Trump v. Congress Over US Withdrawal From Yemen War — A Beginner’s Guide
As Donald Trump vetoes a Congressional resolution for US withdrawal of support for Saudi-led coalition, a beginner’s guide to the Yemen war
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EA on Monocle 24: Yemen — Why Trump Vetoed US Withdrawal from War
Why did Trump veto resolution to end US involvement in Yemen civil war? His family’s political, personal, and financial ties with Saudi Arabia and the UAE
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The Battle for Libya — A Beginner’s Guide
More than 8 years after start of Libya’s uprising that ended Moammar Qaddafi’s rule, country is in turmoil. How did it reach this point & what will happen?
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EA on talkRADIO: Israel’s Election; EU Presents Long Brexit Extension to UK’s May
Scott Lucas on Israel’s dead-heat Knesset elections and on UK Prime Minister Theresa May with no Brexit option except a long European Union extension
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EA on Monocle 24: How Will Israel’s Elections Affect US-Israeli Relations?
What will be effect of outcome of Israel’s Knesset elections on US-Israeli relations? Scott Lucas on what changes if Prime Minister is Netanyahu or Gantz.
Read More Yemen’s Forgotten War — Will Britain Ever Care?
“Yemen’s conflict still does not have much resonance with the British public. And the UK’s arms continue to flow to Saudi Arabia and its partners.”
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Mother’s Day in Iraq : Corruption and the Victims on the Mosul Ferry
“Mosul’s ferry tragedy, in which more than 100 died, will become a metaphor for Iraq as a whole, a monument to a collective failure of responsibility.”
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For Netanyahu, Ego, and Instability: Trump’s Golan Heights Tweet
“Trump’s Golan Heights impulse was fed by three desires: re-election of Netanyahu, his own 2020 campaign, and the need to constantly stroke his own ego.”
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Out-Mubaraking Mubarak: Sisi’s Authoritarian Power Grab in Egypt
An “Egypt of authoritarianism and repression”: 2011 Revolution disappears amid detentions & Parliament set to extend Gen. El-Sisi’s right to rule until 2034
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Imran, MBS, and Money Forge a Pakistan-Saudi Strategic Partnership
Personal links and money drive a new strategic partnership between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia — now the two countries seek to institutionalize the bonds.
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Falling in Love Again: Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Military, and a Saudi Crown Prince
Pakistan looks for stability with Imran-military alliance and links with Saudi’s Mohammad bin Salman —- but can that meet instability from Iran to India?
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EA on talkRADIO: Trump’s Failed Summit; Michael Cohen; Israel, Anti-Semitism, and Chris Williamson
Scott Lucas’s Week in Review from failed Trump-Kim summit to Israeli PM Netanyahu’s troubles to UK Labour, anti-semitism, & supended MP Chris Williamson
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Misunderstanding the Islamic State’s “Defeat” — and Why It Matters for Humanitarian Aid
Despite losing Caliphate, Islamic State is not defeated — “humanitarian aid will be constrained by the volatile security situation in large parts of Iraq”
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EA on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story: Why is Trump Protecting Saudi’s MBS Over Khashoggi Murder?
Scott Lucas on why Donald Trump, defying US Congress, continues to protect Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman over murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
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Can the UN Save a Peace Process in Yemen?
UN is pursuing a political process to stem Yemen’s civil war and external intervention, but talks have to date translated into little change on the ground.
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EA on TRT World: 4 Months After Khashoggi Killing, Will There Be Justice? (No.)
Scott Lucas on the four-month anniversary of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey: “Will justice be done?”
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EA on Al Jazeera: Will US Step Away from Saudi Arabia Over Yemen?
Scott Lucas on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story: Will Yemen civil war be altered by US Congress bill ending support for Saudi-led intervention?
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Political WorldView Podcast: Blunder — the UK, Tony Blair, and the Iraq War
An interview with Patrick Porter about the motives and maneuvers behind Prime Minister Tony Blair’s fateful 2003 decision to join the US in the invasion of Iraq, and the consequences for both countries
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EA on talkRADIO: Brexit Meltdown Resumes; Trump Shutdown; Syria Breakdown
Scott Lucas on developments from end of “phony calm” in Britain’s Brexit to the Trump shutdown to the shifting conflict in Syria
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Iran Daily: Rouhani — Trump Visit to Iraq Shows “US Defeat”
Amid maneuvers for influence in Iraq, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has pronounced that Donald Trump’s visit to US troops in the country is a marker of American failure.
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EA on TRT World: Why UAE Reopened Its Embassy in Damascus
Scott Lucas on the UAE’s motives for the reopening of its embassy in Damascus and what is likely in the next cycle of Syria’s conflict.
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“You Will Love Him!”: How Saudi Arabia Cultivated Jared Kushner
“You will love him and he agrees with our agenda!” How Jared Kushner was introduced to Gulf States as their essential friend
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Pakistan Snuggles Up to the UAE
A new Pakistani Government and UAE’s economic aid reconfigure Islamabad’s relations in the Gulf
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EA on Monocle 24: A Yemen Ceasefire Recedes
Scott Lucas with Monocle 24 about receding possibility of a ceasefire in Yemen’s civil war, as pressure eases on Saudi Arabia and the UAE
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EA on talkRADIO: Trump v. Migrants; UAE’s Power Play v. UK over Freed Academic
I spoke with Eamonn Holmes on talkRADIO on Monday night about two developing stories: the Trump Administration’s confrontation with migrants
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EA on talkRADIO: UK’s Brexit Showdown, UAE’s Life Sentence on UK Academic, A Debate on Immigration
UK Prime Minister Theresa May outside 10 Downing Street, London, November 22, 2018 (Henry...
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EA with Radio FM4: UAE’s Life Sentence for UK Academic Hedges
On Wednesday the UAE imposed a life sentence on UK academic Matthew Hedges after a five-minute...
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EA on Voice of Islam: Saudi Ban on Hajj for Palestinians
Saudi Arabia has barred Palestinians from the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages in Mecca, revoking a...
Read More EA on ABC Australia: Trump’s “America First” Defense of Saudi Crown Prince
Journalist Jamal Khashoggi, murdered by a Saudi hit squad, and his fiancée Hatice Cengiz (File)...
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EA on CNN: Trump & Saudi Arabia; Donald’s Russia “Homework”; Ivanka’s E-Mails
Donald Trump bows down to receive a medal from Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, Riyadh, May 2017...
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