Norway, Spain and Ireland recognise Palestine. What happens next?
The US, UK, Germany and France are unlikely to follow suit
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The US, UK, Germany and France are unlikely to follow suit
Spain and Ireland are highly likely to recognise Palestinian statehood next week. But who else will follow?
European proposals for an international peace summit are just pointless navel-gazing, EU diplomats say.
'For past few weeks I've been receiving death threats, other warnings from Rojava Kurdish accounts (incl from Paris),' says Rena Netjes - Anadolu Agency
Erwin van Veen is a Senior Research Fellow at Clingendael, the Netherlands Institute of International Relations, where he leads a team analyzing the political economy of conflict in the Middle East. His own work examines the use of armed groups in processes of state development and geopolitical conflict.