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Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey is a UK-based journalist and researcher, focusing on conflict and international relations in the Middle East and North Africa. Follow him on twitter: @jfentonharvey

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Inequality
Can a Right-Wing Indian-British Billionaire Save the Conservative Party from Instability and Growing Unpopularity?

Can a Right-Wing Indian-British Billionaire Save the Conservative Party from Instability and Growing Unpopularity?

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

London (Special to Informed Comment) – In a further display of chaos within the UK Conservative Party and British government, Britain has appointed its third prime minister within less than two months. It followed Liz Truss’ forced resignation after 44 days of being Britain’s Prime Minister, which may have bemused many observers. While the Conservative […]

China
New Hawkish UK PM Liz Truss is Spoiling for Confrontations with Russia and China

New Hawkish UK PM Liz Truss is Spoiling for Confrontations with Russia and China

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

London (Special to Informed Comment) – The United Kingdom has announced its third Prime Minister since Britain voted to leave the European Union (EU) in 2016. Although former Prime Minister Boris Johnson was the man to guide Brexit, those who assisted in his post-Brexit vision could further Britain’s controversial path. On September 6, Liz Truss […]

Democratic Party
Can Saudi’s Rogue Crown Prince Survive the Biden Presidency?

Can Saudi’s Rogue Crown Prince Survive the Biden Presidency?

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

London (Special to Informed Comment) – World leaders rushed to congratulate US President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris for their victory in a nail-bitingly tense election. Many Arab leaders including Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and figureheads in other countries such as Oman, Jordan, Lebanon […]

War
Yemen still on the brink following coronavirus risks and fragile ceasefire

Yemen still on the brink following coronavirus risks and fragile ceasefire

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

London (Special to Informed Comment) – As Yemen’s catastrophic war enters its sixth year, the Saudi-led coalition offered a desperately needed ceasefire on Friday, which the current coronavirus pandemic has made more vital than ever. The move came after the UN Secretary General on March 25 called for an end to hostilities in all regional […]

Yemen
Yemen: The Good News is Peace Deal may halt Saudi-UAE Proxy Fight: Bad News, 6 Mn on Verge of Starvation

Yemen: The Good News is Peace Deal may halt Saudi-UAE Proxy Fight: Bad News, 6 Mn on Verge of Starvation

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

London (Informed Comment) – Distant hopes for peace in Yemen were revitalized following the finalizing of a draft agreement on October 27, to unify the government of Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi and the Southern Transitional Council, after tensions had erupted between both sides. On the surface, the deal would aim to end a deadly stand-off between […]

Egypt
Egypt’s Sisi Regime again Engages in Mass Arrests of Protesters as West looks the other Way

Egypt’s Sisi Regime again Engages in Mass Arrests of Protesters as West looks the other Way

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

(Informed Comment) – The sheer brutality of Egypt’s Abdel Fatah al-Sisi’s military regime once again came to light, following another crackdown and mass arrests on protesters. Meanwhile, many Western leaders at the latest United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York again show no sign of addressing such abuses from their ally. Small but widespread […]

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia and the UAE’s rivalry is driving Yemen’s Internal Violence

Saudi Arabia and the UAE’s rivalry is driving Yemen’s Internal Violence

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

(Informed Comment) – After misleading hopes that the United Arab Emirates will withdraw from Yemen, severe recent clashes in Aden show that peace is still a distant prospect, while highlighting the consequences of the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Various violent incidents have led to numerous casualties. Lately on Wednesday UAE-backed southern secessionists […]

Iran
Mideast Peril: How Hardliners in Washington and Tehran are Reinforcing Each Other

Mideast Peril: How Hardliners in Washington and Tehran are Reinforcing Each Other

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

London (Informed Comment) – Donald Trump’s increasingly aggressive stance towards the Islamic Republic of Iran to supposedly curtail its nuclear capabilities is doomed to fail, as the regime is becoming more hard-line and will become more assertive in the region in response to Washington’s aggression. Trump’s stance clearly has no real benefit to the United […]

Iran
Will Britain Cave to Trump’s Press for Conflict with Iran?

Will Britain Cave to Trump’s Press for Conflict with Iran?

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

(Informed Comment) – Donald Trump’s military proliferation in the Middle East and further sanctions on Iran, aimed at isolating Tehran, have driven a deeper rift between the United States and the European Union – which opposes such actions. While Washington is ramping up pressure, and some fear that a conflict is drawing closer, the United […]

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