President Trump has appealed to Iranians to topple their government, but a popular uprising is unlikely to defeat current leadership or the Revolutionary Guards, a former US diplomat says.
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Initially, the two gulf states were in alignment over Yemen’s civil war. But the Arab coalition’s unity has long since gone.
President Trump reversed a long-held perception among US foreign policymakers that pressuring Israel should only be done in private.
By targeting Hamas leadership on Qatari soil, Israel has not only escalated the conflict but also shaken confidence in Doha’s role as a mediator.
Israel’s strike on Qatar undermines diplomacy, casts doubt on U.S. security guarantees and entrenches a state of permanent war in the Middle East.
Gulf nations were already becoming anxious about Israel’s apparently unconstrained regional activities. Now, a one-time thaw in relations may revert to a deep freeze.
There are a number of criteria that must be met to claim self-defence, especially when it comes to a non-state actor like Hamas.
The region’s authoritarian leaders have been buoyed by the loss of Iranian power. But such victories mask a region that is still very much beset by danger.
Scott Lucas look at the implications of Israel’s unprecedented attack on a Gulf State.
The creation of a parallel government risks cementing a permanent division of Sudan.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the situation in Gaza has gone beyond the world’s worst fears as hopes of a truce between Israel and Hamas have been dashed.
Sports face a sustainability challenge: They’re under pressure to grow, but more travel means more emissions that add to rising global temperatures. The NCAA is also weighing expanding March Madness.
Keeping passengers safe is airlines’ highest priority. But rerouting flights to avoid conflict zones can create disruptions and increase operating costs.
Trump is trying to strengthen ties with Gulf states in an attempt to contain China’s growing regional ambitions.
The president’s concerns about Air Force One seem less focused on safety and security and more on size and opulence.
Trump skirted the ongoing tragedy in Gaza, bypassed Israel and offered no new initiatives on Iran’s nuclear program.
Rwanda’s involvement in the DRC has damaged the goodwill it used to enjoy from western powers.
Virgin is now better positioned to return to international markets and give Qantas real competition.
A cold winter in Europe and war in the Persian Gulf could send prices soaring.
The economic cost of keeping many women out of the workforce in Gulf states is huge.
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Professor of AfroEurasian Sport, EM Lyon Business School
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Fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute, Rice 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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Professor of Politics, University of Sussex
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan
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Professor and Chair of Allied Health Studies, Stephen F. Austin State University
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Associate Professor of International Relations, Gulf University for Science and Technology
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Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen
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Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Reader in Sociology of Sport, Loughborough University