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Ahnaf Kalam
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Despite Threats, Egypt Is Not about to Tear up Peace Treaty with Israel
May 23, 2024
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Lazar Berman
Winfield Myers
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Palestinian Islamic Jihad Has Secured a Significant Foothold in Turkey Thanks to the Erdoğan Government
May 23, 2024
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Abdullah Bozkurt
Ahnaf Kalam
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‘Post’ Takes a Look inside Hamas’s Jabalya Tunnels That Hid Hostage Bodies
May 23, 2024
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Jonathan Spyer
Winfield Myers
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IS Turns to Artificial Intelligence for Advanced Propaganda Amid Territorial Defeats
May 23, 2024
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Sirwan Kajjo
Winfield Myers
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Why Iran Is Helping Venezuela Prepare for War
May 21, 2024
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Joseph M. Humire
Winfield Myers
Middle East Forum Observer
Did Sanctions Really Contribute to President Raisi’s Helicopter Crash?
May 21, 2024
Winfield Myers
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Must Armenia Cede Itself into Nonexistence?
May 20, 2024
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Raymond Ibrahim
Winfield Myers
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The Security Situation in the Syrian Badiya
May 20, 2024
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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
Ahnaf Kalam
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Get Ready for More ‘Hard Landings’ in the Middle East
May 20, 2024
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Michael Rubin
Ahnaf Kalam
Middle East Forum Observer
Can the United States Extricate Itself from a Turkey Gone Bad?
May 20, 2024
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Michael Rubin
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