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PAKISTAN, TURKEY, TUNISIA, EGYPT AND ISRAEL:  CURRENCIES & CONFLICTS

8/29/2022

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Imran Khan is wrong about building large dams to prevent flooding. Dams like Bhasha are for generating electricity & storing water for irrigation. They compound the problem. Please read this EU paper BEST PRACTICES
ON FLOOD PREVENTION https://t.co/OA1X3p9hEh

— Yousuf Nazar (@YousufNazar) August 28, 2022
​Biden’s Iran Nuclear Deal Sets the Stage for a Real "Forever War"
Michael Rubin | Washington Examiner
Joe Biden may believe he is furthering diplomacy, but by convincing Tehran that it can act without consequence, he is setting the stage for a real “forever war” across the region.
THE FRIDAY TIMES

Nothing can be truer than the fact that all Pakistan’s problems -- social, political, legal, or economic -- can only be solved if we follow the constitution, and make an example out of those who refuse to do so @tft_ https://t.co/yNSAwepK88

— The Friday Times (@TFT_) August 29, 2022
​Turkey’s 'covert' interest payments on course to exceed regular ones
​Turkey cuts interest rates as Erdogan continues to defy economic wisdom
​Turkey grapples with policy change on Syria
​Tunisian police unions clash with president's plan to unify security forces
​Israel raises interest rates
​New Trend Report: How the global food crisis will impact the Middle East
​Arab Israeli coalition could split again as election approaches
​Egypt's Central Bank governor resigns amid economic crisis
​Tourism up 128% in Turkey with travelers from Germany, Russia
​US airstrikes target bunkers used by Iran-linked militias in Syria
​Egypt’s foreign reserves drop 19% due to economic crisis caused by Russia-Ukraine war
​Iran's FM seeks Africa ties to boost sanctions-hit economy 
​Saudi Arabia to invest $1 billion in Pakistan, following UAE and Qatar
​On visit to Algeria, France’s Macron advances post-colonial reconciliation
​Egypt rethinks water strategy, starting with new irrigation minister
The End of Two Illusions: Islam after the West  by Hamid Dabashi
Oakland: University of California Press, 2022. 333 pp. $29.95.

https://www.meforum.org/63280/the-end-of-two-illusions-islam-after-the-west
Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe by Emily Greble
New York: Oxford University Press, 2021. 354 pp. $35.

https://www.meforum.org/63285/muslims-and-the-making-of-modern-europe
The Ottoman World: A Cultural History Reader, 1450-1700 Edited by Hakan T. Karateke and Helga Anetshofer. Oakland: University of California Press, 2021. 379 pp. $150 ($39.95, paper).
https://www.meforum.org/63287/the-ottoman-world-a-cultural-history-reader
The Politics of Persecution: Middle Eastern Christians in an Age of Empire by Mitri Raheb
Waco, Tex.: Baylor University Press, 2021. 207 pp. $24.99.

https://www.meforum.org/63289/the-politics-of-persecution-middle-eastern-christians
Revolutionary Life: The Everyday of the Arab Spring by Asef Bayat
Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2021. 336 pp. $35.

https://www.meforum.org/63290/revolutionary-life-the-everyday-of-the-arab-spring
Rafael Grossi Is the Last Man Standing For Nonproliferation
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Iaqi Cleric al-Sadr to Quit Politics.  Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced Monday that he is withdrawing from politics and closing his offices over a political deadlock with his opponents. Al-Sadr’s supporters have been protesting in Baghdad’s government zone in support of his call to dissolve parliament to prevent his Iran-backed rivals from forming a new government. After his announcement, they stormed government headquarters, forcing a halt to cabinet sessions and sparking fears of further escalation. Al-Sadr has announced his withdrawal from politics before and then returned to political life, but current tensions may keep him permanently out. 
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Al Jazeera New York Times Reuters
Israeli Strikes Hit Syria Military Facility.  Israeli airstrikes caused massive damage at a military facility in the city of Masyaf in western Syria on Thursday. Syrian and Russian state media reported the attack and satellite imagery confirmed damage from the strikes. Syrian opposition activists say the attack hit a missile depot used by Iran-backed fighters. War monitors say the attack killed one Syrian army captain but did not affect an underground facility used to develop missiles under the supervision of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.  Al Jazeera Associated Press Reuters
 
