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Ahnaf Kalam
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Spotlight: The Looming Israel-Hezbollah War
April 3, 2024
Gary Gambill
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Spotlight: Deterring Iran
February 9, 2024
Gary Gambill
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Spotlight: Iran’s Iraqi Militia Proxies
January 30, 2024
Gary Gambill
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Spotlight: The Houthi Menace in Yemen
January 3, 2024
Gary Gambill
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Spotlight: Turkey and Hamas
November 23, 2023
Gary Gambill
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Spotlight: The Dispute over Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
May 21, 2023
Winfield Myers
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Remembering American Heroes: A Reflection on Israel’s Memorial Day
April 21, 2023
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Gregg Roman
Micah Levinson
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Straight From the Middle East
February 17, 2023
Micah Levinson
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Straight From the Middle East
February 15, 2023
Micah Levinson
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Straight From the Middle East
February 6, 2023
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Cairo is edging toward Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Pan-Sunni, Neo-Ottoman project — the same effort that has Ankara throwing its weight around in Libya and the Levant. Image: New Administrative Capital, Feb. 14, 2024.
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Egypt’s Octagon and Erdoğan’s Neo-Ottoman Dangerous Game
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The Algerian regime’s governance model consistently prioritizes tight political control over genuine economic reform. Public sector dominance, opaque decision-making, and selective anti-corruption campaigns, which often target political rivals rather than root causes, systematically undermine foreign and domestic investor confidence. International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters building in Washington, DC.
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