17 Mar 2025

Türkiye’s Kurdish Question and the PKK Ceasefire

Photo Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces; SDF fighters celebrating their victory in the Battle of Raqqa against ISIS with a portrait of PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan in the background, mid-October 2017   On March 1, 2025, two days after imprisoned leader Abdulla
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21 Feb 2025

The EU-Tunisia Migration Pact: A Fragile Partnership Under Strain

Photo: flags of EU and Tunisia   The European Union’s (EU) migration policies have long sought to balance control with cooperation, aiming to curb irregular migration while fostering diplomatic ties with transit countries. In July 2023, the EU and Tunisia signed a Memorandum of Understa
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14 Feb 2025

Oman – recent macroeconomic developments and mid-run outlook

With a nominal GDP estimated by International Monetary Fund (IMF)[1] at around USD 107bn in 2024 (around 0.1% of the world economy) Oman is in the middle of an unprecedented transformation process, in the context of the implementation of the Vision 2040. The growth pace of the economic activity c
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