US-Backed Syrian Kurds Move Against Islamic State.  US-backed Syrian Kurdish forces launched an operation against Islamic State sleeper cells in the northeastern al-Hol detention camp. Violence in the camp, which holds refugees and families of suspected IS fighters, has killed at least 44 people in the last year. The UN says conditions at the camp are “catastrophic” and is urging for the creation of a “safe space” to protect women and children there.  Reuters
Saint Augustine: Founding Philosopher of History
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LOOKING BACK ON THE BRITISH RAJ; ANALYSIS GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

8/15/2022

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Rushdie has faced a fatwa for decades. Here’s the history behind them
"Iran and Russia Strengthen Their Partnership," 
"Connecting the Dots from Tehran to Gaza,"
Iran's Proxy War Against Israel Caused by Biden's Weakness
Matan Tzuri writes: Most of the Gaza border community residents are satisfied with the outcome of last week’s IDF operation, and the south looks like its back to normal … for now. Some remedy for the broken soul. With post trauma, you can only learn to live with the pain, it may get less painful with time, but it will never stop hurting. – Ynet 

Hadeel Oueis writes: The Abraham Accords were an excellent opportunity to break the political taboos once considered unbreakable in the Arab world. Still, it was not alone the reason for the new trend of opposing the Islamist groups in Gaza. […]It’s demonstrated in active ways when thousands of Lebanese and Iraqis protest the influence of the Iranian-backed militias, but achieving any tangible wins against Iran’s destructive influence in the region is beyond the capability of the Arab youth, and requires a US coherent plan and active engagement in the region, which doesn’t exist so far. – Jerusalem Post

Masterful survey of the past three quarters of a century of Indian diplomacy by @ShivshankaMenon

Part of The Wire's India@75 series of articles.#AzadiKaAmritMahotsav https://t.co/75qaeEjUeM via @thewire_in

— Siddharth (@svaradarajan) August 14, 2022
Israel Victory Can Solve the Palestinian Issue
Neokohn (Budapest)
August 9, 2022

https://www.danielpipes.org/21364/israel-victory-can-solve-the-palestinian-issue

Dr Shashi Tharoor's lecture at Edinburgh University - Looking Back at the British Raj in India https://t.co/HfoldABFal

— Yousuf Nazar (@YousufNazar) August 15, 2022
Why Palestinian Islamic Jihad Rockets Kill So Many Palestinians

On the anniversary of partition, let’s consign the pitiless logic of Hindu v Muslim to the past | Pankaj Mishra and Ali Sethi https://t.co/Y5JXYF9pqO

— Sushant Singh (@SushantSin) August 14, 2022
Azhar Al-Rubaie writes: Iraqi and international calls for calm and to bring the parties to the table to resolve the current crisis have not stopped the Sadrist demonstrations inside the Green Zone, now in their second week. Saleh Mohammed al-Iraqi has called for the demonstrations to continue, saying they are “very important for achieving the demands.” Meanwhile, the Iraqi people must continue to wait for the formation of the Iraqi government, after their interests have been continually obstructed by political deadlock and paralysis. – Washington Institute
Tunisia’s government and both its main labour and commerce unions agreed on Friday to start talks on Monday over economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a rescue programme. – Reuters ​
Josh Rogin writes: Fabricating more semiconductors here at home is long overdue and will have many benefits. But it doesn’t get us far in dealing with the broader economic threat from Beijing. China’s predatory investing, unfair trade practices and technological expansion are increasing. The vital effort to protect our economic and national security from China’s aggression must continue, and both parties must join the fight. – Washington Post
Edward Lucas writes: This is no reason for complacency. China’s successes may be flimsy, but they still reflect gaps created by Western failure. The stuttering pace of EU enlargement in the Western Balkans, timidity in confronting the headstrong Hungarian leadership, failure to show solidarity with Lithuania over Taiwan, and the neglect of Chinese-language teaching in CEE universities were not the result of Chinese pressure. But they created conditions which the CCP could, and did, exploit. The Chinese leadership may be on the back foot now. But it thinks long term. And we, mostly, do not. – Center for European Policy Analysis
Daniel F. Runde writes: For its part, Pakistan should recommit to structural reform of the Pakistani economy, addressing longstanding issues of revenue collection and attractiveness for foreign investment. It can build on the “geoeconomics” initiative of the previous administration to make Pakistan live up to its considerable economic potential. The United States and Pakistan should repair, and restore our broken relationship, dispel misconceptions and take a long view seeking stronger ties based on economics and other non-security issues. – The Hill
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