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Tobias Thiel

Tobias Thiel is a doctoral candidate in international history at the London School of Economics and Politics.

Current Analysis

Yemen's Imposed Federal Boundaries

With the war in Yemen well past its hundredth day, confusion persists as to the underlying causes of the conflict. Far from a sectarian proxy war [http://www.merip.org/mer/mer273/breakdown-gcc-initiative] between Shafi‘is under the patronage of Saudi Arabia and Zaydis backed by Iran, as the mainstre

Tobias Thiel • 4 min read

MER Article

The Middle East Despot's 13-Point Guide to Longevity and Prosperity

Only a few dictators are blessed with a security apparatus powerful enough to suppress any and all challenges to their rule. The wretched remainder have to turn to Machiavelli’s Il Principe -- a handy companion for political realists -- for answers to the question of how to forestall their otherwise

Tobias Thiel • 3 min read