The JCPOA and rising US-Iran tensions
This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the Iran nuclear agreement (the JCPOA) and recent developments between the US and…
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Middle East
Operation Kipion: Royal Navy assets in the Persian Gulf
Amidst rising tensions in the Persian Gulf, and the recent seizure of a British-registered vessel by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards…
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Human Rights in Saudi Arabia and the detention of opponents of the regime
A general debate on ‘Human Rights in Saudi Arabia and the detention of opponents of the regime’ has been scheduled…
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Algerian spring?
The stand-off between demonstrators and the authorities in Algeria continues.…
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The Yemen Peace Process
A Backbench Business debate in the Main Chamber, on a ‘Motion on the Yemen Peace Process’, has been scheduled for…
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Yemen’s fragile peace process
Talks between the warring parties in Yemen have achieved a ceasefire but other commitments agreed in Stockholm are slow to…
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Returning terrorist fighters
This paper looks at the possible options for dealing with returning terrorist fighters…
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2019: a tough year for Tunisia?
Tunisia is to hold parliamentary and presidential elections towards the end of 2019. The elections come at a very difficult…
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Bilateral relations with the Kurdistan region in Iraq
A Westminster Hall debate on ‘Bilateral relations with the Kurdistan region in Iraq’ has been scheduled for Wednesday 6 March…
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Oil Prices
Spot oil prices were around $78 per barrel in late October 2018. They have been rising steadily since early 2016,…
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Yemen update autumn 2018
As humanitarians warn that Yemen could be heading for the biggest famine for a century, the Trump Administration has called…
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Lebanon 2018
The resignation of Saad Hariri, Lebanese Prime Minister, then his withdrawal of that resignation drew attention to Lebanon’s entanglement with…
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Human rights abuses and UK assistance to Bahrain
A Westminster Hall debate on “Human rights abuses and UK assistance to Bahrain” has been scheduled for Tuesday 11 September…
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Chemical weapons and Syria – in brief
This briefing paper looks at the UK response to allegations of chemical weapons usage in Syria.…
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ISIS/Daesh: what now for the military campaign in Iraq and Syria?
ISIS has lost 98% of the territory it once held in Iraq and Syria and in December 2017 the Iraqi…
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