Sami Hamdi is the Managing Director of the International Interest, a global risk and intelligence company. He advises governments on the geopolitical dynamics of Europe and the MENA region, and has significant expertise in advising companies on commercial issues related to volatile political environments and their implications on market entry, market expansion, and managing of stakeholders. Sami is also featured as a commentator on English, Arabic, and French media including Aljazeera, Sky News, BBC, TRT, Sputnik, and other outlets.
On April 7, Yemen’s President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi announced that he would be handing over his powers to a newly-formed ‘Presidential Council’ in what amounts to one of the biggest developments since the war began more than seven years ago. The announcement came during consultations that were being held in Riyadh between Yemen’s various parties, and surprised many Yemenis, including those present at the consultations. This has led to speculation
Libya’s former interior minister, Fathi Bashagha, was tasked by the House of Representatives (HoR) in Tobruk to form a government. The announcement is merely the latest in an increasingly tense wrestling match between Libya’s interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh and his rivals who seek to oust him from power, or at least prevent him from benefiting from the political limbo brought about by the failure to hold elections. Bashagha
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On April 7, Yemen’s President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi announced that he would be handing over his powers to a newly-formed ‘Presidential Council’ in what amounts to one of the biggest developments since
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Libya’s former interior minister, Fathi Bashagha, was tasked by the House of Representatives (HoR) in Tobruk to form a government. The announcement is merely the latest in an increasingly tense wrestling match
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When Tunisian President Kais Saied suspended the parliament on July 25, there was an expectation that he had become all-powerful. Ennahda was cowed into U-turning on their criticism of Saied’s decisions as
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Among the first decisions of the Biden administration was to publicly chastise Saudi Arabia’s Mohamed Bin Salman. The US announced it would end logistical support for the war in Yemen, and released
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