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Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

Fenton-Harvey

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey is a journalist and researcher who focuses on conflict, geopolitics and humanitarian issues in the Middle East and North Africa.

Israel's announcement of 22 new settlements is part of a decades-long policy to thwart a Palestinian state and annex the West Bank

04 June, 2025

Recent clashes in Tripoli show that Libya's political landscape, which has been mired in division for the past decade, is increasingly untenable

19 May, 2025

Although bilateralism persists in Europe, there is a growing desire to build defence ties with Turkey, inevitably boosting its position in regional theatres

12 May, 2025

Analysis: Sudan's case argues that the UAE's support for the RSF, including supplying weapons and financial assistance, amounts to complicity in genocide.

15 April, 2025

Analysis: The formalisation of the Rapid Support Forces' rival government has deepened fears that Sudan's de facto partition will become permanent.

06 March, 2025

Analysis: The Middle East may be caught in the crossfire of a US-China trade war, navigating economic uncertainty without wanting to pick a side.

10 February, 2025

The Houthis have grown into a regional power capable of leverage in Red Sea geopolitics. Will the ceasefire in Gaza change their strategy?

29 January, 2025

Analysis: European policymakers have long been divided and caught off guard by developments in Syria. Will they form a unified stance on the country’s future?

19 December, 2024

Analysis: Western countries must now decide whether their commitments to international law outweigh their alliances with Israel.

26 November, 2024

Analysis: Under Trump's watch, far-right Israeli politicians will be emboldened to push for the long-desired goal of formally annexing the occupied West Bank.

20 November, 2024