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U.S. Africa Command Is Right to Choose Sirte as a Secondary Location
The U.N. Economic and Social Council Has Just Appointed Iran to the Committee for Programme and Coordination
Ayta Ash Shab, Where the 162nd Division Hosted Journalists This Week, Was Once a Stronghold of Hezbollah’s Presence Along the Border
While Oversight Stalls, Tehran-Aligned Networks Continue to Operate in Plain Sight
Explosive Claims Point to Coordinated Pressure Campaign Targeting Wealthy Individuals
When Authoritarian Systems Feel the Pressure of Accumulated Illegitimacy, They Announce Elections
The U.S. And Israel Should Target the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Core Pillar of Repression: The Judiciary
Assad’s Fall Has Stripped Iran of Most of Its Assets in Syria, but Networks Remain and Could Be Leveraged to Open a New Front
The Administration’s Proposed Agreement Would Curtail Tehran’s Ability to Develop a Nuclear Weapon, But Would Not Touch the Real Drivers of Iran’s Power
Islamic State Reframes Gaza Anger to Justify Its Own Cause
The U.S.-Israeli Campaign Against Iran Reached Its Five-Week Mark on Saturday, with No Clear Mechanism to End the Conflict in Sight
Madrid Has Transitioned from a Passive Free-Rider to an Active Obstructionist
Libya’s Oil Output Remains Hostage to Militia Calculus Rather than Market Signal
To the Region, It Will Be Clear That the Will of the U.S. Was Thwarted by Iranian Action
Only a Fool, an Ignoramus, or a Useful Idiot Could Suppose That the Current Wave of Hatred Against Israel and the West Will Stop with the Jews
Cairo Confronts Inflation, Energy Shocks, and a Shifting Middle East Order
History Suggests Coastal Pressure and Limited War Could Force Tehran’s Hand
What Level of Iranian Degradation Is Sufficient to Produce a Settlement That Does Not Simply Reconstitute the Threat Within a Generation?
The Demonstration of U.S. and Israeli Military Superiority Has Not Yet Produced a Positive, Victorious Outcome from the Israeli and American Point of View
Legal Reforms Follow U.S. Pressure, but Sanctions Evasion Track Record Remains
The Timing and Substance of President Sisi’s Intervention Reveal More About Cairo’s Internal Vulnerabilities than About Any Genuine Vision for Middle Eastern Order
While Gaza, Lebanon, and the Gulf Get All the Attention, a Quieter Iranian Move Is Unfolding Across the Red Sea
The Outcome of the Conflict in Iran Hangs on U.S. President Donald Trump’s Decision on How Much Longer He Wants to Keep Fighting
