Assessments Aug 28, 2020 | 10:00 GMTAug 28, 2020
Tunisia's third attempt to form a government in less than a year is unlikely to resolve the country’s dysfunctional partisan infighting and deepening economic crisis.
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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 Aug 10, 2020 | 16:57 GMTAug 10, 2020
The explosion has reinvigorated demands for reforming Lebanon's entrenched political system, which has long benefited the wealthy while failing to address the country's deteriorating economy.
Assessments Jul 24, 2020 | 10:00 GMTJul 24, 2020
The deployment of Egyptian troops to eastern Libya would raise the risk of a confrontation with rival Turkish forces, thus drawing Cairo deeper into Libya's increasingly insoluble civil war.
Snapshots Jul 7, 2020 | 10:00 GMTJul 7, 2020
The loss of agricultural production will force the already cash-strapped Moroccan government to import more crops and increase financial aid for the country’s farmers.
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.
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.
