Elizabeth Dickinson

Gulf analyst and Abi Dhabi-based journalist

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Gulf analyst and Abi Dhabi-based journalist whose articles appear in the New Yorker, Foreign Policy (where she is a former assistant managing editorand the Economist (where she served as a former Nigeria correspondent)

Elizabeth Dickinson on KCRW

In the US, there's a lot riding on a nuclear deal with Iran: the President's legacy, relations with Israel — a major issue in next year's election.

Iranians Play the Waiting Game

In the US, there's a lot riding on a nuclear deal with Iran: the President's legacy, relations with Israel — a major issue in next year's election.

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Three bomb blasts in Kampala yesterday have killed more than seventy people.

Terrorist Attack in Uganda Targets World Cup Watchers

Three bomb blasts in Kampala yesterday have killed more than seventy people.

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