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horror and confusion of events in Israel and Gaza leaves us
with so many questions, many of which are very hard to answer.
But amid the daily barrage of news reports, often unverified,
we’re here to bring you calm analysis and deep understanding
from leading experts in the region and its complex politics
and history.</P>
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been talking to Simon Mabon, professor of international
relations at Lancaster University, about how the unravelling
conflict could affect the wider Middle East region. Is the
much-vaunted peace agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia
now dead in the water? How is Iran likely to react to the
escalation in violence? And where does this leave the already
diminishing prospects of a two-state solution for Israel and
Palestine? All these questions and more <A
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answered in our Middle East Q&A</A>.</P>
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</A>a rolling update of The Conversation’s analysis across all
its sites.</P>
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also got experts in physics and astronomy <A
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href="https://theconversationglobal.cmail20.com/t/r-l-tildlkty-nljldnkrj-h/">to
explain why</A> they believe the afterglow of a massive
collision between two giant planets has been detected for the
first time – and that the wreckage could one day form an
entirely new planet. </P></TD></TR>
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