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Again, Trump or his advisers may believe that bravado will cause the Iranians to back down from their regional assertiveness in Syria and Lebanon; but this is unlikely, in part because Iran can count on Russia’s tacit backing.
Isolated, desperate for allies, Syria has been helping Iran in its quest for regional hegemony.
Nuclear war, many regional experts say, is more likely now than it ever was in the Cold War.
Given the current regional security environment– international terrorism tied to local, Asian-based terrorists, various challenges to the security of vital sea lanes, North Korea’s search for nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, and China’s rapid enhancement of its naval power–, Asia today is far less stable and more complex than it was when Japan's constitution was written.
Imagine if the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and regional development banks suspended financing as soon as a government pulled down an information curtain.
In March, the members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) regional bloc – Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Uganda – convened the first-ever high-level summit focused on developing a regional approach to delivering durable solutions for Somali refugees.
Another regional issue shaping Lebanese domestic politics is the ongoing violence between Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq.
Within Lebanon, the Sunni-Shiite divide reflects broader regional frictions between the Sunni-majority Arab states, particularly Saudi Arabia, which backs Saad Hariri, the late prime minister’s son, and Iran, which supports Hezbollah.
Finally, as they maneuver around the shoals of regional and international affairs, the Lebanese must also consider domestic American politics.
Unfortunately, Lebanon has always been buffeted by its surroundings, and the country could once again become an arena for destructive regional conflicts, regardless of what the Lebanese prefer.
That cannot happen with a common currency, and economic adjustment is doubly difficult when labor is not mobile enough to help mitigate regional contractions in income and unemployment.
The Organization of American States and other regional bodies must now forcefully insist on the effective restoration of constitutional norms in Venezuela.
The rage, it seems, is not spontaneous; rather, it is an artifact of local or regional politics.
Indeed, Macri has announced that, in response to human rights violations in Venezuela, he will invoke the so-called “democratic clause” in the statutes of Mercosur, which could lead to Venezuela’s suspension from the regional trading bloc.
This linkage does exist in the case of Hezbollah, but the networked actors have their own social roots and are not simply pawns used by regional powers.
To secure regional stability, Russia must be convinced that all countries have the right to choose the international organisations in which they wish to be members.
The benefits of such growth for present regional EU members will more than outweigh the direct budget costs linked to enlargement.
When Europe's division ended, an opportunity to recreate the Baltic's traditional free movements of people, ideas and merchandise - all of which once contributed mightily to regional prosperity - suddenly appeared.
What’s more, the current stalemate will likely force certain member states to address the issue through other means, which will ultimately jeopardize ASEAN’s regional and international relevance.
When ASEAN member states cannot reach a consensus, they should distinguish between two types of issues to determine the path forward: those that have obvious implications for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and domestic autonomy of a member state; and those that have obvious implications for regional security.
Accordingly, if an issue has significant regional-security implications and does not concern a given member state’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, or political autonomy, that state should not be allowed to sideline all other member states’ interests at the expense of regional peace.
In the future, this regional caucus could, if circumstances allowed, evolve into a more comprehensive regional security arrangement that supplements ASEAN-led mechanisms.
It is in ASEAN’s best interest to reach a consensus on important issues whenever possible – including on the South China Sea dispute if it proves not to be a serious threat to regional peace.
All ASEAN member states must strike a balance between their respective national interests and broader regional interests.
Though trade and investment agreements are being negotiated, they are increasingly regional in scope.
Is the Middle East faced with a neo-Ottoman Turkey’s irresistible rise to regional power?
This puts them in a better position to improve the performance of the national team in regional and global competitions.
In the Middle East, US and European officials will continue to resist deeper involvement in regional turmoil this year, leaving local powers – Turkey, Iran, and Saudi Arabia – to vie for influence.
Never resolved, modern Turkey’s deep identity complex is now shaking its strategic alliances and recasting its regional and global role.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s missionary zeal to replace Egypt as the essential regional mediator, and his violent tirades against Israel’s behavior in Gaza, looks to many people like an attempt to recover Turkey’s Ottoman-era role as the guarantor of regional peace and security.
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