Ivory Coast (C6te d'Ivoire). Jamaica. Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya. Korea, North. Kyrgyzstan, Laos. Lebanon, Liberia. Libya, Liechtenstein, Macau, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru. Nicaragua, Niger. Nige

Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paracel Islands, Paraguay, Peru, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan. Spratly Islands, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo. Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks

to Syria. At that time, Syria was viewed as a stable country to reside in. Today, Syria tops =he list of displacements. The neighboring countries of Lebanon, Turk=y, Jordan and Northern Iraq have taken the primary responsibility of giving mo=e than three million Syrian refugees access to their territori

ods enveloped in flames and hundreds of thousands of people displ=ced have come to us from Syria, Iraq and Gaza, from the Central African Republi=, South Sudan, Ukraine, Nigeria and Yemen. Aid workers and journalists have b=en caught and killed in the crossfire together with the civilian population.</=pan>

Iran's closest ally, and its link to the Arab Middle East. Syria has provided the land bridge for the transport of Iranian weapons and militants to Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. Without Syria, Iran's pretensions to regional hegemony, and its ability to challenge Israel, would be crippled. It follows tha

st expansion. Arguably, however, the three capitals of Khartoum, Juba and Beijing have mutual vulnerabilities. The two Sudanese states, especially South Sudan are in desperate need of investments for development. With more than $12.5 billion invested in the petro- sector, much of it in the disputed Abyei a

a Thomas L. Friedman Article 3. The Washington Institute Avoiding Assad's Forced Solution to the Syria Crisis Andrew J. Tabler Article 4. Now Lebanon Does the US seek an Arab-Iranian "equilibrium?" Hussein Ibish Articles. The Christian Science Monitor As Egypt squeezes Gaza, Hamas looks incre

own as the Central African Republic, but nobody expects the French-led fighting there or in al-Qaeda-plagued Mali to end soon. A bloody conflict in South Sudan is really just beginning. Libya is coming apart at its many seams. Egypt is, well, a very big question mark. In Latin America, Brazil once looked

its supporters for fighting Sunni groups makes it easier for the party to commit crimes like the recent assassination of General Wissam Al Hassan, Lebanon's intelligence chief. Hizbollah denies any role in Friday's car-bomb attack, but its record makes it exceedingly likely that the "Party of God" was

he other Nile Basin states, building further bridges between them. As if to demonstrate this idea, last week saw the conclusion of a 10-day tour to South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia, in order to involve civil society organisations in boosting cooperation with the Nile Basin states, according to Magd

ed man who is accused of smuggling guns overseas by hiding them in used vehicles. According to FBI Cleveland, George Nakhle Ajaltouni is a native of Lebanon and became a United States Citizen in 2009. Nearly a decade later, records show he was charged with naturalization fraud and a federal warrant was

road: A Conversation with Nicholas Kristof — Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Location: Online event, 2:00 PM. From covering the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and South Sudan, to examining America's evolving status on the global stage under the Trump Administration, to mounting concerns about American democracy, Pulitzer