U.S.-Iran: Regardless of the memorandum’s contents, the war’s ambiguous end carries a clear lesson: wars of choice, launched based on inflated threats and wishful thinking, are far more likely to deepen than to solve the problems they purport to address. https://t.co/2kVnwSLZrt
The economy in the West Bank is teetering toward collapse as Israel maintains a web of restrictions - @metzsam@AP covers new @CrisisGroup report. https://t.co/OI3NRgJjEn
There's a lot happening on the continent right now.
@mutigam's breakdown helps cut through the noise.
Spotlight on #Ebola outbreak in Eastern DRC, power struggle in #Ethiopia, #Nigeria's security crisis and risks of famine in #Somalia due to aid cuts.
https://t.co/xHnhcqkowv
New @CrisisGroup research on the Strait of Hormuz reveals the resilience of Iran’s oil industry and food supply - casting doubt on whether the U.S. blockade was ever likely to bring the country to its knees.
https://t.co/YMwvaqkVhQ
📩 The Month Ahead | Ethiopia’s Tigray Tinderbox
@EroComfort explains why the risk of civil war in Ethiopia is rising again and how a devastating conflict could draw in the Horn of Africa.
https://t.co/18aQ2DiGCY
“I think the parties are closer than ever before to the finish line. But...nothing is agreed until everything is agreed.”
@AliVaez speaks to @PoloSandovalCNN on the likelihood of a deal to end the Iran war.
Watch here ⬇️
https://t.co/6QkmkU18UQ
“I don’t like the framing a lot of people use to say this is just a defeat for the U.S., or a win for Iran. This had really turned into a lose-lose dynamic for both sides”
@AliVaez speaks to @nytimes on the possibility of a deal to end the Iran war.
https://t.co/SbHNwoItTz
“As the conflict in the Middle East grinds into its third month, catastrophe is unfolding across the world’s poorest, least stable countries.” @petersgoodman shares the stories of families suffering in Somalia @nytimes https://t.co/MvV08ABjAi
A beautiful elegy in @timesofindia for friendships that didn’t “require elaborate planning…[that] thrived on excess time – loose, unstructured, and gloriously wasteful.”
https://t.co/9radK0xe24
A rare strain of Ebola with no approved vaccine or treatment may have circulated undetected for weeks in conflict-hit northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo before killing dozens of people https://t.co/2ZkTkU6X6D
Taiwan will be on edge after U.S. President Donald Trump said on his flight back to the U.S. that he discussed U.S. arms sales to Taiwan with Chinese President Xi Jinping during talks in Beijing and said he would soon make a decision on the matter.
https://t.co/NEw24bRX7P
“Donald Trump has little interest in Taiwan’s security.”
President Trump and Xi Jinping signalled a relationship reset as the two set a positive tone at their historic summit in Beijing. But @Ali_Wyne explains why Taiwan remains the most critical issue.
https://t.co/SjU4ljVPFw