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Beyond the countries affected by the Arab Spring, rising tensions between Shia, Kurdish, and Sunni
factions
in Iraq since the US withdrawal do not bode well for a boost in oil production.
Indeed, Russia and the United States are circling each other like boxers before the contest actually begins, supporting different
factions
and trying to ensure that their allies in the multi-sided conflict are advancing, or at least holding ground.
Imprisonment, followed by recantation of violence, has become almost a trend in several jihadist groups, notably the 20,000-strong Egyptian Islamic Group,
factions
of the al-Jihad Organization in Egypt, and smaller groups like the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group.
More recently, with the death last December of the Emir, Sheikh Jabir al-Ahmad, parliamentary approval was exercised a key role in resolving succession debates among
factions
of the royal family.
So no surprise at the government's often schizophrenic response to it: while broadly encouraging the internet's development, some party
factions
seek to suppress it by arresting IT entrepreneurs and web dissidents.
Furthermore, China will probably need to ease up on the restrictions it has already imposed if it wants to gain all of the internet's benefits; that is, unless the conservative
factions
who feel most threatened by the internet consolidate their power in the upcoming leadership succession.
Such a tricameral legislature, its proponents believe, would better ensure that political decisions are made by more educated and enlightened representatives, thereby avoiding the rank populism of Western-style elected
factions.
But none of the main leadership
factions
are proposing that the masses be consulted very much.
The number of Gazan workers in Israel was reduced to a few hundred, and rising unemployment and poverty empowered armed factions, gangs, and warlords – a development that intensified after Hamas’s electoral victory in 2006, which resulted in an international siege that cut off public servants’ salaries overnight.
During that period, the deficit-reduction camps within both the Social Democrats and the Christian Democrats made common cause to fend off pressures from other
factions
within their respective parties for a change in policy.
It is now a mélange of
factions
with diverse goals and differing ideologies.
His missive was more likely an element in behind-the-scenes negotiations between Khodorkovsky and various Kremlin
factions.
Rather, the doves should highlight the need for an immediate end to settlement expansion, which is an essential condition for their participation, in their various factions, in a third government led by Binyamin Netanyahu.
And the tactically foolish ban on Assad’s participation in any US-led strike against the Islamic State – not to mention calls for opposition
factions
to hold provisional elections – is sloganeering, not policymaking.
Some camps turned into staging posts for armed
factions.
The danger of this predicament is that it could make Netanyahu amenable to the demands of his coalition’s more ambitious
factions.
The new coalition, the Organization for the Liberation of the Levant (HTS), also attracted
factions
from its main rival, Ahrar al-Sham.
Whereas Ahrar and other armed opposition groups accept the dual tracks of diplomatic and military action, HTS will continue to rally all
factions
and organizations that reject the diplomatic track and fear Ahrar’s domination of the northwest.
The weaknesses, splits, and fatigue of all local forces (both remnants of the regime and the opposition factions) may give regional powers like Russia, Turkey, and Iran more leverage in pushing for a sustainable ceasefire in Syria.
The presence of federal troops did not stop the warring
factions
from disrupting oil production, forcing Chevron/Texaco and Shell--which account for more than half of Nigeria's daily oil production--to suspend operations.
The Truth about RwandaKILGALI – Ongoing unrest between rival military
factions
in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has triggered a predictable barrage of innuendo, fabricated leaks, and outright lies regarding Rwanda’s role.
A Supreme Court dominated by conservative
factions
has selected judges and prosecutors, and Afghans have little legal redress in a system that allows local commanders, who hold sway over the judiciary, to act with impunity.
In contrast, any attempt by the KRG to establish a Kurdish corridor to the Mediterranean would certainly meet resistance, not only from Turkey, but also from other warring
factions
in Syria.
But synergies and similarities between two
factions
– Iranian hardliners and the hawks of the current US administration – are as counterintuitive as they are profound.
In recent years, Turkey tried to mediate between Israel and Syria, Israel and Hamas, opposing
factions
in Lebanon, and lately between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany.
Other rebel
factions
demand Assad’s resignation; we insist on no such preconditions.
It is known that Chinese leaders had hoped that Kim Jong-il would survive long enough to consolidate support among the country’s various
factions
for the succession of his son, Kim Jong-un.
And some
factions
of the Saudi family are reaching out – albeit cautiously – to civil-society actors, attempting to engage them in a dialogue about the country’s future.
Now that the US has left Iraq, rising tensions between Shia, Sunni, and Kurdish
factions
do not bode well for the country’s ability to boost oil production soon.
But without that all-important bargain – which provided Putin with a kind of legitimacy more durable in Russia that any vote could ever be – it will become increasingly difficult to keep the various
factions
of the Russian elite in line.
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