Flashpoint: Geopolitics Simplified by Arezki Daoud

Flashpoint: Geopolitics Simplified by Arezki Daoud

By Arezki DaoudNewsNews Commentary
Download on the App Store

Flashpoint: Geopolitics Simplified by Arezki Daoud episodes

  • Sahel: Mali's new constitution paves the way for more instability ahead

    #Sahel: #Mali's new #constitution paves the way for more instability ahead. The Tuareg community in northern Mali has rejected the latest constitutional referendum imposed by the ruling military junta in #Bamako, while conservative clerics decry the mention of Mali as a #secular nation. #ArezkiDaoud of #MEARisk and the #NorthAfricaJournal sees no good news in this latest development.


    5 min
  • Does Saudi Arabia matter? An unscripted discussion between Arezki Daoud and Giorgio Cafiero

    Saudi Arabia has been making big moves lately. A detente with Iran, a re-engagement with Syria, a potential diplomatic path to solve the Yemeni crisis and more. Domestically, its top leader Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS), has been pushing for deep reforms that required the neutralizing of the ultra-conservatives. In this unscripted chat, MEA Risk's Arezki Daoud speaks with Gulf State Analytics' Giorgio Cafiero to understand these big changes, which could have ripple effects around the world.


    49 min
  • Can foreign and regional powers give Libya a break?

    Foreign meddling may have been even more troubling than any other source of instability. Governments in Russia, the UAE, France, Turkey, etc.. have been central in preventing the Libyans from negotiating a future that works for them. But Arezki Daoud argues that the shifting global geopolitics over the recent months may provide an opportunity for the Libyans to begin the real negotiations and step away from violence.

    4 min
  • North Africa and the Sahel week-in-review | 20 May 2023

    Welcome to this episode of North Africa and the Sahel week-in-review, for the period ending Saturday, 20th of May. Today is the 22nd of May and greetings to all. So the week in the northern half of Africa ended with a lot of political tension in the Maghreb region, consisting of countries located along the southern Mediterranean coastline, and both political stress and physical violence in the Sahel region. In this podcast, Arezki Daoud goes through the major events affecting the northern half of Africa during the week ending 20 May 2023.


    20 min
  • The Fleecing of Libya: Billions of Dollars Missing and Everyone is at Fault

    In the post-Gaddafi era, Corruption in Libya is endemic and metastasized. The culture of corruption is so ubiquitous and widespread that Transparency International ranks Libya third before last in the MENA region, doing only better than Syria and Yemen. In this podcast, Arezki looks at how the Gaddafi clan has siphoned off billions of dollars and that the current governments may have made corruption even worse.

    12 min
  • The Fleecing of Libya: Billions of Dollars Missing and Everyone is at Fault

    Corruption in Libya is endemic and generalized. The culture of corruption is so ubiquitous and widespread that Transparency International ranks Libya third before last in the MENA region, doing only better than Syria and Yemen. In this podcast, Arezki Daoud of MEA Risk LLC and the North Africa Journal, looks at how deep corruption is in Libya.


    12 min
  • A world turned on its head: Egypt's loyalty to the US in question
    In Egypt, a country that gets substantial military and economic aid from the United States, General Abdelfattah el-Sissi has allegedly ordered the manufacture of 40,000 rockets for the benefit of Russia, in the midst of the war in Ukraine. Leaked documents apparently say Egypt would deliver artillery shells and gunpowder, in what was referred to as a “top secret” deal.
    8 min

About Flashpoint: Geopolitics Simplified by Arezki Daoud

From the publisher's feed

These are simplified commentaries and analyses on geopolitical issues, prioritizing Africa and the Mid-East. Hosted by Arezki Daoud of MEA Risk LLC, Editor of The North Africa Journal.