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Author Archives: Emily Hawthorne

Emily Hawthorne is a Middle East and North Africa analyst at Stratfor, a geopolitical intelligence platform based in Austin, Texas, monitoring political, business and security developments across the region.

Posted inOpinion

Mideast won’t break out in peace post-pandemic

by Emily Hawthorne April 13, 2020April 13, 2020

National boundaries mean nothing to Covid-19, which has reached just about every country across the globe. This makes this pandemic a truly shared deadly enemy for the entire world. But while the challenge of fighting this common enemy will act as a “pause” button on some long-simmering conflicts, Covid-19 ultimately aggravates the sources of instability […]

Posted inIran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Yemen

Mastermind is dead, but Iran’s use of proxies far from over

by Emily Hawthorne January 16, 2020February 18, 2020

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