Amid US-Iran Conflict, Negotiations Over An Israel-Lebanon Border
Even as tension surges towards possible confrontation between US and Iran, negotiations start over a disputed maritime border between Israel and Lebanon.
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EA on Radio FM4: Trump Administration Hides Intelligence on Saudi Nuclear Ambitions
Donald Trump receives a gold necklace from Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, May 2017 I joined...
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TrumpWatch, Day 867: Administration Hid Intelligence That Saudis Building Missiles With China’s Help
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and...
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Iran Daily: Saudi King to Tehran — You Are Threatening Global Oil Supplies
Pursuing Arab coalition, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman declares that Iran-backed groups are threatening global oil supplies with attacks on Saudi facilities.
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EA on talkRADIO: Mueller’s Farewell; Netanyahu’s Trouble in Israel; Turmoil for UK Parties
In our latest 15-minute Week in Review, I joined talkRADIO’s Paul Ross on Thursday morning...
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EA on Radio FM4: What is Trump Administration Doing in the Middle East?
Scott Lucas discusses confusion over Trump Administration’s policy in the Middle East, with leak of Pentagon proposal for the deployment of 10,000 troops
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EA on talkRADIO: US-Iran Conflict, Effect on Yemen, and Looming Disaster in Syria
Scott Lucas on possible confrontation between Trump Administration and Iran, “spillover” effect in Yemen, and looming humanitarian disaster in Syria
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EA on talkRADIO: Israel-Gaza, Turkey’s Elections, and US Pursuit of Iran Regime Change
Scott Lucas on causes & effects of latest Israel-Gaza violence; Turkey’s ruling AKP gets rerun of Istanbul mayoral election; US pushes regime change in Iran
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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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