June, 2021

• 21 June

  Putin Did Not Commit to Renewing UN’s Syria Aid Corridor, US Official Says

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin did not commit to renewing a United Nations cross-border operation for aid to Syria during Wednesday’s meeting with his US counterpart Joe Biden, a senior US official has said. There was “no commitment, but we made clear that this was of significant importance for us if …

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• 21 June

  What Did the Biden-Putin Summit Mean for Syria ?

  

  Analysts cannot offer any definitive indications about the fate of the Syrian issue after the summit between president Joe Biden, and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Reports hinted, however, at the possibility of cooperation between the two countries. Some reports described the Biden-Putin meeting as a pragmatic summit, while other …

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• 21 June

  In Yemen, Competitors Lay the Ground for the Long Haul

  

  Peace in Yemen does not mean a reversion to the status quo ante; competing external powers must determine what peace terms they can tolerate. When Saudi Arabia intervened in Yemen in the spring of 2015, Riyadh expected a decisive campaign in which its air force would blaze a path for …

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• 21 June

  Russia and the US: The ‘Red Lines’ Summit

  

  US President Biden skilfully managed the summit with his Russian counterpart, and succeeded in passing on to Moscow some key messages. But that won’t make US–Russia relations more predictable. After a week of hugs and back-patting from the US’s closest allies in the G7, NATO and the EU, US President …

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• 21 June

  UK Must Follow Through on G7’s Commitment to Combat Illicit Finance

  

  Last night the G7 concluded its summit in Cornwall with a commitment to tackle illicit finance and corruption. In reaction, Tom Keatinge, Director of RUSI’s Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, said: ‘We welcome the inclusion of illicit finance in the G7 communiqué, putting corrupt actors and kleptocrats worldwide …

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• 21 June

  A Renaissance for Strategy? The NATO Summit 2021

  

  NATO countries must undergo a renaissance in the way they collectively develop and execute strategy. The forthcoming Alliance summit is the right venue to start. The heads of state and government of NATO countries are coming together in Brussels early next week to take the Alliance forward in the face …

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• 21 June

  Changing the rules of the game: Reforming the party system in Iraq

  

  The roots of the current political system: A historical view Speaking on the eve of U.S. forces’ entry into Iraq in March 2003, then-U.S. President George W. Bush said that one of the reasons for the war was to “liberate” Iraq’s people and to help them achieve a “united, stable, …

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• 21 June

  Jihadist Groups Exploiting the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

  

  The eruption of violence between Israelis and Palestinians in May 2021 brought the Palestinian issue to the forefront of Arab affairs, albeit temporarily.[1] Against this backdrop, it is interesting to consider how terrorist groups such as the Islamic State (IS) and Al Qaeda (AQ) reacted to this latest chapter of …

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• 21 June

  It’s Now or Never: Lebanon Policy Conference Key Takeaways

  

  Over the course of two weeks in May and June, the Middle East Institute hosted its inaugural Lebanon policy conference in collaboration with the American Task Force on Lebanon (ATFL) and LIFE. This series of events brought together leading diplomats, policymakers, economists, development practitioners, and think tank professionals from the …

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• 21 June

  Algeria’s election reinforces political divisions

  

  The June 12 election for the National Assembly, the lower house of the Algerian parliament, shows that the country is stuck between, on the one side, a political system led by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and backed by the army that rejects deep change and, on the other side, a population …

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