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Analysis: In the Middle East, the Biden presidency will impact five key areas
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Analysis: In the Middle East, the Biden presidency will impact five key areas

21 January 2021
The demise of the Trump administration and the return of Joe Biden to the White House, this time as president, will have more consequences than usual, with immediate changes expected in both the style and substance of leadership. The incoming administration will have a full in-tray of issues that need to be dealt with urgently. When it comes to the Gulf region and the wider Middle East, there will be five areas where important changes are likely.
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Protests erupt across Tunisia
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Protests erupt across Tunisia

20 January 2021
Tunisia's capital, Tunis, witnessed a fourth straight night of street protests, in what doesn't seem to be a short-lived moment of unrest. Youth, in mostly working-class neighbourhoods, clashed with riot police as protestors took to the streets in about 15 locations. There are calls for further protests on social media as more than than 600 had been arrested. 
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GEU Podcast: What does President Biden mean for the EU-US relationship? – with Dr Dan S. Hamilton
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GEU Podcast: What does President Biden mean for the EU-US relationship? – with Dr Dan S. Hamilton

20 January 2021
After four years of Donald Trump, the EU and US seem more distant than ever. In this episode of Global Europe Unpacked, Will Murray speaks to Dr Dan S. Hamilton from the Wilson Center in Washington DC, about what the Joe Biden presidency means for the Transatlantic relationship.
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Iran looms large on Biden's Middle East agenda
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Iran looms large on Biden's Middle East agenda

20 January 2021
A new nuclear deal could address Iran’s aggressive policies in the Middle East, Antony Blinken the Secretary of State designate told his senate confirmation hearings on Tuesday. Blinken told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the administration of President-elect Joe Biden would seek a “longer and stronger deal.”