Ahmed Aboudouh

@AAboudouh

Consultant Editor | Columnist on Middle East affairs. MA IR King's College London. ahmed.aboudouh@independent.co.uk

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    I wrote in the that the Russians are masters in the art of disruptive diplomacy and will have no qualms about using ’s regional ambitions to hinder Western interest in and the Mediterranean.

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    Dec 27

    Now confirmed: one US contractor killed & several US service members wounded in a rocket attack on a Iraqi military base in Kirkuk, which has the hallmarks of previous attacks by Iran’s proxies - the most likely & most audacious of possible culprits. A very dangerous escalation.

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    The best explanation is they're part of a package. And when Turkey said it's going to be doing x,y,z, the GNA said fine.

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    Syrian rebels loyal to Turkey show up in Libya. The clearest evidence yet. I still don’t get their utility in Libya, unless they’ll serve…
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    Opinion: Trump will come last in the Mediterranean gas race if Turkey and Russia get their way in Libya

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    Trump will come last in the big Mediterranean gas race if Turkey and Russia get their way in Libya

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    Trump will come last in the big Mediterranean gas race if Turkey and Russia get their way in Libya

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    Trump will come last in the big Mediterranean gas race if Turkey and Russia get their way in Libya | The Independent

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    Trump will come last in the big Mediterranean gas race if Turkey and Russia get their way in Libya

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    Dec 23

    You're a Corbynista and managed to lose NW Durham, a seat that voted Labour every single time since 1950. In the 2005 election, right after Iraq and with Blair at his most unpopular, NW Durham had a Labour majority of 14,000. You really think Blair, not Corbyn, was responsible?

    Vital to learn the lessons of Labour’s defeat. However, the answers will not be found at the door of New Labour’s architects. Blair’s legacy still hangs around this party like a millstone, especially in the North East. I heard it time & time again:
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    Another scoop by . Importers and exporters of meat into Egypt were ordered to deal with only one company that gives “Halal certificates”. Other companies were forced out of business. Guess who owns this lucky monopoly? Yep, the generals.

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    president says that while his institutions are trying to turn the wheel in and impose a certain course on its people, according to Algerian military and civilian officials. Macron should stop his modern kind of colonialism before condemning history.

    All you need to know about France's relationship with its colonial history is that a French president admitting 'colonialism was a grave mistake' is 'Breaking News' in 2019.
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    Dec 21

    When you cut taxes on the rich, the rich get richer and the gains don’t trickle down. When you invest in the American people, the middle class expands and the economy grows. It’s that simple.

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    Things haven't changed . Modi was violently sectarian before becoming prime minister and many of us warned about it. What's changed is that you finally realize what's been obvious to many of us for years.

    “I argued that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was India's best hope for economic reform. Things have changed,” writes
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    “The first step to coming to terms with an election defeat is to accept that the voters were right” Editorial

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    The are riding the same and train and hoping to reach a different destination. However, they may find themselves hitting the same political walls as their friends

    The are riding the same and train and hoping to reach a different destination. As the red wall collapsed, I can see the blue wall tottering from afar. …
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    Dec 21

    The are riding the same and train and hoping to reach a different destination. As the red wall collapsed, I can see the blue wall tottering from afar.

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    Dec 21

    Donald Trump's impeachment was right - but like Brexit, it will help the president win the US election

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    After the red wall has collapsed, I can see the blue wall of America tottering from afar. In 2016, was able to win victories in the three blue wall states. In 2020 he might sweep across the heartlands and have the wall completely demolished.

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  19. Dec 21

    The “politics of lies”, on both sides of the Atlantic, was so effective and powerful as to convince many that having a and Trump is a part of the “enemy of the people” plots against the “will of the people.”

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    Many in the and don’t want to hear tirades about old fashioned or free broadband. They seem more ready to give their ears to false claims about recruiting 50,000 nurses and building 40 hospitals or his battle cry of “make Britain great again.”

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    understands that won’t pass the or do any harm to Trump’s election campaign. She might believe that the historic show was necessary to keep united.British voters have seen this in the near past, and they know it doesn’t end well

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    did the right thing by laying the case for Trump in the House of Representatives, just like Jeremy Corbyn when he promised a referendum to let British voters decide on the final agreement before the

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  23. Dec 21

    Hilary Clinton, and now Nancy Pelosi, were not yet ready to understand how the right (far and central) is swiftly winning the hearts and minds of the liberal traditional voters. This happens because the right extremism seems, sadly, on the right side of history.

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    Most fact-driven people know that should have been removed from the long ago, let alone giving him the chance of being there from the beginning. But, just like Brexit, impeaching him now will be followed by a substantial rise of the far-right nationalism

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    This is rather wonderful, after a couple of weeks of (if I, ahem, do say so myself, cough cough etc) storming election coverage

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    Full story here—>

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    News just in... The Independent has become the largest quality digital newsbrand in the UK. Our thanks to all our 24.5m monthly readers - and well done to our inspirational, tireless and fearlessly journalists. Wait till you see what we have planned for 2020.

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    Dec 18

    The Turks see Libya as a bargaining chip while Tripoli sees Turkey as a lifeline.

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    Dec 19

    BREAKING: Russian President Vladimir Putin says U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment is far-fetched and predicts the U.S. Senate will reject it.

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    Blair: “I really do believe we just made a disastrous mistake for the country about its future, which is Brexit, and the Labour Party, by its self-indulgence, was the effective hand maiden of Brexit. A combination of misguided ideology and utter incompetence allowed it to happen”

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    Dec 17

    رِهانٌ «أردوغان» علي إرسال جيشه إلي ليبيا سيغرق المنطقة في صراع متوسطي مُدَمَّرٌ ..

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    Dec 17

    Significant: Erdogan is “shipping drones, tanks, special forces and commando units” to Libya.

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    may not be bluffing about deploying troops to and flexing his muscles against but upping the stakes in the backyard of such powerful players like the and is a risky business.

    Opinion: By wading into Libya, Erdogan risks a major Mediterranean conflict
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    Dec 18

    The ambitious policies of the neoottoman leadership not only alienated from its allies, but also transformed it to a major regional troublemaker. This should be the art of unmaking of alliances & friendships.

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    TRUMP: I did crimes! MULVANEY: we all did crimes! GIULIANI: we’re doing crimes right now! MEDIA: will dems be punished for speaking out against crime

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    Yes he knows, and ignores it!

    Pres. Elsisi advised world leaders to “listen to your young people, allow them to express themselves.” This is a very delusional statement. Does he know that Egypt police arrested scores of young people off the streets after an officer didn’t like a post on their Facebook? 1/3
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    "Continents not islands have shelves" - seriously? says who? Certainly not the international law of the sea. Looks like a dangerous path to straddle, informed by misperceptions of pure self-interest not seeking collaborative solutions within internationally accepted frameworks.

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