Category: Country Reports
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July 2023
Overview. Another month of significant high-level diplomatic activity. Speculation abounds that the Iranians and Americans will reach an accommodation, trading limited sanctions relief for reductions in the pace of the nuclear programme. Watch for further US approvals for the unfreezing of Iranian offshore funds and any statements on the release of dual-national prisoners.…… Read the…
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July 2023
Overview. Egypt has worked extremely hard to rebuild its economy after the damage done by the Arab Spring in 2011, and the ouster of President Morsi in 2013. President Sisi’s strong vision and strategies made him the posterchild of spending, but that image is now becoming tattered and torn. Ten years after he oversaw the…
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July 2023
Overview. On the political front, the main opposition party BNP has (as usual) called for a neutral government to oversee the upcoming elections and called the current Awami League government an illegitimate one, while the Awami League has accused the BNP of trying to run away from contesting the elections.…… Read the rest
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July 2023
President Hassan has now been in power for more than two years. Her political and policy changes have transformed her country. Tanzania’s image has never been better. Hassan shaped her domestic and international agenda using what she calls “the four Rs” of reconciliation, resilience, reforms and rebuilding. Hassan has courted opposition support by agreeing to…
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June 2023
Overview. Regional dynamics continue to evolve following the Saudi Iranian diplomatic deal, albeit with a hiccup in mutual embassy openings. The regime hopes to draw a line under months of protest, simultaneously announcing an official investigation into the conduct on both sides and attempting to reassert itself in the enforcement of hijab rules.…… Read the…
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June 2023
Overview. Egypt appears to be aiming to expand its diplomatic position in the Middle East. Re-establishing communications with Türkiye is obviously part of that. Cairo and Ankara have agreed to reinstate diplomatic ties and reopen their Embassies. But while Sisi seeks a higher international profile, at home his economy is in flames.…… Read the rest