An interesting piece on how the different participants (journalists, policy-makers, and media professionals) at the Ninth Annual Al Jazeera Forum in Doha perceive on-going events
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Oman breaks from GCC on Yemen conflict -Al Monitor
“Saudi Arabia marshaled a seemingly impressive coalition for its air war on Yemen. In addition to its Sunni allies in the Gulf, Riyadh roped in
Why the Iranian Purchase of the S-300 Should Worry the Gulf States -RUSI
The “security dilemma” in action: Iran wants S-300 surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) to defend itself against potential US or Israeli airstrikes. At the same time though,
Reducing Yemen’s Houthis to ‘Iranian proxies’ is a mistake -CSMonitor
A good critique of the standard argument that the Houthis are controlled by Iran. The religious connections between Iran and the Houthis is thin. While
The Iran Nuclear Deal: World Reaction -various
Reaction to the deal has been fairly predictable: 1. The Canadian government is deeply skeptical, and Canadian sanctions will remain in place. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-nuclear-deal-gets-deeply-skeptical-response-from-canada-1.2438467 2. The
This is an astonishingly good Iran deal -VOX
Iran and the P5+1 have their deal. -Iran will give up about 14,000 of its 20,000 centrifuges. -Iran will give up all but its most
IR Theory & Practice 