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    Palestine: update 2013

    Tuesday, 02 July, 2013

    • Research Briefing
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    Syria: The legality of arming the rebels after the lifting of the EU arms embargo

    Tuesday, 18 June, 2013

    Would arming the Syrian rebels be illegal, notwithstanding the lifting of the EU arms embargo?

    • Research Briefing
    • EU law and treaties
    • Institutions
    • International law
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    Political progress in Libya?

    Monday, 10 June, 2013

    Has Libya built on the achievement of successful elections in 2012 to make real progress towards a modern, democratic and secure state?

    • Research Briefing
    • Africa
    • Institutions
  • Research Briefing

    In brief: Iraq abuse judgment of May 2013

    Monday, 10 June, 2013

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Institutions
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    Obama and Iran’s 2013 elections: The role of presidents in the nuclear crisis

    Monday, 03 June, 2013

    Iran's presidential election, due on 14 june, is unlikely to change Iranian policy over nuclear enrichment.

    • Research Briefing
    • Defence policy
    • Elections
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    Israel’s new government

    Thursday, 09 May, 2013

    A brief summary of the new Israeli government and of the domestic and international issues facing it.

    • Research Briefing
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    United Arab Emirates uncovered

    Friday, 26 April, 2013

    The latest development from the oil-rich nation of United Arab Emirates

    • Research Briefing
    • Institutions
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    Military forces in Syria and the rise of the jihadis

    Wednesday, 17 April, 2013

    Sunni fundamentalist groups are now thought by some to be the most important force in the Syrian rebellion.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    Syria: The EU embargo and moves to arm the opposition

    Tuesday, 26 March, 2013

    Both the UK and France have called for the rebel forces in Syria to be armed but there is an EU arms embargo on the country.

    • Research Briefing
    • EU law and treaties
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    Recognising the killings of Iraqi Kurds as genocide

    Thursday, 21 February, 2013

    The killings of thousands of Iraqi Kurds under Saddam Hussein's rule has been recognised by some as genocide, which has a specific definition under international law.

    • Research Briefing
    • Institutions
    • International law
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    Algeria 2013

    Friday, 18 January, 2013

    Instability in North Africa appears to be spreading, as a hostage crisis unfolds in an Algerian gas plant run jointly by BP. The Algerian government seemed to have escaped lightly compared with other North African governments from the Arab uprisings. But the war in neighbouring Libya and increasing unrest in the Sahel region to Algeria’s south have taken their toll. It remains to be seen whether Algeria’s authoritarian regime will be seriously challenged by the twin threats of domestic political unrest and jihadi terrorism.

    • Research Briefing
    • Africa
    • Economic situation
    • Security
  • Research Briefing

    Israeli settlements and the E1 area

    Wednesday, 05 December, 2012

    Statistics and commentary on Israeli sttlements in the Occupied Territories

    • Research Briefing
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    In brief: Syria’s bloody stalemate

    Thursday, 01 November, 2012

    A brief update on events in Syria since August 2012

    • Research Briefing
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    How to find voting information in the European Parliament

    Thursday, 01 November, 2012

    How to find voting information in the European Parliament. By Julia Keddie. SN/IA/3389.

    • Research Briefing
    • EU institutions
  • Research Briefing

    UK relations with Russia

    Thursday, 25 October, 2012

    A brief summary of UK political relations with Russia.

    • Research Briefing
    • Europe
    • Institutions

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