Last quarter saw an alarming rise in
tensions between Iran and both the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, and an escalation in
Yemen’s war, which could intensify further this summer. Pro-government forces
in Syria stepped up bombing in Idlib, and fighting worsened in and around
Libya’s capital, Tripoli. Relations between Somalia’s federal government and
regions deteriorated and Al-Shabaab upped attacks, boding ill third quarter.
Sudan’s military council resisted demands to hand over power to civilians and...