Assessments Jun 30, 2020 | 10:00 GMTJun 30, 2020
As donor countries grapple with their own crises, reductions in multilateral aid are impacting the COVID-19 fight in conflict zones such as Yemen.
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Emily Hawthorne is a Middle East and North Africa analyst at Stratfor. She monitors political, business and security developments across the region, with a special focus on North Africa and Gulf Cooperation Council member states. Prior to working at Stratfor, Ms. Hawthorne worked as the regional director for a U.S. media company in Dubai.
Ms. Hawthorne holds a bachelor's and a master's degree from the University of Texas at Austin, where she completed research theses on Islamic law and the global halal food trade. She speaks fluent Arabic and has lived and worked in Morocco, Egypt, France and the United Arab Emirates.
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Assessments May 27, 2020 | 10:00 GMTMay 27, 2020
By slashing demand for foreign labor, the global economic fallout from COVID-19 will deprive Gulf countries of some of the highly skilled workers needed to grow and diversify their oil-dependent economies.
Assessments May 15, 2020 | 10:00 GMTMay 15, 2020
As pandemic-induced oil price shocks rob Baghdad of its primary revenue source, the success of Prime Minister al-Kadhimi’s new government will hinge on avoiding the further deterioration of the country’s economic and political stability.
Assessments Apr 6, 2020 | 19:35 GMTApr 6, 2020
Washington’s heightened push to rid Iraq of Iranian influence risks only throwing the country deeper into chaos amid the mounting COVID-19 crisis.
Assessments Mar 27, 2020 | 20:09 GMTMar 27, 2020
Given that COVID will worsen the unresolved factors driving protest movements, unrest in the Middle East can be expected to surge later in the year.
Assessments Mar 6, 2020 | 19:28 GMTMar 6, 2020
If Turkey continues allowing migrants to flood its border, Greece could again become the epicenter of Europe's next migration crisis. But this time, there will be even fewer EU countries willing to help lift the load.
Assessments Mar 6, 2020 | 17:32 GMTMar 6, 2020
The government will likely choose to enact austerity measures to secure external financial assistance -- something that could threaten its ability to remain in power.
Guidance Feb 19, 2020 | 10:00 GMTFeb 19, 2020
While it may benefit conservatives at the ballot box, Iran's dire economic situation will ultimately come back to haunt any candidate elected to parliament on Feb. 21.
Assessments Feb 17, 2020 | 10:00 GMTFeb 17, 2020
Although the ruling party calculates that it has the political heft to withstand growing economic concerns, it has hedged its bets by pursuing an aggressive foreign policy that appeals to nationalism.
Assessments Feb 4, 2020 | 10:30 GMTFeb 4, 2020
Amid escalating protests, the Iraqi government will struggle to keep Iran's many armed and capable proxies in the country from conducting an attack that pushes the U.S. and Tehran toward war.
On Geopolitics Jan 30, 2020 | 09:00 GMTJan 30, 2020
The dynamic virtually ensures a response by Iran upping the ante in 2020.
Assessments Jan 23, 2020 | 21:31 GMTJan 23, 2020
In an effort to appease the country's protest movement, the new government is likely to offer short-term solutions that won't address the country's long-term issues.
