Kuwait is Not a European Democracy
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What to Make of the Iran-China Deal
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New Abdulla Bishara: "The partnership between #Kuwait’s past and its present is based on two pillars: the people, as represented in the Parliament, and the country’s historic political system. Critically, these two pillars must exist in consensual harmony"
https://gulfif.org/kuwait-is-not-a-european-democracy/
In my latest for @GulfIntlForum I talk about the recent femicides in Kuwait, @kwt_bas #virtual_3aza, Law 16/2020 & the colonial roots of our laws.
Femicide: Regrettably, A Justifiable Crime in the GCC - Gulf International Forum https://gulfif.org/femicide-regrettably-a-justifiable-crime-in-the-gcc/
New @AlHashemShaikha: "Cases of violence must not be examined only by the type of violent act but also must track the network of relationships which govern, support, and enable violence, whether institutionally or among social groups."
https://gulfif.org/femicide-regrettably-a-justifiable-crime-in-the-gcc/
Resharing this article as news about a #Saudi - #Syrian détente emerge.
#GCC Engagement with #Syria: Seeking A New Path
#Syria
@GulfIntlForum
https://gulfif.org/gcc-engagement-with-syria-seeking-a-new-path/
#ICYMI:
@vahid_yucesoy: "Notably, China will certainly be extremely careful not to jeopardize its relations with the United States, which remains a far more important trading partner (albeit a sometimes confrontational one) than Iran."
https://gulfif.org/what-to-make-of-the-iran-china-deal/
#ICYMI:
@vahid_yucesoy: "The feeling amongst many #Iranians critical of the deal is that the country is being sold to #China through a deal that will benefit the ruling elite, but whose benefits will not trickle down to them."
https://gulfif.org/what-to-make-of-the-iran-china-deal/
"#Iraq’s Boukamal-Qaim border crossing served as a key smuggling point between #Syria & Iraq. Following the border’s reopening, #PMF established informal control and imposed import taxes on licit and illicit goods, including narcotics and oil shipments."
https://gulfif.org/corruption-and-illicit-trade-are-ravaging-iraqs-borders/
My new article for @GulfIntlForum on the recent Iran-China deal, its implications, and the domestic reactions to it from Iranians. https://twitter.com/GulfIntlForum/status/1389251432214409220
#ICYMI:
@AdamDDempsey & Brett Sudetic:
"#PMF forces regularly threaten the families of port workers who don’t fall in line with their criminal activities, including the Mukhalles, middlemen employed by the state to oversee import and export activities."
https://gulfif.org/corruption-and-illicit-trade-are-ravaging-iraqs-borders/
New @vahid_yucesoy: "While this deal remains full of ambiguity, much will depend on the nuclear negotiations taking place now in Vienna for the #Iran-#China deal to be concretely executed."
https://gulfif.org/what-to-make-of-the-iran-china-deal/
