Foreign Policy

The Unintended Consequences of U.S. and European Unilateral Measures on Syria’s Economy and Its Small and Medium Enterprises

The Carter Center The report highlights how crucial economic sectors have suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic and under the sanctions imposed on Syria. Report

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Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Tourism and Remittances: Insights from Egypt

International Food Policy Research This article simulates the individual and combined effects of a collapse in the tourism sector and reductions in Suez Canal revenues and foreign remittances under more and less pessimistic scenarios resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Article

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For Foreign Workers, COVID-19 Turns Kuwait ‘Paradise’ into Hell

ImpACT International This article reports on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on foreign workers in Kuwait. Article

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Syria: Aid Restrictions Hinder Covid-19 Response 

Human Rights Watch This article reports on the aid restrictions preventing millions of people in northeast Syria from getting treated for COVID-19.  Article

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The Securitization of the Coronavirus Crisis in the Middle East

Project on Middle East Political Science This working paper assesses the framing of the pandemic through the lens of the securitization theory. It discusses the application of that theory through the responses of certain countries in the Middle East. Working Paper

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